What Do You Know About Soap?

1. What did the Greeks use instead of soap to become clean?

Hand sanitizer like we use now

Blocks of clay, sand, pumice, ash and oils

They didn't use soap, they just used water

Soap wasn't invented then

Early Greeks bathed for aesthetic reasons and did not use soap. They used clay, sand, pumice, ash and oils.

Explanation

Early Greeks bathed for aesthetic reasons and did not use soap. They used clay, sand, pumice, ash and oils.

2. What was the name of the plague that heavily contributed to all the deaths in the Middle Ages?

Black death

Brown plague

Greatest plague

H1N1 plague

Because of the decline in bathing and personal hygiene, the filth that people lived in contributed to the Black death of the 14th century

Explanation

Because of the decline in bathing and personal hygiene, the filth that people lived in contributed to the Black death of the 14th century

3. Who was Nicholas LeBlanc?

A French chemist who patented the first soap making process

A French solider who used oil and ash in the revolutionary war to clean his clothes

A German tourist who brought soap to America in the 1700's

The King of England who taxed the use of soap with a luxury tax

Nicholas LeBlanc was a french chemist who patented the process of making soda ash from common salt to make soap.

Explanation

Nicholas LeBlanc was a french chemist who patented the process of making soda ash from common salt to make soap.

4. How do we know that soap was used in ancient Babylon?

In a soap dish

In the shower

It was written on clay cylinders and found during an excavation.

In fossil form in a rock

As early as 2800 B.C. inscriptions on cylinders say that fats were boiled with ash which is a method of making soap.

Explanation

As early as 2800 B.C. inscriptions on cylinders say that fats were boiled with ash which is a method of making soap.

5. What effect did World War 1 and 2 on the making of soap?

There was not enough soap to wash clothes so soldiers had to wear dirty clothes.

The water in Europe did not get hot so soap could not be used.

There was a shortage of fats and oils for making soap.

Detergents were available then so soap became a thing of the past.

Soap has always been a basic necessity but during World War I and World War II the ingredients to make soap were hard to come by and so there was a disruption to supplies to make soap.

Explanation

Soap has always been a basic necessity but during World War I and World War II the ingredients to make soap were hard to come by and so there was a disruption to supplies to make soap.

6. What was the name of the instrument used to scrape off the dirt and oil from the skin of Ancient Greeks?

Spatula

Sand Paper

Strigil

Spork (a combination of a spoon and fork)

A strigil is a hook like instrument that the ancient Greeks used to scrape off the dirt and oil from their skin

Explanation

A strigil is a hook like instrument that the ancient Greeks used to scrape off the dirt and oil from their skin

7. What were the first detergents used primarily used for?

Cleaning loads and loads of wash that kids made.

To clean the engine of a car.

For hand dish washing and fine fabric laundering.

To wash the sidewalk after a nasty rain.

Early detergents were used primarily for hand washing of dishes and for the elegant linens and laces of the 1940's and 1950's.

Explanation

Early detergents were used primarily for hand washing of dishes and for the elegant linens and laces of the 1940's and 1950's.

8. What century was soap-making established as a craft in Europe?

17th Century

7th Century

27th Century

1st Century

Soap making was an established craft in Europe in the 7th Century. They even had guards to make sure that trade secrets were not stolen.

Explanation

Soap making was an established craft in Europe in the 7th Century. They even had guards to make sure that trade secrets were not stolen.

9. When was soap first used?

2800 B.C.

1500 B.C.

In pre-historic times

It's a modern day thing

Because ancient man lived near water, the first soap they used is mud.

Explanation

Because ancient man lived near water, the first soap they used is mud.

10. Detergents have long since replaced the soap of our ancestors, what is the term used for making detergents of today?

Tide

Detergent and Builder chemistry

Saponification

Anionic Surfactant

Chemistry has given so much to the world and soap is no exception. The detergent/builder chemistry allows us to have the detergents we use today that do a much better job of cleaning than ordinary soap.

Explanation

Chemistry has given so much to the world and soap is no exception. The detergent/builder chemistry allows us to have the detergents we use today that do a much better job of cleaning than ordinary soap.