Answer: pork pie
Pork pie hats are traditionally made of felt, while some are made of straw (although these are usually more often called "boaters"). Buster Keaton and his wife (hand) made thousands of these hats during his career, because most were destroyed during movie stunts, given away as gifts or stolen by souvenir seekers. Dean Martin is another star who was fond of wearing the pork pie. Gene Hackman wore one in "The French Connection" and Fozzie Bear of "Muppets" fame looks adorable in his.
From Quiz: The Sorting Hat
Answer: Boater
Boater hats originated in the 19th century, introduced first by gondoliers from Italy. They wore the hat with a ribbon around it, usually in blue and red. Boaters are usually made out of straw and feature a flat crown and brim. They are very popular for wearing while going sailing. It is typically a hat for warm summer days.
Straw boaters can still be part of the school uniform in some countries. If you are an avid Harry Potter fan, you might have noticed that boaters were mentioned as part of the school uniform for the boys at Smeltings, the school Dudley Dursley goes to.
From Quiz: At The Drop of a Hat
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
A fitting similarity to his body proportion, Abraham Lincoln is most often pictured wearing his stovepipe hat. A stovepipe hat is also known as a top hat. The stove pipe hat has tall sides, a flat top, and a broad brim. It has been said that Abraham Lincoln stored his speeches and documents inside his stovepipe hat.
From Quiz: Hang Onto Your Hat
Answer: Top hat
George Dunnage, a hatter from Middlesex, is the person credited with making the first Top Hat in England in 1793.
Popular in the 19th century, the Top Hat is now usually only worn with morning dress and on ceremonial occasions.
From Quiz: Funnier Hats Than Yours
Answer: Sunbonnet
A sunbonnet can be made of cloth or of straw.
From Quiz: My Hats Off To You!
Answer: deerstalker
Though not named, the descriptions of the hat which are given and what hats were available at the time lead to only one logical conclusion, that Holmes wore a deerstalker cap. Illustrations, T.V. programs and movies have shown Holmes in a deerstalker cap. The deerstalker cap was first used by hunters around 1870.
From Quiz: The Sorting Hat
Answer: A Moroccan city named Fez
The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine or Shriners for short are known to wear red fezzes with a black tassel. A fez is a style of felt hat that is cylindrical in shape and is believed to have Greek origins. The fez derives its name from the city of Fez, Morocco and was worn for many years as a military hat by those of the Ottoman Empire.
From Quiz: Hats of the World
Answer: Chullo
The chullo is well known hat from the Andean region. It is made out of wool from the alpaca, the vicuna or the llama for instance and usually has earflaps. They have been in use in the region since the pre-Hispanic days and are very useful to keep the wearer warm. It is often said that the exact type and colour that you wear is important.
In recent culture the chullo has become very fashionable outside the Andean region as well. They are often referred to as "Incan hats". Another region where the hat is being used is the Himalaya region, earning it the nickname "Sherpa hat".
From Quiz: At The Drop of a Hat
Answer: A small round cap
A zucchetto is a small round cap worn by prelates of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Pope wears a white zucchetto whereas the Cardinals wear red ones and Archbishops wear violet colored zucchettos. Translated into English "zucchetto" means "skull cap". The "zucchetto" in the Italian language is a diminutive of the word, "zucca", which means gourd or head. Interestingly enough, the word "zucchini" comes from the same root.
From Quiz: Hang Onto Your Hat
Answer: Deerstalker
Whilst it is commonly assumed that Sherlock Holmes wore a deerstalker hat, there is no mention of it, by name, in any Sherlock Holmes book.
With a brim to the front and back, to protect the wearer from the sun, and flaps either side to protect the ears, the Deerstalker is still popular today with hunters.
From Quiz: Funnier Hats Than Yours
Answer: The John B. Stetson Company
The first hat was sold in Circle City, Colorado. He called it the "Boss of the Plains" and it was also referred to as a "ten-gallon" hat. It was supposed to protect the cowboy's eyes from the sun and his neck from the rain and was sometimes used as a water bowl. Nowadays the Stetson factory is in St.Joseph, Missouri.
From Quiz: I Take My Hat Off To You - Well, Hats, Actually
Answer: Bathing Cap
Bathing caps are rubber and keep the hair dry.
From Quiz: My Hats Off To You!
Answer: Pillbox
The black and white TV news coverage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963 is part of history. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wore a Pill Box hat on that fateful day.
