Category: Brain Teasers

Trivia: Why did men grow out their hair during the 1960s?

To honor their mothers
To match bell-bottom pants
To protest the Vietnam War
To demonstrate humility

Correct Answer: To protest the Vietnam War

So why is this answer correct? : During the hippie movement, men grew their hair out as a response to the shaved cuts given to men when they got drafted into the Vietnam War. As the war progressed, long hair became a symbol of opposition to many other traditional values associated with masculinity and patriotism as the hippie movement challenged what society deemed acceptable for men and boys.

Trivia: What gravity-defying style was named after King Louis XV’s mistress?

French braids
Pixie
Pompadour
Chignon

Correct Answer: Pompadour

So why is this answer correct? : The pompadour was named after King Louis XV of France’s mistress, Madame de Pompadour, though she apparently never wore the style herself. Pompadours didn’t become popular until the 1890s with the Gibson Girl trend. By then, women went to great lengths to reach new heights with their hair, even stuffing their hair with padding. The style extended to men in the 1950s with celebrities like Elvis creating their own versions of the pompadour.

Trivia: Will Smith wore what popular style in “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”?

Cornrows
Jheri curl
Afro
Fade

Correct Answer: Fade

So why is this answer correct? : As hip hop became more popular, so did hi-top fades. While Black barbers had more or less perfected the technique by then, the ’80s saw more creative expression, combining fades with other styles, like cornrows. Will Smith only popularized the style further when he wore it on “Fresh Prince,” and many Black music artists also displayed fades on album covers and during performances.

Trivia: Who revolutionized hairstyles in the 1960s with low maintenance cuts?

Vidal Sassoon
Sally Hershberger
Raymond Bessone
Louis Alexandre Raimon

Correct Answer: Vidal Sassoon

So why is this answer correct? : As societal standards changed in the 1960s, Vidal Sassoon created styles that allowed women to look the way they wanted without spending hours on their hair. He launched the era of the bob (among other styles), using a geometric style to bring women low-maintenance, no-blow dry-required cuts.

Trivia: What retro hairstyle was named after WWII fighter planes?

Pompadour
Victory rolls
Chignon
Gibson

Correct Answer: Victory rolls

So why is this answer correct? : Popular in the 1940s, victory rolls were named after the fighter plane “victory maneuver.” As many women joined the workforce during WWII, they needed a way to keep their hair out of the way while still being able to look nice when they went out later. Victory rolls served as a practical style without sacrificing beauty, and they have been seen on celebrities like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga today.

Trivia: Marie Antoinette’s wigs showed what about her status and daily life?

She was low class
Protested societal norms
Didn’t have to work
She was an actress

Correct Answer: Didn’t have to work

So why is this answer correct? : Wigs have had their moments in history, and some of the most famous are Marie Antoinette’s notoriously voluminous styles. With so much weight piled atop her head, the wigs didn’t allow for intense activity. Her wigs symbolized her societal status, showing that she rarely had to move very far to get what she wanted.

Trivia: Peyos, or curly sidelocks, are often worn by people of what culture?

Hmong
Sikh
Orthodox Jewish
Buddhist

Correct Answer: Orthodox Jewish

So why is this answer correct? : Peyos, also called peyot among other variant spellings, are more than a hairstyle. Typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men, peyos follow a part of the Torah that forbids cutting hair on the sides of a man’s head, according to rules given to the sons of Aaron. However, depending on their culture and beliefs, some men do trim their sidelocks.

Trivia: Which celebrity popularized “The Rachel” cut on a ’90s sitcom?

Gillian Anderson
Jennifer Aniston
Carmen Electra
Melissa Joan Hart

Correct Answer: Jennifer Aniston

So why is this answer correct? : Invented by Los Angeles stylist Chris McMillan, the layered style called “The Rachel” is named after Jennifer Aniston’s character on the sitcom “Friends.” It gained instant popularity after its 1995 episode debut. Despite its high-maintenance styling requirements, versions of The Rachel have endured for more than two decades.

Trivia: The Beatles helped popularize what hairstyle in the 1960s?

Fade
Ponytail
Mop-top
Mohawk

Correct Answer: Mop-top

So why is this answer correct? : The Beatles not only revolutionized music in the U.S., but fashion as well. The band’s shaggy locks helped popularize the mop-top hairdo in the 1960s. Legend has it that the Fab Four were inspired by two German photographers who wore mop-tops and befriended the group. As the years progressed, the Beatles continued to grow out their hair and donned even longer locks.

Trivia: What ’60s women’s hairstyle was modeled after a fez?

Beehive
Bouffant
Flipped bob
Bombshell

Correct Answer: Beehive

So why is this answer correct? : When challenged to create a truly unique and different hairstyle, Margaret Vinci Heldt came up with the beehive. Modeled after the fez, a kind of felt hat, the beehive style involved a ton of hairspray and back combing to create volume. In the days of weekly salon visits, this style was considered easy to maintain. Beehives often looked similar to bouffants, and some people combined the two for even more height.