TRIVIA ANSWERS

1. Rumpelstiltskin spun straw into gold.
2. Weaving came first.
3. Silk originated in China; scholars are divided about whether the date was c. 5000 B.C. or 2640 B.C.
4. Joseph's coat was woven of cotton.
5. Ariadne's thread guided Theseus.
6. Anthrax was called "wool sorter's disease" or "weaver's cough".

Back to Sept-Oct 2000 Hub