Retro Hairstyles

About Retro Hairstyles

Retro Hairstyles is a free nostalgia trivia quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard questions. How well do you know the iconic hairstyles of the past? A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.

A few sample questions

1. 1. What 1950s hairstyle featured hair slicked back on the sides to meet in a ridge at the back of the head?

   Answer: The Duck Tail (D.A.)

   The Duck Tail, also called the D.A. (Duck's Anatomy), was created by combing greased hair back on both sides to form a ridge down the back of the head, resembling a duck's tail.

2. 2. What 1960s hairstyle involved teasing and piling hair high on top of the head in a tall, rounded shape?

   Answer: The Beehive

   The beehive hairstyle was created by Margaret Vinci Heldt in 1960. Hair was teased, backcombed, and piled high to create the tall, cone-shaped style that resembled a beehive.

3. 3. Which actress made the short, gamine 'pixie cut' famous in the 1950s and 1960s?

   Answer: Audrey Hepburn

   Audrey Hepburn popularized the pixie cut with her role in Roman Holiday (1953). Her short, elegant hairstyle became a signature look and inspired women worldwide to go short.

4. 4. What product did men commonly use to slick back their hair in the 1950s?

   Answer: Brylcreem

   Brylcreem was the go-to hair product for men in the 1950s. Its famous jingle 'A little dab'll do ya' became part of popular culture. The cream gave hair the slick, shiny look popular with greasers.

5. 5. What 1970s hairstyle featured long, layered hair with feathered, winged-back sides?

   Answer: The Farrah Fawcett

   Farrah Fawcett's iconic feathered hairstyle from her Charlie's Angels days in 1976 became one of the most copied hairstyles in history. Women everywhere asked their hairdressers for 'The Farrah.'

Things you'll learn along the way

• ✓The Flip was a hugely popular 1960s style where hair was set on rollers to create ends that flipped outward. Mary Tyler Moore popularized this style on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
• ✓The Afro became a powerful symbol of Black pride and the civil rights movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. Worn naturally and full, it rejected Eurocentric beauty standards.
• ✓Dorothy Hamill's short, wedge-shaped bob became a sensation after she won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. The low-maintenance style was widely copied throughout the late 1970s.