WorksheetsClothing History: Fun Facts
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
TRUE OR FALSE: In the U.S., each person owns an average of 7 pairs of jeans.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Medieval shoes could have been up to 5 feet long.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1860's, women's dresses became so wide they couldn't fit through door ways.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1600's, men wore high heels.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Wearing high heels that were green showed that you were exclusive and perhaps wealthy because green dye was expensive.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Up until about 1940, boys wore dresses until they were about 4 or 5.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: The color black has been associated with royalty and upper class.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Bird feathers used to be used to decorate hats of upper class women, which led to the extinction of some birds.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: The first sneakers were made by Keds in 1917. They were made with rubber soles that were almost soundless.....which is why they got named "sneakers".
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: The first designer logo ever was the emoji.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Napoleon invented the buttons for sleeves after his soldiers kept wiping their noses on their button-free clothes.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Sewing needles used to be made out of bones.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: In the past, buttons were more for decoration than for holding clothes together.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Hoodies were developed so middle school kids could keep their heads warm and hide during class.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: The zipper used to be called the "Clasp Locker".
True
False
