Retro Lawn & Garden Tools
Instructions: From push mowers to sprinklers, test your memories of backyard upkeep
- 1.
What type of lawn mower, powered entirely by pushing, used a rotating reel of blades to cut grass?
AA sickle mowerBA reel mowerCA cylinder cutterDA rotary mower - 2.
What oscillating lawn sprinkler, featuring a long bar that swept back and forth, was a common sight on suburban lawns in the 1950s and 1960s?
AThe soaker hoseBThe oscillating sprinklerCThe impulse sprinklerDThe rotary sprinkler - 3.
What hand tool with long handles and a scissor-like cutting action was used to trim hedge bushes?
ALoppersBHedge clippersCPruning shearsDGarden scissors - 4.
What popular brand of riding lawn mower, with its distinctive green and yellow colors, became synonymous with lawn care?
AHusqvarnaBCraftsmanCJohn DeereDToro - 5.
What was the long-handled, fan-shaped tool used every autumn to gather fallen leaves?
AA leaf rakeBA hay rakeCA cultivatorDA garden fork - 6.
What fertilizer spreader, pushed by hand across the lawn, was commonly used by suburban homeowners in the 1960s?
AA broadcast spreaderBA seed drillCA drop spreaderDA fertilizer cart - 7.
What was the common manual tool used to cut lawn edges along sidewalks and driveways before electric edgers?
AA half-moon edgerBA mattockCA hoeDA spade - 8.
What iconic Sears brand produced many of the tools and mowers found in American garages and sheds?
ATrue TemperBCraftsmanCBlack & DeckerDStanley - 9.
What spinning lawn sprinkler, shaped like a tractor or animal figure, delighted children who ran through its spray?
AA misting sprinklerBA traveling sprinklerCA whirling sprinklerDA soaker hose - 10.
What garden tool with a flat blade and long handle was used to turn over soil in the vegetable garden?
AA cultivatorBA hoeCA spadeDA trowel - 11.
What motorized string trimmer, introduced by Weed Eater in 1972, revolutionized lawn edging?
AThe hedge trimmerBThe string trimmer (weed whacker)CThe lawn edgerDThe brush cutter - 12.
What common garden pest control method involved mixing powder from a canister and spraying it with a hand-pump sprayer?
AHand-pump insecticide sprayingBFoggingCFumigationDCrop dusting - 13.
What wheelbarrow-like device with a hopper was used to spread seed or fertilizer evenly over a lawn?
AA seed rollerBA garden cartCA lawn spreaderDA broadcast wagon - 14.
What long-handled cutting tool with a curved blade was traditionally used to cut tall grass and weeds by swinging it in an arc?
AA macheteBA brush hookCA scytheDA sickle - 15.
What Toro product, introduced in the 1950s, became one of the first popular consumer power lawn mowers?
AThe Toro WhirlwindBThe Toro RecyclerCThe Toro Power HandleDThe Toro Sportlawn