Vintage Home Lighting
Instructions: From kerosene lamps to lava lamps, how well do you remember illuminating the home?
- 1.
What type of lamp, using a glass chimney and a wick soaked in fuel, was still used in rural homes without electricity into the 1940s?
AA gas lampBA kerosene lampCA candle lampDA carbide lamp - 2.
What decorative table lamp, featuring a colored wax that moved in mesmerizing blobs inside a glass cylinder, became a 1960s icon?
AA plasma lampBA fiber optic lampCA mood lampDA lava lamp - 3.
What type of ornate glass lampshade, featuring colorful stained glass in floral and nature patterns, was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany?
AA Tiffany lampshadeBA hurricane shadeCA milk glass shadeDA Murano shade - 4.
What type of light bulb, invented by Thomas Edison in 1879, was the standard for home lighting for over a century?
AHalogen bulbBIncandescent bulbCFluorescent bulbDNeon bulb - 5.
What novelty item, popular in the 1970s, used a tube of fiber optic strands that glowed and changed colors?
AA disco ballBA fiber optic flower lampCA neon signDA strobe light - 6.
What long, tube-shaped fluorescent light became common in kitchens and workshops during the 1950s and 1960s?
AA recessed lightBA fluorescent tube lightCA track lightDA spotlight - 7.
What type of ceiling light fixture, hanging with crystal or glass prisms, was a symbol of elegance in formal dining rooms?
AA chandelierBA sconceCA flush mountDA pendant light - 8.
What small, plug-in light was placed in hallway outlets to help children and adults navigate the house at night?
AA reading lampBA table lanternCA floor lampDA night light - 9.
What type of outdoor lighting, using gas flames inside glass enclosures, was commonly seen flanking front doors in the 1950s and 1960s?
AFlood lightsBTiki torchesCSolar lightsDGas lanterns - 10.
What was the popular ceramic or porcelain figure lamp that many women had on their bedroom dressers in the 1950s?
AA torchiere lampBA hurricane lampCA desk lampDA figurine boudoir lamp - 11.
What type of switch, invented by William J. Newton in 1917, replaced the earlier turn-key switch used to turn lights on and off?
AA pull chainBA push buttonCA dimmer switchDA toggle light switch - 12.
What floor lamp, popular in the 1950s, had a tall pole with multiple adjustable cone-shaped shades?
AA pole lamp or tension pole lampBA floor candelabraCA tree lampDA torchiere - 13.
What GE product innovation in the 1960s replaced the standard incandescent bulb's short lifespan with a much longer-lasting alternative?
AThe long-life bulbBThe three-way bulbCThe halogen bulbDThe soft-white bulb - 14.
What device allowed a single lamp to provide three different levels of brightness by using a special bulb?
AA pull chainBA dimmer switchCA three-way lamp switchDA foot pedal - 15.
What colorful string of lights, originally only used at Christmas, became popular for year-round patio decorating in the 1970s?
AString lights or patio lightsBRope lightsCTiki lightsDLantern lights