Vintage Lunch Boxes
Instructions: Classic character lunch boxes and school memories
- 1.
What material were most character lunch boxes made from during their peak popularity in the 1950s through 1970s?
AAluminumBCardboardCPlasticDTin or steel - 2.
Which 1950 lunch box, featuring a cowboy TV star, is widely considered the first decorated TV character lunch box?
AGene AutryBThe Lone RangerCRoy RogersDHopalong Cassidy - 3.
What type of container typically came inside a vintage metal lunch box to hold beverages?
APlastic water bottleBGlass jarCThermos bottleDAluminum canteen - 4.
Which 1960s TV show lunch box, featuring a spooky family, is now one of the most valuable vintage lunch boxes for collectors?
ABewitchedBThe Addams FamilyCThe MunstersDDark Shadows - 5.
In what decade did metal lunch boxes begin to be phased out in favor of plastic ones, partly due to safety concerns?
A1960sB1990sC1970sD1980s - 6.
Which popular 1970s TV show about a family on the frontier was featured on a best-selling lunch box?
ABonanzaBLittle House on the PrairieCThe WaltonsDGunsmoke - 7.
What classic sandwich, often made with white bread, was the most common lunch box filling for American schoolchildren in the 1950s and 1960s?
AHam and cheeseBPeanut butter and jellyCEgg saladDBologna - 8.
Which space-themed lunch box from 1954 became one of the earliest and most collectible character lunch boxes?
AFlash GordonBLost in SpaceCTom Corbett Space CadetDBuck Rogers - 9.
What 1977 movie caused an enormous surge in lunch box sales and became one of the best-selling lunch boxes of all time?
AGreaseBClose Encounters of the Third KindCStar WarsDSuperman - 10.
Which company was the leading manufacturer of metal lunch boxes during their golden age?
ABoth Aladdin and Thermos were major makersBThermos CompanyCAladdin IndustriesDAmerican Thermos - 11.
What popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon character appeared on lunch boxes starting in the early 1960s and featured a prehistoric family?
AScooby-DooBThe FlintstonesCThe JetsonsDYogi Bear - 12.
What small, individually wrapped snack cake, made by Hostess, was a common addition to children's lunch boxes?
ADing DongsBTwinkiesCHo HosDAll of these - 13.
Which Beatles-themed lunch box from 1965 is now considered one of the most valuable vintage lunch boxes?
AHelp! lunch boxBBeatles cartoon lunch boxCBeatles Kaboodle KitDYellow Submarine lunch box - 14.
What was typically traded or swapped among schoolchildren at lunchtime, creating an informal economy?
AHomework answersBMilk cartonsCLunch box stickersDSnacks and desserts - 15.
Which Disney character appeared on one of the earliest character lunch boxes in the 1930s?
AGoofyBPlutoCMickey MouseDDonald Duck