Vintage Eyewear Styles
Instructions: From cat-eye frames to aviator sunglasses, how well do you remember the iconic eyewear of decades past?
- 1.
What women's eyeglass frame style, featuring upswept corners that resembled a feline, was the most popular frame of the 1950s?
ARound framesBCat-eye glassesCOval framesDButterfly frames - 2.
Which type of sunglasses, originally designed for military pilots in the 1930s, became a fashion icon by the 1960s?
ARound sunglassesBAviator sunglassesCWayfarersDWraparounds - 3.
Which Ray-Ban sunglasses style, featuring a distinctive trapezoidal frame, became iconic after appearing in many 1950s and 1960s films?
AClubmasterBWayfarerCRoundDAviator - 4.
What thick, dark-framed men's eyeglasses style, popular in the 1950s and 1960s, was notably worn by Buddy Holly?
AHorn-rimmed glassesBRimless glassesCBrowline glassesDWire-rim glasses - 5.
What style of glasses features a bold upper frame and a thin wire lower rim, popular for men in the 1950s and 1960s?
ABrowline glassesBHalf-moon glassesCShield glassesDCat-eye - 6.
What oversized, round sunglasses style became a signature look for Jackie Kennedy Onassis in the 1960s and 1970s?
ASquare sunglassesBShield sunglassesCBug-eye sunglassesDOversized round sunglasses - 7.
What type of small, round wire-rimmed glasses became associated with John Lennon and the hippie movement in the late 1960s?
APince-nezBHalf-moon specsCMonocleDGranny glasses - 8.
What decorative addition to 1950s women's cat-eye glasses made them sparkle and catch the light?
APearlsBRhinestonesCGold trimDColored gems - 9.
Which large, colorful eyeglass frame style became fashionable for women in the 1970s and 1980s?
AHalf-frame glassesBMinimalist framesCOversized framesDRimless glasses - 10.
What eyeglass chain, attached to the temple tips and worn around the neck, was a practical 1960s accessory for women?
AEyeglass holderBGlasses strapCSpectacle cordDEyeglass chain or leash - 11.
What innovation in eyeglass lenses, introduced widely in the 1970s, allowed one pair to work for both near and far vision without visible lines?
ABifocalsBProgressive lensesCReading glassesDTrifocals - 12.
What type of sunglasses with color-changing lenses that darkened in sunlight became popular in the 1960s and 1970s?
AGradient lensesBPolarized lensesCMirror lensesDPhotochromic (Transitions) lenses - 13.
Which Tom Cruise movie in 1986 caused a massive surge in sales of Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses?
ACocktailBTop GunCThe Color of MoneyDRisky Business - 14.
What novelty item, consisting of glasses with a fake nose and mustache attached, was a popular gag gift in the 1960s and 1970s?
AGroucho glassesBX-ray specsCGoogly-eye glassesDBeer goggles - 15.
What 1983 Tom Cruise movie helped revive sales of Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses from near-discontinuation?
AThe OutsidersBAll the Right MovesCRisky BusinessDLosin' It