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An Interesting Quiz About Neckties

Sreedevi Nair
Oscar Wilde once quoted, “A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.”
Play this quiz For some trivia on neckties.
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Every year, Shengzhou city in China produces more than 200 million neckties.
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Neckties were fashioned in the 17th century as a part  of Croatian mercenaries' uniform  during the Thirty Years War and were called ‘La Cravate’.
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The earliest version of the necktie was discovered in a massive mausoleum of China’s First Emperor Shih Huang Ti in 210 BC.
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October 18 is known as International Necktie Day. It was started in Croatia as the country is considered the birthplace of neckties.
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The Four-in-Hand knot is the most common and widely used  necktie knot in the world. It is also known as a simple knot or schoolboy knot.
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There are ample ways to tie a necktie. 1,77,147 ways actually! However, around 4 or 5 of these styles are most popularly used around the world.
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It takes a silk thread of 2,45,000 feet to weave a silk necktie and that needs around 110 silkworm cocoons.
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A Grabatologist is someone who loves collecting ties of all types, irrespective of whether he/she likes wearing them or not.
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Satya Paul Design Studio teamed up with Suashish Diamond Group to create the most expensive necktie in the world, embedded with 271 diamonds at $220,000.
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Neckties are the first choice for Father’s Day gifts as it is one of the most prominent aspects of a working man’s apparel in the Western countries.
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Irene Sparks from New Zealand is a Grabatologist and has 21321 ties – the largest collection in the world.
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Bandana is a piece of cloth folded and used in a versatile manner. It can be worn around the neck and also on the head covering the hair.
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