Retro Chemistry Sets & Science Toys
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Which company produced the most famous chemistry sets for children in the 1950s and 1960s?
About Retro Chemistry Sets & Science Toys
Give your memory a workout with Retro Chemistry Sets & Science Toys: 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty, free to play right in your browser. Remember the excitement of real experiments at home? Test your knowledge of the science kits and educational toys that sparked curiosity! Expect to spend about 7 minutes; every question comes with an explanation, so you learn something even when you miss.
A few sample questions
1. Which company produced the most famous chemistry sets for children in the 1950s and 1960s?
Answer: A.C. Gilbert Company
2. Early chemistry sets in the 1950s contained some chemicals that would be considered too dangerous today. Which was commonly included?
Answer: Potassium permanganate
3. The A.C. Gilbert Company's most famous science toy, besides chemistry sets, was what?
Answer: The Erector Set
4. What popular 1960s science toy let children grow colorful crystal formations?
Answer: Crystal Garden
5. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, sold from 1950-1951, actually contained samples of what?
Answer: Radioactive uranium ore
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