Why is the black board called black board even it's color is green?

Question

Why is the black board called black board even it's color is green?

Answer 1

I think they were origionally made of slate...which is black...and expensive...so they switched to green

Answer 2

i dont know that really is intersting well some black bords are black   but green bords dosont sound good it sounds werid                      thats really intersting!!!!!

Answer 3

In the old days the color was always black. The name stuck. Just like pencil "lead" isn't made of lead anymore, but graphite. People still call it "lead".

Answer 4

original boards were black. They are now called chalk board. It's all PC.

We have wipe boards at school. They are white.

Answer 5

Yes, originally they were black.  And with those old black ones about once a year they had to be repainted with special paint or they would get really shiny and make it difficult to read what was written on them.  Mostly I hear them called "chalkboards" today.  In fact, I hardly ever hear of  them anymore.  All schools in our area now use the more modern "whiteboards".

Answer 6

It is convention.  The darker color is referred to as Black, the lighter, White.  This holds true for both the pieces and the board.

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Answer 7

Yup...what the others said :)

The name stuck and now they're still called 'Blackboards'.

Imagine how different it would sound if people started calling them 'Greenboards'.

Answer 8

Do you really care that much

Answer 9

they're called chalk board not black board.

Answer 10

Originally there were the black boards.

Although my school went through a whole political correctness phase a few years back and they now call them 'chalk boards'

Yet the White board is still called the White Board...

Answer 11

As most of the boards in past were black it has became a monotony to say  black board

Answer 12

Originally were black, but have changed over the years.They still make them in black. Probably figured green was a little easier on the eyes.

Answer 13

this u have to ask to that game maker

Answer 14

They used to be black, many years ago, and the name stuck.