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Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

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Hair Today Gone Tomorrow game quiz
"Here are some hairstyle customs and styles from around the world and throughout time. Perhaps our ancestors feared the BHD (Bad hair day) as much as we do."

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1. This distinctive hairstyle is said to have been first spotted in North America by Champlain in the 1600s and a French name was given to a tribe because of its resemblance to a boar's head or crest. We now use a term for a different tribe to refer to it. What is it?
    Apache
    Adobe
    Cherokee
    Mohawk


2. The feathery layered "wings" hairstyle was popularised in the seventies in the US by one of the actresses of an enormously popular television series known the world round who was also married in real-life to the actor who played the so-called "bionic man". What was her name?
    Lynda Carter
    Twiggy
    Farrah Fawcett-Majors
    Lindsey Wagner


3. Which of the following cultures are known to use urine, either animal or human, to get a lovely shine to their hair?
    Some indigenous populations of South America
    Gypsies (Tsigane populations)
    All of these
    Some Bedouin tribes


4. Which of the following groups are NOT known for the men shaving or cropping their hair for religious or cultural reasons?
    Sikhs
    Catholic monks
    Buddhist monks
    Hindu (Brahmin)


5. Which one of the following demanding hairstyles requires "ratting" or "teasing"?
    the DA
    the Prince Valiant
    the Crew Cut
    the Beehive


6. This plant extract has been used since time eternal and the pyramids to colour hair and even skin. I suppose even Nefertiti herself would have said, "Darling, only my hairdresser knows". What is it?
    Henna
    Coconut
    Aloe Vera
    Myrtle


7. One of the most drastic procedures for hair restoration involves inflating a small balloon beneath the scalp to make it more elastic, then making an incision and revolving the scalp around to put the hair portion on the desired area and attaching it.
    True
    False


8. According to some scientists, what might be the advantage of redheads?
    their legendary bad tempers will help them protect themselves from warring tribes
    they are able to learn to play the bagpipe more quickly
    they will attract potential mates more readily being easier to spot
    their skin will let in more sunlight and Vitamin D in the short summers of the north


9. In the Flapper era or the Roaring Twenties, women took the daring step of cutting off their long hair to the chagrin of their families and husbands! What was this haircut called? It went well with the 'cloche' hat.
    The Bob
    The Gibson Girl
    The Steven
    The Gamine


10. Dreadlocks or hair matted like wool, is one of the most interesting hairstyles and worn by some for religious reasons and others because it is the natural progression of their hair growth. What is the religious movement that popularized this style and who hailed Haile Selassie as their leader?
    Amish
    Sikh
    Rastafarian
    Sufism


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Compiled Jun 28 12