Questions & Answers
Browse all 15 questions from the
Toy History Foundations study set below.
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1
Which ancient civilization is known for having some of the oldest archaeological evidence of dolls made from clay?
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A
Ancient Egypt
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B
Ancient Greece
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C
Ancient Rome
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D
Ancient China
2
What popular building toy was first invented in Denmark in 1932?
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A
Lincoln Logs
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B
K'Nex
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C
LEGO
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D
Meccano
3
What is the name of the iconic American doll launched by Mattel in 1959?
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A
American Girl
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B
Barbie
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C
Cabbage Patch Kids
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D
Raggedy Ann
4
The Slinky was invented by accident by a naval engineer who was trying to create what?
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A
A kitchen timer
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B
A toy train
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C
A door stopper
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D
A spring for ships
5
What popular stuffed toy was named after United States President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt?
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A
Beanie Baby
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B
Teddy Bear
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C
Paddington Bear
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D
Care Bear
6
In which decade were the first commercially successful video game consoles introduced to homes?
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A
1950s
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B
1960s
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C
1970s
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D
1980s
7
Which classic board game involves moving pieces around a board to buy and trade properties?
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A
Checkers
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B
Chess
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C
Monopoly
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D
Cluedo
8
What simple toy, consisting of a string and a weighted disk that moves up and down, dates back to Ancient Greece?
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A
Yo-yo
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B
Top
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C
Frisbee
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D
Kite
9
Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on which type of media?
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A
Newspaper
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B
Radio
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C
Television
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D
Billboard
10
What popular plastic toy, created in the 1950s, is spun around a person's waist?
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A
Hula hoop
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B
Frisbee
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C
Pogo stick
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D
Slinky
11
Before plastic, what was the most common material used to make children's building blocks?
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A
Metal
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B
Wood
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C
Glass
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D
Rubber
12
What flying plastic disk toy was originally invented using recycled pie tins from a bakery?
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A
Hula hoop
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B
Frisbee
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C
Boomerang
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D
Kite
13
The Rubik's Cube, a famous 3D puzzle, was invented in which country?
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A
Hungary
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B
USA
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C
Japan
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D
Germany
14
What classic game uses a board with 64 squares and two sets of pieces, one black and one white?
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A
Monopoly
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B
Scrabble
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C
Chess
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D
Connect Four
15
What is the name of the popular toy consisting of a small, handheld plastic frame with an internal maze and a ball?
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A
Perplexus
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B
Rubik's Cube
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C
Etch A Sketch
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D
Marble Run