From Quiz: Hats off to the Victor!
Answer: The Brown Derby
Nearby to movie studios, the location of this Hollywood restaurant lent itself to become THE place to see and be seen. Many a movie deal was made there as well. This restaurant is also reported to be the birthplace of the Cobb Salad. It is said that Clark Gable proposed to Carole Lombard at the Brown Derby and rival gossip columnists Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper were regular guests. Like its other locations, it was the home of many caricatures of celebrities drawn by Jack Lane between 1947 and 1985.
From Quiz: The Sorting Hat
Answer: Fez
The fez is a hat made out of felt and shaped like a truncated cone or cylinder. Often the colour of the hat is red. It has tassels attached to it. The hat originates from the city of Fes (also called Fez) in Morocco and was first used in the 17th century. It was also widely used in the Ottoman Empire as part of the military uniform, until it was officially banished in 1925 by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
In modern culture the fez can still be found very often. The British comedian Tommy Cooper wore one during his performances. It was also fashionable for fans of the British music group Madness to wear them, when one of their band members Lee Thompson wore one in the video for "Nightboat to Cairo".
From Quiz: At The Drop of a Hat
Answer: Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich made her 1931 American film debut in the movie, "Morocco". Her role as a night club singer in this movie shocked audiences with her attire. In the movie, while appearing on stage, Marlene wore a black top hat and tails. In the 1932 movie "Blonde Venus", she again wore a top hat and tails, only this time Marlene wore her top hat and tails in white. In her everyday life she almost always was photographed wearing a man's hat, and loved wearing trousers.
With her sultry look and her great legs, she was usually cast as a "femme fatale". In her later years, she starred in two films that demonstrated she did not need top hat and tails to beguile the audience. In 1957, Marlene played the role of Christine in "Witness for the Prosecution", followed by her 1961 portrayal of Madame Bertholt in the film, "Judgement at Nuremberg".
From Quiz: Hang Onto Your Hat
Answer: Derby
Beloved by bankers and city gents, the Bowler/Derby was originally invented for English gamekeepers in about 1849. The gamekeepers had, until then, worn a Top Hat which was easily knocked off by low branches thus damaging the hat.
From Quiz: Funnier Hats Than Yours
Answer: 1920s
"Cloche" is the French word for bell. It fits close to the head and is pulled down to the eyebrows. It was made from a hood of chiffon or handkerchief felt. Caroline Reboux is the milliner most associated with creating this style of hat made famous by the "flappers" of the 1920s.
From Quiz: I Take My Hat Off To You - Well, Hats, Actually
Answer: Tricorne
The three cornered hat was developed from the plumed hat by turning up the brim at the front and both sides.
From Quiz: Hats 1
Answer: Helmet
Some states have helmet laws for bikes and motorcycles.
From Quiz: My Hats Off To You!
Answer: Ascot
A Top Hat is part of formal dress for a gentleman. Typically seen at weddings, the opera and other fancy dress occasions.
A Slouch Hat is a felt hat long associated with the military. Today, Australia troops wear this style with pride. One side of the brim is pinned back with a "Rising Sun Badge" to allow a rifle to be carried on the shoulder.
A Boater is a gentleman's straw flat-crowned hat decorated with a ribbon around the crown. It was found in the American summers of the 1900s.
An Ascot is usually associated with a man's neckwear.
From Quiz: Hats off to the Victor!
Answer: meat
Talk about a "fleshy number"! To go along with that hat, Lady Gaga also sported a meat dress, meat handbag and trussed meat boots. Mind you, it probably wasn't a fashion first. Native Indians/Inuit used freshly killed animals as "hoods" to keep them warm. The Aztec ruler, Montezuma, purportedly often wore a "sombrero de la pollo" (hat of chicken). Not sure that's true, but it certainly gives a unique tack on the expression "I'll eat my hat".
From Quiz: The Sorting Hat
Answer: Glengarry
The glengarry is a traditional cap coming from Scotland. It is made out of wool. On top of the crown there is a pom-pom, called a "toorie". Often a glengarry is decorated by a rosette cockade, a circular symbol in different colours worn on a hat. At the back of the hat there are ribbons hanging down.
