Brand New - Quiz 2

The disposable razor _____ (invented/was invented) by King Camp Gillette about 100 years ago.

The most expensive earrings ever _____ (created were created) by the House of Winston jewellery designers in 2006. They are worth $8.5 million.

The first kind of lipstick _____ (worn/was worn) by the Ancient Egyptians.

in 1884 a perfume company in Paris _____ (sold/was sold) the first modern lipstick.

Nail varnish _____ (invented/was invented) in the 1920s. At first, the colours were only reds and purples.

Other colours like blue, gold and black _____ (introduced/were introduced) in the 1990s

Hungarian Lázlo Biro _____ (invented/was invented) the world´s first ballpoint pen in the 1930s

The most expensive item ever sold on eBay was a yatch. It _____ (bought/was bought) by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2006 for $168 million.

The first DVD players _____ (manufactured/were manufactured) in 1997 in Japan.

7.3 million DVD players _____ (sold/were sold) in the UK, but the number has dropped since then with the rise of the internet.