# Quiff
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Hilarious Haircuts | Rarity: Rare
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# Quiff
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Hilarious Haircuts | Rarity: Rare

The quiff is a hairstyle characterized by hair swept upward and backward in a voluminous wave. Originating from 18th-century European aristocratic "coiffure," it was popularized in 1950s working-class culture and became iconic through Elvis Presley's 1956 Ed Sullivan Show appearance.

Key facts:
- Elvis used Brylcreem, Royal Crown Hair Dressing, and Vaseline, spending 30 minutes daily styling; later wore wigs in the 1970s due to hair thinning
- Style evolved into distinct variations: rockabilly (maximum height), British teddy boys (with sideburns/DA backs), 1980s new romantic (sculpted), modern undercut versions
- Contemporary variations include textured quiff, messy quiff, and disconnected quiff
- David Beckham revived mainstream popularity in 2000s with refined, professional-appropriate version
- British teddy boys' quiff became associated with 1950s youth gang culture

## Trivia Questions

Q1: What did European aristocrats originally call the hairstyle we now know as a quiff?
A: Pompadour

Q2: How many minutes did Elvis Presley reportedly spend each morning perfecting his quiff?
A: 15 minutes

Q3: Which British subculture of the 1950s combined the quiff with long sideburns and DA backs?
A: Mods

Q4: What hair product was NOT mentioned as being used by Elvis to achieve his signature look?
A: Brylcreem

Q5: Which 1980s music movement gave us a softer, more sculpted version of the quiff?
A: Punk rock

Q6: What modern barbering technique makes contemporary quiffs more dramatic by contrast?
A: Layered cutting

Q7: Who brought the quiff back into mainstream consciousness in the 2000s with a refined professional version?
A: Brad Pitt

Q8: What surprising revelation about Elvis's iconic quiff look emerged in the 1970s?
A: He used a secret hair growth formula

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