[Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday

[Nella Foster]

Here is the quiz that I promised.  Feel free to discuss the questions and
answers; most importantly have fun.

 

I will post the answers on Friday to give everyone a bit of time to take the
quiz or look up answers.

 

Sorry about the numbering; I had to write out the words; when I put in
actual numbers crazy things started happening.

 

One.  Which of the following terms was used for a crafting get together?

 

a.       a sit and knit

b.       A yarn social

c.       A frolic

d.       A knit off

 

Two.  How many calories do you burn from knitting for one hour?

 

a.       79

b.       87

c.        96

d.       102

 

Three.  What kind of fabric did Betsy Ross use to make her flag?

 

a.       Cotton

b.       Hemp

c.        Silk

d.       Wool

 

Four.  Which of the following was never a vintage yarn color?

 

a.       elephant breathe

b.      dead Spaniard

c.       Paris on fire

d.       Flea

e.      Flies and Roses

f.        Stifled sigh

g.       Lusty gallant

 

Five.  Which country produces the most wool?

 

A.      Australia

B.       China

C.       New Zealand

D.       United Kingdom

 

Six.  Which state produces the most cotton?

 

a.       Texas

b.       Georgia

c.        Alabama

d.       Mississippi

 

Seven.  How much mohair does it take to make a light weight sweater?

 

a.       14 ounces

b.       16 ounces

c.        18 ounces

d.       21 ounces

 

Eight.  Which of the following is not another name for the Knitting Spool?

 

a.       Knitting Nancy

b.       French Knitter

c.        Lazy Lizzie

d.       Corker

e.       Knitting Tower

 

Nine.  Which of the following breed of sheep are not raised for their wool?

 

a.       Merino

b.       Shetland

c.        Columbian

d.       Katahdin

e.      Southdown Babydoll

 

 

Ten.  In what year did the United States Post Office issue a knitting themed
holiday stamp?

 

a.       2007

b.       2001

c.        1997

d.       1991