WH questions
Who is the person that made the jeans stronger using rivets?
Jacob Davis
Define the word tailor.
a person who makes or alters clothes to fit
what is an antonym for work?
play
What is a synonym for explain?
tell
Why did a workers wife ask Jacob Davis to make her husband a stronger pair of pants?
HIs kept ripping.
What was often done to the denim to help hide dirt?
They were dyed dark blue.
define indestructible
impossible to destroy
What is an antonym for sell?
buy
What is a synonym for fabric?
material
What may be "the pants special power"?
Every generation finds a new way to wear jeans.
What is the biggest jean company in the world?
Levi Strauss & Company
define generation
a group of people born and living at the same time.
What is an antonym for ask?
tell
What is a synonym for prohibited?
banned
What are three different styles of jeans?
straight leg, skinny, baggy, bell bottom, mom jeans,
high waisted, crop
Why did some schools ban jeans?
They thought the troublemakers wore them.
define indispensable
extremely important and necessary
What is an antonym for tough?
weak
What is a synonym for admired or well liked?
popular
Jeans are now very fashionable for many occasions, but what did they start out as?
work pants
Today, about what percent of Americans own jeans?
95%
define course
having a rough quality
What is an antonym for Western?
Southern
What is a synonym for jeans?
pants
britches
What are the little metal pieces on jeans used to make them stronger called?
rivets