In the 19th century the glengarry became the official hat for the Scottish military regiments. The diced bands on the glengarry came in different colours as well as the "toorie", noting the regiment a soldier was in. The cap can be worn in different ways. Originally it was tradition to wear it slight angled with the right side touching the ear. After World War II it became more fashionable to wear it centered on the head.
From Quiz: At The Drop of a Hat
Answer: The Kentucky Derby
Attending the Kentucky Derby without many of the attendees outdoing themselves in creating large, beautiful, funny, or extravagant hats, would not seem as festive an occasion to many of the bettors and spectators of this popular event. The Kentucky Derby, of course, has its main focus on the horses who will contend for the Triple Crown. For the women competing for the most distinctive hat, there is a Top Ten List. In 2011, a woman wearing her hat creation called, "Rain Forest", was voted number one. In the May 2011 issue of "The PostGame" there is this quote: "A Kentucky Derby without distinctive hats is like a beach without sand."
From Quiz: Hang Onto Your Hat
Answer: Sombrero
The Sombrero has a very wide brim to keep the sun off of the wearer. The name is derived from the Spanish word 'sombra' meaning 'shade'.
From Quiz: Funnier Hats Than Yours
Answer: Baseball Cap
The baseball cap is plain or has a design or a name on it. A very popular hat.
From Quiz: My Hats Off To You!
Answer: Bicorne
Napoleon wore a bicorne not a tricorne. Bicornes are hats with two corners or points, usually facing left and right. A tricorne has three, two in the back sides and one in the center front.
Napoleon is often depicted wearing a bicorne, but the hat was common amongst French generals at the time, not specific to Napoleon. They were worn until the start World War I.
Tricornes, although popular throughout Europe the same time as the bicorne, was mostly worn by colonial Americans and those in the U.S. Navy. It was common to see tricornes laced with gold or silver edging or have a feather stuck in it. Nowadays, both of these hats are worn mostly for ceremonial or historical purposes.
Lady, not knowing her history, buys both the bicorne and tricorne with the intent to return the incorrect hat.
From Quiz: Try Your Hat, Lady
Answer: University graduation
A mortarboard is a flat, square head cover worn by students at USA university graduation ceremonies. Typically a black square adorned with a colored tassel depicting the colors of the university, college, or area of learning.
Weddings may see a variety of hats for men and women, but it would be very unusual for a guest to wear a mortarboard to this event.
It is a tradition for the US military graduates to toss their hats high into the air upon their graduation. Traditionally, the graduates would include their name, family address, a funny joke and perhaps a few dollars in the hope that the small children (who were allowed to catch the caps) would contact them or their families. Evidently, those who retrieve the caps no longer respect this tradition and dodge from hat to hat pulling out the money. With respect to all who serve, I know your head wear is called a "cover." Thank you for your service.
So far as I know, there is no such thing as a Cheerleader Election Ceremony. However, if there was, I would suggest that they should air-toss pom-poms and each other. GO TEAM! (Oops, bad landing Tiffy...we'll do better next time!)
From Quiz: Hats off to the Victor!
Answer: baseball
The original baseball caps were made of straw and first used in 1849. In 1860 the Brooklyn Excelsiors and a few other teams wore a cap evolved from a "Boston style", which was different from the "Chicago style" pill-box type of cap (also in use in the early days of baseball). In 1903 the "Philadelphia style" of cap was introduced with its innovative "stitched visor", which set the mold for all future modifications.
The goal of the baseball cap is to give the player some shielding from the sun while playing and this works for any fans enjoying the game or just walking around town as well, which has led to its popularity. It would look a bit ridiculous for a football fan or hockey fan to walk around with the helmets worn by players, so they adopted the baseball cap look for fans, as did other sports which have no headgear, such as basketball. Companies have also used baseball caps to promote themselves and their products.
From Quiz: The Sorting Hat
Answer: Fedora
The fedora comes in many colors and variations and has been worn by many characters on television and the movies. Fedoras are made from felt and the crown of the hat can be creased in many different ways. The term fedora is somewhat generic as it envelopes quite a few hats and each fedora can be shaped to the wearers individual preference. Other noted wearers of the fedora include the movie character Indiana Jones, NFL coach Tom Landry, and pop music icon Michael Jackson.
From Quiz: Hats of the World
Answer: Homburg
A homburg is a hat made out of felt with a grosgrain hatband and the brim curling up, in what is described as a "kettle curl". The hat was made popular by Edward VII after a trip to Germany. He visited the town of Bad Homburg and brought back a hat that he thought was to his style. He was very happy when the style was copied later.
