The Design Stories of Toys

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Explore historically documented toy designs and features.

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1. In what year did LEGO begin producing its interlocking plastic bricks?

   1. 1932
   2. 1949
   3. 1965
   4. 1958
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   B) 1949

2. Who played a leading role at Mattel in creating the Barbie doll?

   1. Jack Ryan
   2. Elliot Handler
   3. Charlotte Johnson
   4. Ruth Handler
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   D) Ruth Handler

3. Which Japanese company developed the robot toys that formed the basis of the Transformers line?

   1. Takara
   2. Tomy
   3. Bandai
   4. Sega
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   A) Takara

4. Which Hungarian architect designed the Rubik's Cube in 1974?

   1. László Moholy-Nagy
   2. Marcel Breuer
   3. Ernő Rubik
   4. Imre Makovecz
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   C) Ernő Rubik

5. Which U.S. president's nickname gave the teddy bear its name?

   1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
   2. Woodrow Wilson
   3. Theodore Roosevelt
   4. William Howard Taft
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   C) Theodore Roosevelt

6. In what year were Playmobil figures first introduced?

   1. 1969
   2. 1980
   3. 1974
   4. 1970
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   C) 1974

7. Which game did Elizabeth Magie patent in 1904?

   1. Clue
   2. The Game of Life
   3. Scrabble
   4. The Landlord's Game
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   D) The Landlord's Game

8. What tire detail distinguished the first Hot Wheels models, launched in 1968?

   1. Red sidewall stripe
   2. Blue sidewall stripe
   3. White sidewall stripe
   4. Double black stripe
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   A) Red sidewall stripe

9. What distinctive marketing document accompanied Cabbage Patch Kids dolls?

   1. Collector's catalogue
   2. Adoption certificate
   3. Instruction manual
   4. Warranty card
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   B) Adoption certificate

10. What moves the Etch A Sketch drawing stylus horizontally and vertically?

    1. Two rotary knobs
    2. Single joystick
    3. Two sliding levers
    4. Touch-sensitive surface
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    A) Two rotary knobs