Classic Clocks & Watches

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Instructions: From grandfather clocks to wind-up wristwatches, how well do you remember keeping time?

1.
What tall, freestanding pendulum clock, often passed down through generations, was a centerpiece of many family homes?
A
A grandfather clock
B
A mantel clock
C
A cuckoo clock
D
A wall clock
2.
What type of bedside clock featured two metal bells on top and a hammer that struck them to create a loud alarm?
A
A digital alarm
B
A twin-bell alarm clock
C
A radio alarm
D
A chime clock
3.
What brand, known for its 'Big Ben' and 'Baby Ben' alarm clocks, was a fixture on American nightstands for decades?
A
General Electric
B
Seth Thomas
C
Westclox
D
Bulova
4.
What Swiss watch brand used the advertising slogan 'It takes a licking and keeps on ticking' in its famous TV commercials?
A
Seiko
B
Bulova
C
Hamilton
D
Timex
5.
What European clock, featuring a carved wooden bird that popped out to announce the hour, was a popular souvenir?
A
A bracket clock
B
A cuckoo clock
C
A carriage clock
D
A mantel clock
6.
What did you have to do every day or two to keep a mechanical wind-up watch running?
A
Reset the hands
B
Wind the crown
C
Shake it vigorously
D
Replace the battery
7.
What type of watch, introduced in the 1950s, used the motion of the wearer's arm to wind itself automatically?
A
A kinetic watch
B
An automatic (self-winding) watch
C
A digital watch
D
A quartz watch
8.
What novelty clock, popular in diners and kitchens, featured a cat with moving eyes and a swinging tail?
A
The Kit-Cat Klock
B
The Tabby Timer
C
The Cheshire clock
D
The Felix clock
9.
What type of clock display used small numbered cards that flipped to show the time, popular in the 1960s and 1970s?
A
A projection clock
B
A digital display
C
A flip clock
D
A scroll clock
10.
What Bulova product became the first watch advertised on American television, during a broadcast in 1941?
A
The Bulova Marine Star
B
The Bulova Accutron
C
The Bulova watch
D
The Bulova Precisionist
11.
What type of glow-in-the-dark paint, used on watch hands and dials for decades, was later discovered to be radioactive?
A
Tritium paint
B
Phosphorus paint
C
Radium paint
D
Neon paint
12.
What was a pocket watch chain called that looped across a man's vest from one pocket to another?
A
A vest loop
B
A watch fob
C
A guard chain
D
An Albert chain
13.
What Japanese watch company disrupted the Swiss watch industry in the 1960s with affordable, accurate quartz watches?
A
Citizen
B
Casio
C
Seiko
D
Orient
14.
What type of electronic watch, displaying time in numerals rather than with hands, became a sensation in the mid-1970s?
A
A smart watch
B
A digital LED watch
C
A calculator watch
D
A quartz analog watch
15.
What was the 'jewel' count on a mechanical watch movement actually referring to?
A
The quality grade of the watch
B
The number of moving parts
C
Synthetic ruby bearings that reduced friction
D
Decorative gems on the case

Answer Key

Question 1

A. A grandfather clock

Question 2

B. A twin-bell alarm clock

Question 3

C. Westclox

Question 4

D. Timex

Question 5

B. A cuckoo clock

Question 6

B. Wind the crown

Question 7

B. An automatic (self-winding) watch

Question 8

A. The Kit-Cat Klock

Question 9

C. A flip clock

Question 10

C. The Bulova watch

Question 11

C. Radium paint

Question 12

D. An Albert chain

Question 13

C. Seiko

Question 14

B. A digital LED watch

Question 15

C. Synthetic ruby bearings that reduced friction

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