Beards, and Those Who Wear Them

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1. How many presidents of the United States have worn beards while serving in office? Ten Thirteen Eight Five

2. Who said "He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man"? Samuel Coleridge William Shakespeare Matthew Arnold Robert Service

3. What factor during Word War I made it essential for soldiers to shave their faces? Revamped Uniform Regulations Dysentary Field Hygiene Chemical Agents

4. Which of these virtues does a beard reperesent in mystical Judaism? Marriage Holiness Purity Penitence

5. Which television character who had a friend named Ben and is well know for his beard? Jeremiah Johnson Grizzly Adams Ezra Jamenson Red Maguire

6. Which Star Trek "Next Generation" character wore a beard? Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge Captain Jean-Luc Picard Commander William T. Riker Wesley Crusher

7. According to Islamic sharia law is it mandatory for men to grow a beard? Yes No

8. Are Sikhs permitted to cut their beards? Yes No

9. What is the name of the English pirate who during the 18th century terrorized the Caribbean Sea? Pelican Pete Blue Beard Black Beard Red Beard

10. What does a beard signify in the Bible? Kindness Strength Royalty Honor