Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  On this date in 1964 this singer became the first to chart in the UK with a cover of The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love."

2)  Who sang the Bond theme "You Only Live Twice"?

3)  "The Fonz" was a character for what television series?

4)  What is a "homburg"?


Answers:

1)  Ella Fitzgerald. Listen here for Ella's swinging rendition from her 1964 album, Hello, Dolly!

2)  Nancy Sinatra sang the title song from the 1967 Sean Connery film. It was recently incorporated into the last scene of last season's finale of Mad Men.

3)  Henry Winkler's  Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli lightened his tough biker/greaser persona from Lords of Flatbush (a movie that launched his career and those of Sylvester Stallone and Perry King) and became the comic counterweight for the wholesome Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) for TV's Happy Days.

4)  A homburg is a type of gentleman's hat and is a bit on the dressy side.



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(from plainolas.com)  

Hats for Dress Occasions and the Business Office
     You have two options, the Derby and the Homburg.  The Derby or Bowler is familiar to most of us who’ve seen old movies and it always seemed that it’s what the butler wore, but seems to have been pretty much on it’s way out in terms of popularity with the general public (Based on the fact that it's not featured in any of the era catalogs I've perused).  The black, rounded top (generally around 5” tall) and the flat rather slim brim (around 2”) are distinctive.  Less obvious is the 1 ½  inch black hatband. They were generally worn at daytime with a business suit or even with a tuxedo. 

     The Homburg was more often seen in daytime formal dress and in the business office and were either black (or very dark blue), brown, or grey colored.  It Featured a stiff brim about 2 ½ “ wide (sometimes narrower in the front) with an upward curl molded around the edge of the brim.  (Some catalogs call it a “rolled brim” hat.)  The crown was somewhat tapered and around 5 ½ inches tall featuring a lengthwise fold (the “center crease” style) running evenly from the front to the back of the hat.  The Homburg had straight, “un-pinched,” sides as befitting a serious hat and was set off with a 2 ¼ inch black (or complementary colored) hatband.  Some authorities rank the Homburg just below the top hat and above the derby, or order of formality.