Pencil pencils - one of the most generic and widely used objects. but do you know about the history of the pencil as an item and artistic form? anonymous-user-sStjXU published on February 08, 20219 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/10 What is the metal bit at the end of a pencil called? Ferrule Haruno Menner Wynin 2/10 Modern pencils contain lead - true or false? True False 3/10 The word pencil is derived from the old latin word 'penis', true or false? True False 4/10 What were the original pencils? Hint: 2 choices Animal teeth dipped in tar Camel hair brush Thin metal stick Mouse Bones 5/10 The idea of making pencils orange was coined by a polish boxer named Dawid Kostecki, true or false? True False 6/10 When were mechanical pencils first recorded to exist? 1988 1890 1968 1565 7/10 This horse is named pencil - true or false? True False 8/10 Sorry about the horse question!Who were the two people to coin the idea of putting wood around pencils? Hint: 2 choices Derek Pots Lyndiana Bernacotti Simonio Bernacotti Simena Bernacotti Artie Fact Simon C. Munk 9/10 Which country produces the most pencils? Ukraine China New Zealand Netherlands 10/10 If you were to eat the graphite from a pencil, would you be harmed? Yes No
