Some sample questions from this category:
* What does the word "stiletto" originally mean?
* Which shoe style for men was named after a British city with a famous university?
* Which elastic-sided boots were popular during the early 1960s?
* Back in the 1320s in England the popular styles of footwear included "pikes", "crackowes" and "poulaines". What was the most notable feature of such styles?
* During the reign of Henry VIII soles reaching six and a half inches wide were common. What was the name given to this sort of shoe?
* Which decade of the 20th century was dominated by enormous platform shoes?
* What was an important innovation to the shoe fashion world in 1660?
* By the end of the 1760s thick heels began to thin down but became not very strong and the top became wider and more wedge-like. Which was the correct name for this new type of heel?
* What was the name given to the military sandal used by the Romans?
* What was the name given to shoes with a long pointed toe, fashionable amongst teenagers in the late 1950s and early 1960s?
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