Quiz
1. How did the tuxedo get its name?
2. Television game show host Regis Philbin popularized what type of ties?
3. Where was the bolo tie invented?
4. How did the bow tie get its name?
5. What is an "old school tie?"
6. What army wore the earliest known versions of the necktie?
7. How many ties are sold in the United States each year?
8. Around 1660, King Louis XIV of France admired neck cloths worn by soldiers from what country?
9. Cowboys often wore what type of neckwear?
10. Who was George Ryan "Beau" Brummell?
1. How did the tuxedo get its name?
The village where it was first worn, Tuxedo Park, N.Y.
2. Television game show host Regis Philbin popularized what type of ties?
Ties in solid colors that matched his shirt
3. Where was the bolo tie invented?
Arizona
4. How did the bow tie get its name?
A type of French cravat called a "jabot"
5. What is an "old school tie?"
A tie in the colors of a particular school
6. What army wore the earliest known versions of the necktie?
The army of the first Chinese emperor, Shih Huang Ti
7. How many ties are sold in the United States each year?
More than 100 million
8. Around 1660, King Louis XIV of France admired neck cloths worn by soldiers from what country?
Croatia
9. Cowboys often wore what type of neckwear?
Bandanna
10. Who was George Ryan "Beau" Brummell?
Father of the modern business look