You Love The Hair Industry, But How Much Do You Know About the Industry?

When did the United States begin regulating cosmetology as a profession? *

1890s

1920s

1940s

1960s

Before Madam C. J. Walker became a millionaire, which pioneering entrepreneur developed one of the earliest commercially successful hair-care product lines specifically for African Americans? *

Madam C. J. Walker

Annie Turnbo Malone

Marjorie Joyner

Rose Meta Morgan

True or False: Barbers once performed dental procedures, including pulling teeth, in addition to cutting hair. *

True

False

In what year did the United States first begin licensing barbers? *

1875

1897

1925

1940

True or False: Early barber chairs and dental chairs shared designs and were sometimes manufactured for both professions. *

True

False

Who pioneered the development of a standardized national cosmetology licensing examination? *

Madam C. J. Walker

Aurie J. Gosnell

Marjorie Joyner

Annie Turnbo Malone

Which African American hairstylist patented a permanent-wave machine in 1928? *

Annie Turnbo Malone

Madam C. J. Walker

Marjorie Stewart Joyner

Sarah Spencer Washington

Which of these men's names is NOT associated with a major professional hair-care brand? *

Paul Mitchell

Joe Dudley

Michael Kors

Vidal Sassoon

In what year was the first edition of the Milady Standard Cosmetology textbook published? *

1915

1928

1938

1955

Which state became the first in the United States to establish a separate natural hairstyling license in 1993? *

Georgia

New York

California

Florida

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