Category: Brain Teasers

Dwight Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio signed an armistice on September 29, 1943 aboard what British ship?

HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Queen Elizabeth
HMS Valiant
HMS Nelson
HMS King George V

Correct Answer: HMS Nelson

Where was Roman general Pompey the Great assassinated on September 29, 48 BC?

Thrace
Egypt
Greece
Britain
Gaul

Correct Answer: Egypt

What treaty signed by Britain, France, Germany and Italy on September 29, 1938 allowed Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia?

Berlin Agreement
Frankfurt Agreement
Nuremberg Agreement
Dresden Agreement
Munich Agreement,

Correct Answer: Munich Agreement,

Trivia: What singer colored his naturally blond hair with shoe polish?

Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Freddie Mercury
Marvin Gaye

Correct Answer: Elvis Presley

So why is this answer correct? : Elvis Presley began coloring his naturally blond hair with dark shoe polish at a young age to help his blue eyes pop. He eventually shifted from shoe polish to a patented hair dye combination of Miss Clairol 51D and Black Velvet/Mink Brown by Paramount, and enlisted hairstylist Larry Geller to keep his hair looking perfect.

Trivia: What fashion magazine editor is known for her bob hairstyle?

Vera Wang
Donna Karan
Anna Wintour
Nina Garcia

Correct Answer: Anna Wintour

So why is this answer correct? : Anna Wintour is one of the most recognizable faces in fashion, in no small part due to her iconic bob hairstyle. The editor-in-chief of “Vogue” has worn a bob since she was 15 years old. Wintour’s bob is cropped at chin length, with bangs extending down to her eyebrows and perfectly framing her face.

Trivia: What hairstyle did Aubrey Hepburn debut in the film “Roman Holiday”?

Pixie cut
Italian cut
Pageboy
Soft bob

Correct Answer: Pixie cut

So why is this answer correct? : Audrey Hepburn’s short hairstyle became known as the “pixie cut,” named after the mischievous mythological characters. The hairstyle complemented Hepburn’s gamine style and showed off her perfect bone structure. Hepburn debuted the style in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday,” and the cut became more popular in the following decades.

Trivia: Elizabethan women wore their hair around a wire in what shape?

Star
Heart
Pyramid
Cross

Correct Answer: Heart

So why is this answer correct? : In 16th-century England, women often used wires to form their hair into a heart shape. Metal hairpins were invented in England in 1545, making these styles easier to pull off. The ideal hair color at the time was a pale red — the same color donned by Queen Elizabeth I.

Trivia: What hairstyle was successfully patented in the 1970s?

Comb-over
Pageboy
Perm
Beehive

Correct Answer: Comb-over

So why is this answer correct? : Like many inventions, the comb-over was born out of necessity. When Frank Smith and his son Donald were trying to find solutions for Frank’s baldness, they realized that if Frank grew his hair long on one side, he could push it over the top, giving the effect of fuller hair. The patent, complete with instructional diagrams, was filed soon after.

Trivia: Japanese Samurais’ chonmage style helped them do what?

Wear helmets in battle
Move freely in fights
Not get caught
Blend with surroundings

Correct Answer: Wear helmets in battle

So why is this answer correct? : Chonmage hair features a type of topknot typically worn by samurai. The style helped a samurai’s helmet stay on through a battle, though these days, it’s often associated with sumo wrestlers. Aside from the topknot, samurai would also shave the tops of their heads and oil their hair to keep everything in place. During the Edo period in Japan, the chonmage style also symbolized higher societal status.

Trivia: The Andre Walker, Fia, and LOIS systems determine what about hair?

Color
Thickness
Length
Texture

Correct Answer: Texture

So why is this answer correct? : Each of these hair typing systems uses a different method to determine hair texture from straight to coily. Andre Walker uses a numbered system from 1a to 4c (though more textures have since been added to the original system). LOIS uses letters to determine hair type, whereas Fia combines elements of both these systems. Each uses the hair’s appearance, definition, and volume to classify hair type.