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Quiz about Crazy Little Things Called Gloves
Quiz about Crazy Little Things Called Gloves

Crazy Little Things Called Gloves Quiz


Yes, those things that you wear on your hands. They have been around since the Stone Age, for protection, for aggression and even for enhancement. Here's some trivia about gloves to test your knowledge of these hand-warmers and fashion accessories.

A multiple-choice quiz by MadBee. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
MadBee
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
316,678
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
448
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Question 1 of 10
1. "I was coming home from kindergaren -- well, they told me it was kindergarten. I found out later I had been working in a factory for ten years. It's good for a kid to know how to make gloves." Which female comedienne said these words? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Perfumed gloves became fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1656, a Guild of Glove- and Perfume-Makers was established in Paris - but during which French king's reign? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Mittens had a sister, Moppet, and brother, Tom, who was quite naughty. They climbed up the rockery and, "Mittens laughed so hard she fell off the wall". This charming tale was written, of course, by Beatrix Potter, but what is the name of Mittens' mother? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. You didn't want to get on the bad side of a Medieval knight - they were notorious for taking offence and challenging their fellow Knights to duels. The offended knight would remove his hand protection and throw it at the feet of his opponent who would have to pick it up to accept the challenge. This was known as "Throwing down the ...?" Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. It's sad to be so poor that you can't afford the correct evening dress, but which Little Woman put this brave spin on her family circumstances, "I don't believe fine young ladies enjoy themselves a bit more than we do, in spite of our burned hair, old gowns, one glove a-piece and tight slippers ..."? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. She is most famous for singing whilst provocatively removing a long black opera glove as the eponymous heroine of a 1946 classic movie. Who was this alluring screen siren? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. You have been having trouble with your noisy neighbour for months; you've always been polite, but he has developed a zest for "rock around the clock", playing rock music at three o'clock in the morning and you've decided that "the gloves are off". What do you do? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The King of Fantasia is a very effective and efficient monarch, but his subjects barely notice this about him because he is so kind and gentle. He rules with a ...? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The wearing of opera gloves in the nineteenth century and well into the Edwardian era was very popular for society ladies. Naturally, a whole school of ettiquette grew up to encompass these formal items of dress. For which of these activities was it acceptable to remove your gloves? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Opera gloves are traditionally over 20 inches long, so taking them on and off is a bit of a headache. Instead, these gloves have a special button opening on the inside of the wrist so that the hand can come out of the glove if necessary. What is the name given to this special opening? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I was coming home from kindergaren -- well, they told me it was kindergarten. I found out later I had been working in a factory for ten years. It's good for a kid to know how to make gloves." Which female comedienne said these words?

Answer: Ellen DeGeneres

In England in the nineteenth century, women and children often worked from home doing the fine stitchwork and decoration required for quality glove-work. According to Jane Perkin, they were lucky to earn two shillings a week for their work.
2. Perfumed gloves became fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1656, a Guild of Glove- and Perfume-Makers was established in Paris - but during which French king's reign?

Answer: Louis XIV

Louis XIV was France's longest reigning monarch (1643-1715) and he encouraged artisans and manufacturers throughout France during this time. He was also very fond of perfume, which is just as well as the French court was a notoriously smelly place!
3. Mittens had a sister, Moppet, and brother, Tom, who was quite naughty. They climbed up the rockery and, "Mittens laughed so hard she fell off the wall". This charming tale was written, of course, by Beatrix Potter, but what is the name of Mittens' mother?

Answer: Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit

This is, of course, the "Tale of Tom Kitten" (1907). Tabitha Twitchet first appeared as a character in "The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pen" in 1905 and had cameo appearance in "The Tale of Ginger and Pickles" in 1909.
4. You didn't want to get on the bad side of a Medieval knight - they were notorious for taking offence and challenging their fellow Knights to duels. The offended knight would remove his hand protection and throw it at the feet of his opponent who would have to pick it up to accept the challenge. This was known as "Throwing down the ...?"

Answer: Gauntlet

Gauntlet, gardbrace, gorget and greave were all important parts of a knight's armour. The gardbrace was a plate that reinforced the pauldron (shoulder piece), the gorget protected the throat and the greave was worn on the shin. The gauntlet was, of course, worn on the hand.
5. It's sad to be so poor that you can't afford the correct evening dress, but which Little Woman put this brave spin on her family circumstances, "I don't believe fine young ladies enjoy themselves a bit more than we do, in spite of our burned hair, old gowns, one glove a-piece and tight slippers ..."?

Answer: Jo

Josephine March, the Tom-Boy heroine of Alcott's evergreen "Little Women". First published in 1868, it was wildly popular and followed by two sequels, "Little Men" (1871) and "Jo's Boys" (1886).
6. She is most famous for singing whilst provocatively removing a long black opera glove as the eponymous heroine of a 1946 classic movie. Who was this alluring screen siren?

Answer: Rita Hayworth

Born Margarita Carmen Cansino in 1918, Rita took her mother's maiden name when she signed up with Colombia pictures.
7. You have been having trouble with your noisy neighbour for months; you've always been polite, but he has developed a zest for "rock around the clock", playing rock music at three o'clock in the morning and you've decided that "the gloves are off". What do you do?

Answer: get a lawyer

Taking the gloves off usually means that you are about to get serious. It is rather like "throwing down the gauntlet". Once you start removing the gloves, everybody knows you mean business, even if the challenge is not followed through.
8. The King of Fantasia is a very effective and efficient monarch, but his subjects barely notice this about him because he is so kind and gentle. He rules with a ...?

Answer: Velvet glove

The term "to handle with kid gloves" has a slightly different meaning, that is, to treat someone or something very carefully indeed in order to avoid provoking them. It may stem from the practice of wearing a leather gauntlet in falconry to prevent injury from the sharp beak and claw of the bird of prey.
9. The wearing of opera gloves in the nineteenth century and well into the Edwardian era was very popular for society ladies. Naturally, a whole school of ettiquette grew up to encompass these formal items of dress. For which of these activities was it acceptable to remove your gloves?

Answer: Eating dinner

It was acceptable to remove gloves whilst eating, but those who could struggle through a meal without dropping anything or getting stained left them on. Even drinking from a glass had to be done wearing gloves, which is why, even nowadays, you often see people holding a glass by its stem rather than its bowl - a throwback to the time when ladies simply had to wear gloves.
10. Opera gloves are traditionally over 20 inches long, so taking them on and off is a bit of a headache. Instead, these gloves have a special button opening on the inside of the wrist so that the hand can come out of the glove if necessary. What is the name given to this special opening?

Answer: Mousquétaire

The mousquétaire allowed the woman to remove her hand from the glove without removing the entire garment. The empty finger section of the glove could then be neatly rolled up and tucked out of the way. Sometimes it was secured by a bracelet or wristwatch.
Source: Author MadBee

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