The homburg is also called an "Anthony Eden hat" sometimes, after the former British politician. It was a silk-brimmed homburg in the colour black. It became popular in the 1930s. A famous wearer of this type of homburg is also Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the TV series "Dad's Army".
From Quiz: At The Drop of a Hat
Answer: St. Catherine of Alexandria
St.Catherine of Alexandria is the Patron Saint of Milliners and her feast day is November 25th. Catherine was martyred in the fourth century because she refused to marry the Emperor Maximus. Nine centuries later Catherine became the patron saint of single women. Prior to modern times, on November 25, single women in France were given a cap-type hat to wear if they were over twenty-five years old and unmarried. Thus began the tradition of St. Catherine of Alexandria being associated with hats. Today in modern France, couture shops and milliners all close their stores, take to the streets and celebrate St. Catherine's Day by promenading in hats, giving parties and drinking champagne. The term "catherinette" is used in France to denote a single woman.
From Quiz: Hang Onto Your Hat
Answer: The fur of a Canadian Black bear
Not to be confused with a Busby, the Bearskin, as worn by British Guardsmen, is 18 inches tall and weighs about 1.5 pounds, it is worn as part of a ceremonial uniform and can always be seen outside of Buckingham Palace.
Incidentally, when you are at Buckingham palace and look at the guardsmen standing there, you can tell which regiment they belong to by the grouping of the buttons on their tunics.
From Quiz: Funnier Hats Than Yours
Answer: a top hat
According to newspaper reports Hetherington was taken to court for wearing "a tall structure having a shining lustre calculated to frighten timid people". It was, however, merely a silk covered version of a contemporary riding hat.
From Quiz: I Take My Hat Off To You - Well, Hats, Actually
Answer: Pillbox
In history president's wives were known to set fashion trends.
From Quiz: Hats 1
Answer: Pillbox Hat
The pillbox hat is round like a pillbox.
From Quiz: My Hats Off To You!
Answer: Bearskin
The UK Coldstream Guards' history ranges from supporting Oliver Cromwell in 1650 to operating a tank division during WWII. They were dispatched in the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan. They also rock as members of the machine gun platoon while at the same providing the musical accompaniment of the Changing of the Guard of Windsor Castle. (To those that are concerned - they now wear very nice faux versions of the original bear-skin hats.)
The Beaver Top Hat help to make German immigrant John Jacob Astor the richest man in America when he died in 1848. His $20 million estate would equate to approximately $110 BILLION in 2006 dollars.
Contrary to popular legend, Daniel Boone did not like Coonskin Caps and wore felt hats instead.
A Cat-o-nine tails has nothing to do with a cap and much to do with an ancient form of punishment in the Royal Navy of the UK. (Don't ask.)
From Quiz: Hats off to the Victor!
Answer: coonskin
The coonskin cap is made from a raccoon, using the skin and fur of the animal and it is known for having the tail attached and hanging from the back of the hat. The first people to use the coonskin cap were Native Americans. European settlers later began wearing them. The coonskin cap had a revival in the 1950s when Fess Parker portrayed Davy Crockett in a Disney television show of the same name - and most boys were desperate to have one!
From Quiz: The Sorting Hat
Answer: Plaid wool
A Tam o'Shanter is the traditional Scottish man's hat. These 19th century hats are made of plaid wool that usually sports the tartan of the wearers clan. Somewhat similar to a beret, the most obvious difference is the presence of a pom-pom or toorie in the center of a Tam o' Shanter. The name of the hat is derived from a heroic character that appears in a poem by Scottish author Robert Burns.
From Quiz: Hats of the World
Answer: Kippah
A kippah (also called a kipa) is a cloth cap closely fitted to the skull, worn by Orthodox Jewish men. It is also referred to as a yarmulke. In Jewish law men are required to cover their head during prayer. A kippah is used for this purpose. There is debate going on whether this is a requirement or simply a custom. It has also been suggested that the kippah is used to distinguish the Jewish people from other people, especially while praying.
The color and fabric of a kippah are often used to distinguish between different movements. There are those that are crocheted (used by religious Zionists) or made out of suede (modern orthodox among others) or black velvet (used by Haredi Jews for instance). It is often suggested that the larger the kippah gets, the more traditional the wearer is.
From Quiz: At The Drop of a Hat
