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- 1 / 20
Which of these is an American manufacturer known for its sewing machines?
- Grundig
- Moulinex
- Singer
- Philco
Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac M. Singer with New York lawyer Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. The global headquarters are based in Nashville, Tennessee. Its first large factory for mass production was built in 1863 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2 / 20
Which of these devices projects images of slides onto a screen?
- Gobo projector
- Slider screen
- Slide projector
- Screen saver
A slide projector is an optical device for projecting enlarged images of photographic slides onto a screen. Many projectors have mechanical arrangements to show a series of slides loaded into a special tray sequentially. 35 mm slide projectors, direct descendants of the larger-format magic lantern, first came into widespread use during the 1950s for slide shows as home entertainment, and for use by educational and other institutes.
Source: Wikipedia
- 3 / 20
Before computers, which of these machines was used to type letters?
- Letters machine
- Typewriter
- Laptop
- iPad
A typewriter is a machine that produces letters on paper when the user strikes a key, which, in turn, forces a steel type to hit a ribbon and transfer ink from that ribbon to the paper. Typewriters were regularly used from the late 1800s until the late 1900s, when computers gained in popularity. The invention of various kinds of typing machines was attempted in the 19th century. Most were large and cumbersome, some resembling pianos in size and shape.
Source: Britannica Kids
- 4 / 20
What did the original 1979 Walkman play?
- CDs
- Cassettes
- Floppy Disks
- MP3s
The Walkman was first created because Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka wanted to be able to listen to music on long flights. The first model of the Sony Walkman, the TPS-L2, was released in 1979, and it proved to be a huge hit. The original Walkman played cassette tapes. The president of Sony, Akio Morita, hated the name Walkman but advertising for it had already been released, and it would have been too expensive to change!
Source: Design Museum
- 5 / 20
Which of these is a brand and a former manufacturer of toy trucks?
- Tonka
- Sega
- Atari
- Parker Brothers
Tonka is an American brand and a former manufacturer of toy trucks. The company was founded in 1946 and operated as an independent manufacturer of popular steel toy construction-type trucks and machinery until its sale to Hasbro in 1991. In 2001, Tonka trucks were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York. The Winifred Museum in Winifred, Montana, has a collection of more than 3,000 Tonka toys. In 2002, Ford made its very first partnership with Tonka with the Mighty F-350 concept.
Source: Wikipedia
- 6 / 20
On a vinyl record, what does LP stand for?
- Little Power
- Level Part
- Long Play
- Loud Piano
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of 33+1⁄3 rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry.
Source: Wikipedia
- 7 / 20
Which of these was a brand of stereoscopes for viewing color photographs?
- View-Master
- Fisher-Price
- Odeon
- Grundig
View-Master is the trademark name of a line of special-format stereoscopes and corresponding View-Master "reels", which are thin cardboard disks containing seven Stereoscopic 3-D pairs of small transparent color photographs on film. It was originally manufactured and sold by Sawyer's. The View-Master system was introduced in 1939, four years after the advent of Kodachrome color film made the use of small, high-quality photographic color images practical. Tourist attractions and travel views predominated in View-Master's early lists of reels, most of which were meant to be of interest to users of all ages.
Source: Wikipedia
- 8 / 20
What was Sony's brand name for portable CD players?
- Porta disc
- Mash
- MD
- Discman
Discman was Sony's brand name for portable CD players. The first Discman, the Sony D-50 or D-5 (depending on region), was launched in 1984. The brand name changed to CD Walkman, initially for Japanese lineups launched between October 1997 and March 1998, and then entirely in 2000. Discman and CD Walkman players are no longer produced.
Source: Wikipedia
- 9 / 20
What was the telephone with a round dial control called?
- Tech phone
- Smartphone
- Controlled phone
- Rotary dial phone
Rotary dial phones are the earliest user controlled phone to be mass produced. Prior to the rotary phone a user would pick up the phone, wait for the operator to answer and then tell the operator who they wanted to be connected with. With the rotary dial, the user was able to dial freely, allowing for quicker and more convenient connection to the people they wanted to speak with.
Source: Techwalla
- 10 / 20
Which of these is a different name for a flotation mattress?
- Hybrid matress
- Lifebuoy
- Waterbed
- Buoyancy aid
A waterbed, water mattress, or flotation mattress is a bed or mattress filled with water. Waterbeds intended for medical therapies appeared in various reports throughout the 19th century. The modern version, invented in San Francisco and patented in 1971, became a popular consumer item in the United States through the 1980s with up to 20% of the market in 1986 and 22% in 1987. By 2013, they accounted for less than 5% of new bed sales.
Source: Wikipedia
- 11 / 20
Which toy was originally patented under the name "Whirligig"?
- Spinning top
- Play-Doh
- Slinky
- Yo-yo
The toy that is now known as the Yo-Yo originally was first known as the whirligig in the United States. The United States Patent Office granted the first patent for the toy in the United States to Cincinnati, Ohio, residents James L. Haven and Charles Hettrich. The Patent Office granted the patent on November 20, 1866, and Haven and Hettrich called their early version of the Yo-Yo the whirligig. The first one to call the toy a Yo-Yo was the Filipino immigrant, Pedro Flores, in 1928. Although he trademarked the term Yo-Yo, he never owned the patent for the toy. This type of toy has probably existed for more than one thousand years. Scholars debate exactly when and where this toy originated, although a majority of historians now believe that the first known Yo-Yo probably came from China.
