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Beau Brummell

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Introduction:
"Beau Brummell is considered the first real "celebrity." He set the standard for fashionable dress in England in the early 1800s. He may well have been the first "metrosexual!" If you love fashion, take this quiz!"


1. "Beau" was simply a nickname given to him for his fair looks. What was his real name?
    Edward
    Reginald
    George
    Thomas


2. What musical are the following lyrics from?
"Your clothes may be Beau Brummelly
They stand out a mile!"
    Showboat
    Carousel
    Annie
    Guys and Dolls


3. What common form of menswear did Beau Brummel invent and popularize, which is still found in most men's wardrobes?
    The men's suit
    top hat
    cravat
    string tie


4. Which popular musician mentions Beau Brummell in an anthem about rock and roll and fashion?
    Elton John
    Boy George
    Madonna
    Billy Joel


5. Beau Brummell contracted a disease which ultimately led to his death. Which of these diseases did he suffer from?
    shingles
    tuberculosis
    syphilis
    malaria


6. "Alvanley, who's your fat friend?" was the phrase that led to Beau Brummell's loss of favor at the English court. Who was he referring to?
    King George IV
    Lady Elizabeth Foster
    King George III
    Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire


7. An avid admirer, this author used the persona of Beau Brummell to style the protagonist of "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
    Mary Shelley
    Lord Byron
    Oscar Wilde
    George Sand


8. Who starred as Beau Brummell in the 1954 film of the same name?
    Lawrence Olivier
    Marlon Brando
    Peter O'Toole
    Stewart Granger


9. Ron Hutchinson's play "The Beau" premiered in New York in what year?
    2006
    1986
    1996
    1976


10. On May 4, 1835, Beau Brummell was arrested and jailed for what crime?
    treason
    espionage
    fighting a duel
    unpayed debts


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