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Quiz 124

This quiz has a theme of "Looking Good!"

Pick one answer from the menu under each question.


1. Granulation and filigree are techniques used to make what?
a. Makeup
b. Clothing
c. Hair coloring
d. Jewelry


2. What American author popularized the term “war paint”?
a. Herman Melville
b. James Fenimore Cooper
c. Nathaniel Hawthorne
d. Louisa May Alcott


3. What was not a reason the Native Americans painted their bodies?
a. To keep insects away
b. To symbolize their connection with the spirit world
c. To cover up their tattoos
d. To protect their skin from sun and wind


4. Ancient hairpins of the Falls of the Ohio River region were made of bones of what animal?
a. Deer
b. Horses
c. Pigs
d. Goats


5. Who invented the curling iron?
a. The Assyrians
b. The Persians
c. The Celts
d. The Lybians


6. Julius Caesar punished the Gauls by making them do what?
a. Wear makeup
b. Cut their hair
c. Wear dresses
d. Grow curly mustaches


7. In Lady Dai’s tomb were shu and bi, which are what type of object?
a. Dresses
b. Belts
c. Shoes
d. Combs


8. In Europe, toward the end of the Ice Age, this was the favored material used for beads:
a. Stone
b. Gold
c. Teeth
d. Glass


9. Kohl is makeup for what part of the face?
a. Cheeks
b. Eyes
c. Lips
d. Skin


10. Kohl came in two colors:
a. Red and White
b. Pink and Orange
c. Black and Green
d. Blue and Brown


11. Clonycavan Man’s hair gel contained resin from Spain or France, but he was found where?
a. England
b. France
c. Morocco
d. Ireland


12. Marie Antoinette once wore a miniature figure of La Belle Poule in her hair. What was La Belle Poule?
a. A bird
b. A dragonfly
c. A butterfly
d. A ship
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