| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| A revealing two piece bathing suit named after a remote atoll in the Pacific where the US saw fit to test nuclear bombs. | Bikini | 100%
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| Women's shoes with tall thin heels, named after a dagger with a needle-like point. | Stilettos | 64%
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| Waterproof boots now made of rubber, but originally the long leather boots worn by a C19th duke, Arthur Wellesley. | Wellingtons | 61%
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| This word for tight legwear also means a long pipe that you can water the garden with. | Hose | 55%
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| A waterproof jacket traditionally made by Inuit people from seal intestines. A non-intestine version is favoured by Mods. | Parka | 52%
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| This skin-tight one piece garment is named after a C19th French acrobat. | Leotard | 48%
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| A waterproof raincoat named after its Scottish inventor. The word is often shortened (to a typical prefix of Scottish family names). | Mackintosh | 48%
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| A type of woollen headgear that only reveals the eyes and nose or mouth. It's named after a chilly place where a battle happened in the Crimean war, and soldiers wore these to keep warm. | Balaclava | 45%
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| A woollen button-up jumper or waistcoat, named after an Earl at the Battle of the Light Brigade (he was the earl of a place in Wales). | Cardigan | 42%
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| An Inuit word for a waterproof jacket made of caribou or seal skin. It's now slang for someone nerdy (as trainspotters are renowned for wearing these items). | Anorak | 33%
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| This is a shoulder belt used to carry a weapon. But it's more familiar from the name of Blackadder's idiotic sidekick. | Baldrick | 27%
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| This word is used by military folk to describe their civilian clothes. It's also an Islamic scholar of the law. | Mufti | 21%
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| This antiquated neckwear (popular in Tudor times) is named after a rather pot-bellied wading bird with elaborate head plumage. | Ruff | 21%
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| This is a plain, simply cut dress. It also means a period of time when you're required to go to work. | Shift | 12%
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