Denim IQ Quiz

The word denim comes from the French phrase "______", a fabric that originated in Nimes, France.

The name “jeans” comes from the French Nickname for sailors from Genoa, Italy who sported the cotton trousers, known as “______.”

Until 1960's, denim pants were most commonly referred to as “______" but since teenagers were calling them jeans at that point, Levi Strauss officially began using the name.

Denim is made from cotton, which accounts for nearly half of the world’s trade fabrics, and for good reason. At least ______ pairs of jeans can be made from one bale of cotton.

Blue denim takes its characteristic color from interweaving indigo threads with ______ ones. Until 1894 the indigo dye used was all natural, but has since been replaced with a synthetic version.

Until the 1960’s, the zipper on women’s jeans was located on the ______ side.

Logos on the outside of clothing are common now, but the practice was first put into use in 1936 when Levi Strauss sewed a little red ______ next to the back pocket of its jeans.

Rather than washing denim, putting jeans in the ______ will remove odors.

Which is not a real style of jeans?

Designer jeans can cost several thousand dollars, but the most ever paid for a single pair of jeans was by Levi Strauss & Co. The brand spent $______ buying a pair of its own jeans on eBay. The jeans were found in a Nevada mining town and dated back to the 1880s.