Classic Cap Guns & Cowboy Toys

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Instructions: Remember the smell of cap gun smoke and the thrill of playing cowboys? Test your knowledge of these classic childhood toys!

1.
Cap guns produced their signature 'bang' sound by striking a small disc containing what explosive compound?
A
Gunpowder
B
Armstrong's mixture (a percussion cap compound)
C
Sulfur
D
Nitroglycerin
2.
What format did caps commonly come in during the 1950s and 1960s?
A
Metal shells
B
Plastic cartridges
C
Rolls of red paper with embedded caps
D
Individual caps only
3.
Which company was the most famous manufacturer of cap guns in the 1950s, known for their Fanner 50 model?
A
Mattel
B
Hubley
C
Nichols
D
Marx
4.
The Hubley Manufacturing Company, a major cap gun maker, was based in which Pennsylvania town?
A
Lancaster
B
Harrisburg
C
Pittsburgh
D
Philadelphia
5.
What material were most premium cap guns made from in the 1940s and 1950s?
A
Tin
B
Die-cast metal
C
Wood
D
Plastic
6.
Which TV cowboy's name was commonly found on licensed cap gun and holster sets?
A
Roy Rogers
B
Clint Eastwood
C
John Wayne
D
Gary Cooper
7.
What was the name of the Lone Ranger's famous cap gun set that came with twin silver-colored pistols?
A
The Ranger Special
B
The Lone Ranger Double Holster Set
C
The Sheriff Set
D
The Silver Bullet Set
8.
Besides cap guns, what other toy weapon was essential for playing cowboys in the 1950s?
A
A bow and arrow set
B
A toy shield
C
A lasso (rope)
D
A toy sword
9.
The Mattel Fanner 50 cap gun was notable for what realistic feature?
A
It had a working safety lock
B
It had a rifled barrel
C
It could be fanned like a real revolver by pulling back the hammer
D
It ejected spent caps automatically
10.
What style of cap gun, shaped like a small automatic pistol rather than a revolver, became popular in the 1960s?
A
The Agent Zero
B
The Secret Agent
C
The Detective Special
D
The Spy Gun
11.
Ring caps were a variation that could be loaded into what type of cap gun?
A
Derringer-style cap guns
B
Revolving cylinder cap guns
C
Machine gun-style cap guns
D
Rifle-style cap guns
12.
Many children discovered they could make caps go off without a gun by doing what?
A
Throwing them in fire
B
All of the above
C
Stepping on them
D
Hitting them with a rock or hammer
13.
What ornate accessory did many cap gun sets include for carrying the guns on your belt?
A
A bandolier
B
A wooden gun rack
C
A leather holster set
D
A shoulder strap
14.
The 'Greenie Stik-M-Cap' was a type of cap that did what differently?
A
It glowed in the dark
B
It was smokeless
C
It made a louder bang
D
Individual caps stuck to the hammer of the gun
15.
By the 1980s, what safety requirement was added to toy guns including cap guns?
A
A volume limiter
B
A lock mechanism
C
An orange tip on the barrel
D
A warning label

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