Q 01/05

Crocheted 'Izzy Dolls' honour Mark Isfeld, who handed them to children while serving abroad as what?

A) UN peacekeeper

B) Red Cross doctor

C) Missionary priest

D) War correspondent

Answer · why

A) UN peacekeeper

UN peacekeeper Mark Isfeld saw a doll lying in rubble in Croatia, so his mother crocheted dolls for him to give out; after a landmine killed him in 19...

Q 02/05

During the Boer War, which royal personally crocheted eight scarves as awards for brave soldiers?

A) Queen Victoria

B) Queen Alexandra

C) Princess Beatrice

D) Princess Louise

Answer · why

A) Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria crocheted the scarves in the last year of her life; a legend grew that they ranked with the Victoria Cross, but they never had official...

Q 03/05

In 19th-century Ireland, crochet lace-making was taught in convents as relief during which crisis?

A) The Land War

B) The Tithe War

C) The Great Famine

D) The Fenian Rising

Answer · why

C) The Great Famine

The Great Famine pushed convents and charities to teach crochet lace as relief work, and the pay kept many families afloat; emigrants later took the s...

Q 04/05

In December 2010, street artist Olek covered which famous New York statue in a crocheted suit?

A) Charging Bull

B) Statue of Liberty

C) Alice in Wonderland

D) Atlas

Answer · why

A) Charging Bull

Charging Bull got the suit as Olek's tribute to Arturo Di Modica, who had installed the bull without permission, but it was torn off about two hours l...

Q 05/05

Crocheted antimacassars were draped over 19th-century chair backs to stop the fabric being soiled by what?

A) Hair oil

B) Pipe smoke

C) Candle wax

D) Coal dust

Answer · why

A) Hair oil

Hair oil called Macassar oil was so fashionable that housewives covered chair backs with washable cloths, hence the name antimacassar.