25+ Hair Jokes, Quizzes and Puzzles Just for Fun

Tired of having “knotting” to do?  Then you’re in luck!  Below you’ll find 25+ hair puzzles, quizzes and jokes to keep your day from being “tangled” with boredom.

1. Word Search (hair products)

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Find The Following Hair Products:

• BRUSHES
• CLIPS
• COILS
• CURLERS
• DETANGLER
• MOISTURIZER
• SCRUNCHIES
• SHAMPOO
• STRAIGHTENERS
• TIES
• WRAPS

2. Fun fact

The most expensive haircut given to date cost $16,420 and was given by Steward Phillips in Covent Garden, UK according to the Guinness World Book of Records.*

3. Joke

What did the hair clip say to the headband when their elastic band was late?

She'll be right there, she's "tied up!”

4. Question?

What is the oldest hairstyle and when was it created?

Braids are the first known hairstyle and date back 30,000 years!**

5. Word Search (coils)

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The word “coils” appears nine times in the grid above.  Can you find them all?

6. Word Game

How many words that are approved for the popular word tile game can be created from “headband”?

Answer, there are 68.  (hint: many two letter words will count)

7. Question

Which was invented first, shampoo or hair conditioner?

Hair conditioner was invented in 1900 when Edouard Pinaud debuted Brilliantine and is considered to have been created first.

Modern liquid shampoo made its first appearance in a magazine advertisement in 1914, but the argument can be made that Josef Wilhelm Rausch’s invention of "perfumed hair soap" in 1900 is the first because he termed cleaning your hair “champooing”. We give it a tie.

8. Fun Fact

The Guinness World Record for the highest hairstyle was set in 2009 with a hair height measuring 8.73 feet.***

9. Joke

What did the hair clippers say to the apron after their first date?

Give me a buzz sometime!

10. What is the hair style? ****

 

 

 

11. Question

Which famous name is recognizable for their hair?

1. Medusa
2. Marie Antoinette
3. Farrah Faucet
4. All of the above

Answer, all of the above.

12. Question

When was the bobby pin invented?

The bobby pin was invented in the late 19^th century by Luis Marcus but did not become popular until the flapper trend took off.  Same time as the bob cut mentioned above.

13. Word Game

How many words that are approved for the popular word tile game can be created from “shampoo”?

Answer, there are 81.  (hint: many two letter words will count)

14. Fun Fact

Did you know that there is gold in most people’s hair?  Yes, real gold.  But because it is a trace element meaning it is less than 100 parts per million, so you cannot mine it.  But you can wrap it around your finger and say you have a gold ring.

Source*****

15. Joke

Why is hair bleach always invited to a party?

It “lightens” things up!

16. Fun Fact

Did you know the bobby pin isn’t named after someone named “Bobby” or “Bobbie”?  It is named after the hairstyle “The Bob” because it was used to hold the bob cut in place.

17. Question

When was the bob cut created?

The 1920s is when the bob cut first came to light.  The style became popular when trendsetter Irene Castle began sporting the look.  It is also considered the most popular hairstyle of all time.

18. Word Search (hairstyles)

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• Bob
• Stacked
• Crimped
• Updo
• French braid
• Pixie
• Asymmetrical
• Bangs
• Afro

19. Joke

What do spiral hair ties and snakes have in common?

They both “coil”.

20. Question

Which style holds longer, crimps or curls?

Both use heat to hold your hair, and both use the same styling products.  This means they will both hold for an equal amount of time.  However, curling can take almost twice as long as crimping. 

21. True or False

Curly hair is more prone to split ends and dryness than straight hair?

True: Because of the shape of the curl, way it has to hold up, and being more prone to tangles, curly hair has to work harder to stay healthy and strong making it more prone to dryness and split ends.

22. Joke

Why did the bald man walk out of the hair salon happy?

He didn’t have “toupee” for anything!

23. Fun Fact

Martha Matilda Harper is credited with creating the first hair salon, or hair salons as we know them today. And in addition to creating hair salons, she created the experiences like reclining shampoo chairs and promoted healthy hair.  Likely due to her own hair being floor length.******

24. Fun Fact

Humans and chimpanzees have the same amount of hair follicles on our bodies per square inch.  Humans have lesser dense and visible hair which is why we’re sometimes known as “bald apes.”*******

25. Fun Fact

Did you know that Goosebumps are caused by tiny muscles around your hair follicles and skin around bunching up? This is a natural reaction caused by cold, fear, and emotional experiences known as “fight or flight.”  Goosebumps can also sometimes be caused by excitement or memories.

26. Joke

Why are hair accessories the best robbers?  Simple, they all play their part:

• Bobby pins are the legal team and let them know “You can’t pin this on me!”
• Hair spray yells “Stick-em” up.
• Hair ties keep things bound.
• Hair clips keep the team together.
• The brush can “comb” through any situation.
• And the scrunchies are always good in a crunch!

*https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-haircut

**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairstyle

***https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-hairstyle

****Bouffant

*****https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6498011/

****** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Matilda_Harper

*******https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6289065/