As a reenactor, and I'm sure the others will agree, I have received some very strange questions over the last 6 years. (I will refrain from saying 'stupidest, as I feel the only stupid question is the one not asked.)

A few examples:
1). Is that wool uniform hot? (Asked usually in the Summer)

2). Is that a real campfire? (to which my response is, "Stick your hand in it and you tell me." I've had no takers on that offer thus far.) :-)

3).Is that a real gun?

4). Are you real?

5). Were you alive during the real Civil War?

etc., etc. Point made, I guess.

But, my strangest thus far was one rainy afternoon, when I was asked, "When you are wearing that uniform and standing out in the rain, doesn't the wool get wet?" No lie! This was asked by an adult. I was too blown away to even respond. Before I could compose myself, the dude left.

Which begs my question, "What is the strangest question you have ever been asked at a reenactment?" For you non-reenactors, "What is the strangest question you have ever heard being asked to a reenactor?"

Regards, and let's have som fun with this'n! ;-)

JR

JR:
Having just entered into the world of reenacting, I have not been asked many questions, yet, stupid ones or otherwise, however, I did here others asked some stupid questions. The stupidest of all was perhaps the simplest of all. A seasoned veteran reenactor, whom I was speaking with during a reenactment of camp life, was approached by a man (about 36 I guess, who asked him this: "When they fire the guns and those guys fall, do they really die?" The veteran was, needless to say, taken aback.

Addison Hart