Source: Ohio History Central
- 12 / 20
The Polaroid Corporation was best known for manufacturing what?
- Instant cameras
- Walkie-Talkies
- Portable Radios
- Automobiles
Polaroid Corporation was an American company best known for its instant cameras and film, which now survives as a brand for consumer electronics. The company was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land, to exploit the use of his Polaroid polarizing polymer. Land and Polaroid created the first instant camera, the Land Camera, in 1948. Polaroid Corporation was declared bankrupt in 2001; its brand and assets were sold off. A new Polaroid company was formed, and the brand assets changed hands multiple times. Since the original company's downfall, Polaroid-branded products in other fields, such as LCD televisions and DVD players, have been developed and released by various licensees globally.
Source: Wikipedia
- 13 / 20
What does the initialism VHS stand for?
- Visual Home Solution
- Virtual Happiness Source
- Video Home System
- Video Hosting Standard
VHS, short for Video Home System, is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes invented in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan and was the competitor to the ill-fated Sony Betamax system. In the later 1970s and early 80s, the home video industry experienced a "format war" between incompatible tape standards backed by competing technology companies. Two of the standards, VHS and Betamax, received the most media exposure. VHS eventually won the war, gaining 60% of the North American market by 1980 and emerging as the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period.
Source: Wikipedia
- 14 / 20
The 1975 arcade game Pong was released by which company?
- Nintendo
- Play Station
- Atari
- Sega
Pong, a simple video Ping-Pong game, started in 1972 as an early and incredibly popular arcade game. Manufacturer Atari, under its legendary co-founder Nolan Bushnell, released a home version of the game through Sears in 1975. One of the first successful home video games, Pong paved the way for this new leisure activity for kids and adults.
Source: The Henry Ford
- 15 / 20
What is a dish with compartments called?
- Tetris dish
- Snack platter
- Side dish
- Combination plate
A combination plate may refer to a type of tableware plate, dish, or platter that is designed with separate compartments for foods to be placed in. This has also been referred to as a compartment plate and a partition plate. Combination plate meals are sometimes served on this type of plate. In the United States, compartment plates have been used to serve table d'hôte dinners. In the United States, combination plates have been used as a part of U.S. Army mess kits.
Source: Wikipedia
- 16 / 20
Which of these is a toy made in 1975 and packaged in cardboard boxes?
- Troll doll
- Pet Rock
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- Pokemon Go
Pet Rock is a collectible toy made in 1975 by advertising executive Gary Dahl. They were rocks packaged in custom cardboard boxes complete with ventilation holes and straw bedding imitating a pet carrier. The fad lasted about six months, ending after a short increase in sales during the Christmas season of December 1975. Although by February 1976 they were discounted due to lower sales, Dahl sold over 1 million Pet Rocks for $4 each and became a millionaire.
Source: Wikipedia
- 17 / 20
Which of these is a pot used for coffee brewing by cycling the brew?
- Nespresso
- Coffee percolator
- Moka pot
- French press
A coffee percolator is a type of pot used for the brewing of coffee by continually cycling the boiling or nearly boiling brew through the grounds using gravity until the required strength is reached. The grounds are held in a perforated metal filter basket. Coffee percolators once enjoyed great popularity but were supplanted in the early 1970s by automatic drip-brew coffeemakers.
Source: Wikipedia
- 18 / 20
Which of these iconic toys was created by accident?
- Slinky
- Legos
- Rubik's cube
- Hula Hoop
In his home laboratory in Philadelphia, James attempted to invent springs that would support and stabilize sensitive instruments on naval ships during rough seas. One spring was knocked off the worktable and stepped its way down to the floor. After James watched it re-coil itself and stand upright on the floor, a light bulb went off in his brain. James showed the stepping spring to his wife, Betty, and said he could make a children’s toy out of it. Betty came up with the name “Slinky” and the couple first demonstrated its toy at Gimbels Department Store in 1945. In just 90 minutes, they sold 400 Slinkys.
Source: Business Insider
- 19 / 20
Which of these is a geometric drawing device producing roulette curves?
- Combination plate
- Spirograph
- Filofax
- Rolodex
Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. The well-known toy version was developed by British engineer Denys Fisher and first sold in 1965. The name has been a registered trademark of Hasbro Inc. since 1998, following the purchase of the company that had acquired the Denys Fisher company. The Spirograph brand was relaunched worldwide in 2013, with its original product configurations, by Kahootz Toys.
Source: Wikipedia
- 20 / 20
Which of these popular toys in the 1950s had its own TV show?
- Gumby
- Koosh ball
- Polly Pocket
- Furby
This beloved green clay character was originally created for the 1953 short film Gumbasia, by Art Clokey. Television executives liked the character so much, they gave Clokey his own program, The Gumby Show. In 1955, Gumby toys hit the retail market featuring this bendable, well-loved figure. Today, Gumby is still widely adored for his friendly disposition and fun flexibility.
Source: Parade
