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The substance at the center of a pencil is often referred to as "lead." But what mineral is it actually?
What is Graphite?
The French engineer who figured out how to make pencil cores from inferior graphite was known for his previous work engineering:
What is Hot air baloons?
What is the name of the metal part that holds the eraser to a pencil?
What is the ferrule?
In 1828, Frenchman Bernard Lassimone was the first to patent which gadget to improve the performance of the humble pencil?
What is Pencil sharpener?
Which author of 'East of Eden' and 'Travels with Charley' used up to 60 pencils a day, and was in constant search of the 'perfect' pencil?
What is John Steinbeck?
Graphite is a close relative of which precious commodity?
What is Diamonds?
What has NOT been widely used to erase pencil marks?
What is Damp sponge?
Today, recycled pencils are made out of which substances?
What is Plastic CD cases, Denim, Newspapers, and paper currency and more?
While pencils made in Europe usually do not have erasers attached, the eraser-tipped pencil is common in America. What is the term used for these erasers during the manufacturing process?
What is Plug?
And finally ... apart from writing great novels, which of these uses could you put pencils to?
What is Use a pair like chopsticks to eat noodles, Use in a plant pot to support seedlings grow straight, Use as a keep-safe for hair elastics. And many more!!!
Erasers have always been included on the ends of pencils.
What is False?
The devotees of this iconic pencil brand include Vladimir Nabokov, John Steinbeck, Truman Capote and Stephen Sondheim What is it?
What is the Blackwing 602?
Where, in 1662, were the first mass-produced pencils made - in a city where war criminals would be on trial nearly 300 years later?
What is Nuremberg?
At the time of his death in 1959, this architect - described as "the greatest American architect of all time" - had 87 pencils on his working desk. Who was this pioneer of the 'Prairie' style of building, who also designed New York's Guggenheim museum?
What is Frank Lloyd Wright?
Pencils as such did not exist in Roman times, but the word "pencil" is derived from the Latin word for which other writing implement?
What is Small brush?
In the book Winnie-the-Pooh, Pooh gets a Special Pencil Case for a gift. Some pencils are marked B (for Bear); others, HB. What does HB stand for?
What is Helping bear?
What job was held by Shamus Culhane, who relied on the Blackwing pencil so much that he requested to be buried with one?
What is animator?
Pencils were advertised for sale during the 1730s in 'The Pennsylvania Gazette'. Who was the American patriotic author and printer who owned the Gazette, and who also wrote 'Poor Richard's Almanack'?
What is Benjamin Franklin?
. The biggest pencil in the world (as at 2010) is 76 feet long and weighs nearly 22,000lbs. In which city - named after a king of France - is this graphite monster on display?
What is St. Louis, Missouri?
There was a time when pencil "lead" was, indeed, made from lead. The lead left a light mark and was mainly used for what function?
What is Drawing rule lines and more?
The oldest known wood-encased pencil was found on the roof of a 17th-century house in:
What is germany?
Which sport is most associated with short, eraser-less pencils?
What is Golf?
Most pencils today are yellow, but in the early days of pencils, most were not. What caused the change?
What is
An estimated 14 billion pencils are produced each year, enough to circle the Earth 62 times. Which country produces most of these?
What is China?
The pencil as we know it began in the 1500's near the town of Keswick in Cumbria, England. As the story goes, a tree was uprooted in a storm, revealing some black rocks, which the local shepherds found to be useful for marking sheep. What was this black rock?
What is Graphite?