For years and years and years, makeup has been developed, improved, and used more and more every day, making it a very popular industry. However, no matter how much we use or don’t use makeup in our everyday lives, there are some interesting facts that we may not know about makeup. Take the quiz and find out just how much you truly know about makeup!
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Question of
Nightingale feces are used in geisha facials.
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Yes
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No, another type of feces
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There are no feces in geisha facials
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The most common injury caused by makeup is:
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Scratching the eye with a mascara wand
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Getting powder in your nose
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Eating lipstick
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Leaving the makeup on your face over night
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Question of
Who set the trend for tanning when she accidentally tanned while on a cruise?
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Jennifer Lopez
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Coco Chanel
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Marylyn Monroe
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Question of
White skin was the trend in medieval times.
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Yes
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No, dark skin
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There was no trend
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Question of
Cleopatra was known for soaking her ship’s sails in perfume so people can smell her coming, believing that the smell could reach Rome.
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True
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False, it was a Greek person
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False, no one did that
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Question of
What brings an instant glow to your face?
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Drinking lots of milk
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Drinking lots of juice
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Drinking lots of water
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Drinking lots of alcohol
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Question of
Ground snake skins are often added to lipstick and eye shadow to add a shimmer.
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Yes
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No, ground fish scales
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No, ground turtle shells
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No, some other ingredient
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Question of
Keeping makeup out of sunlight prevents the sun from destroying the preservatives in the makeup.
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True
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False
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Question of
The beauty industry generations about how much money worldwide?
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$170 zillion
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$170 trillion
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$170 billion
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$170 million
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Question of
In olden days, people used to wear makeup to…?
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Frighten enemies
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Show a social rank
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Make magic
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All of the above
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Question of
Crushed beetles have been used in nail polishes and some lipsticks.
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Yes
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Neither
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On the nail polishes
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On the lipsticks
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Question of
Expensive perfume contains whale poop.
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True
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False, bird poop
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False, crocodile poop
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Expensive perfume doesn’t contain any poop
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Question of
Some moisturizers contain snail ooze, and several hair products contain bull semen.
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Yes
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No, it’s the other way around
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Question of
Apply olive oil on your eyelids every night before bed if you want to grow long, healthy hair.
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Yes
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No, long healthy eyelashes
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No, long healthy nails
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No, long healthy eyebrows
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Question of
Which brand is the largest cosmetics corporation in the world?
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Olay
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Dove
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L’Oreal
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None of the above
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Question of
Though the Greeks are given the credit for the word “cosmetics,” ancient Egyptians were the first to create makeup out of copper and lead ore, and use them when the women would apply dark colors under their eyelids and blackened their eyelashes. They were also the ones that invented perfume for cosmetic and medical use.
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Yes!
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No, the Egyptians were known for the name of “cosmetics” and the Greeks created and used the makeup.
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No, while the Greeks came up with the word “cosmetics,” they also invented perfume.
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No, the Greeks invented the word “cosmetics” and make and used the makeup, but the Egyptians just invented the perfume.
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Question of
Women used to be “bled” with leeches to keep their skin pale.
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Yes
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No, with cactuses
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No, with bird beaks
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No, with claws
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The FDA does not approve cosmetics, although they do approve color additives used in the cosmetics, so therefore it is the job of the manufactures to ensure their products are safe to use before marketing them.
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Yes
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No
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That’s cool. Just my type of quiz.
11/18. Didn’t know half the question ??
Your correct answers of more than half say otherwise! You did good! =)
14 out of 18. I just guessed because I’m a guy and I don’t wear make-up. LMBO!
I don’t wear makeup either and I’m a girl. XD
15/18 Wonderful quiz!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that. ♥
16 of 18 and I thought it was amber grist (whale vomit) but I could be wrong.
Whale poop is the main and I know that ambergris is a way substance that the whale passes out, poops, so they count it as type of poop they put in there. I kind of read that they also use vomit. So poop and vomit. Hee hee! I hope you enjoyed the quiz. Thank you for taking it.
Aha, I was wondering. Amazing ingredients right?
Very amazing. Why so many animal related… Stuff? I thought they more chemicals than anything. Hee hee!
I am all for natural ingredients, but this? lol
got 13 out of 18 right!
You were close to a perfect score. Ha ha!
You got 11 out of 18 right!
Awesome. =)
Got 12 out of 18 right!
That’s great to hear!
i got 12/18. I have heard of most of these. Also, Botox is made from seal blubber.
That’s cool! Thank you for sharing and taking the quiz! I hope you enjoyed it. ♥