Vintage Play Kitchens & Toy Cooking

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Instructions: From Easy-Bake Ovens to toy pots and pans, test your knowledge of the toys that turned children into little chefs!

1.
The Easy-Bake Oven was introduced by Kenner in 1963. What was the original color of the first Easy-Bake Oven?
A
Yellow
B
Turquoise
C
White
D
Pink
2.
What type of cake mixes came with the Easy-Bake Oven for children to bake?
A
Full-size cake mixes
B
Freeze-dried mixes
C
Tiny packets that made miniature cakes
D
Powdered drink mixes
3.
The Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker oven, introduced by Mattel in 1964, used a similar heating concept but made what instead of food?
A
Plastic flowers
B
Small figurines
C
Toy jewelry
D
Rubber bugs and creatures
4.
What was the name of Mattel's food-making companion to Creepy Crawlers that let kids make edible treats?
A
Fun Food Maker
B
Sweet Treats
C
Yummy Factory
D
Incredible Edibles
5.
Toy kitchen sets in the 1950s often featured a miniature version of what popular kitchen appliance?
A
Dishwasher
B
Microwave
C
Toaster oven
D
Refrigerator with opening doors
6.
What company produced the popular 'Little Lady' line of toy kitchen appliances in the 1950s?
A
Mattel
B
Ideal
C
Kenner
D
Wolverine Supply
7.
Sno-Cone machines for kids, which shaved ice for flavored treats, were introduced by which company?
A
Wham-O
B
Mattel
C
Ideal
D
Hasbro
8.
Play-Doh, originally marketed as a wallpaper cleaner, was repurposed as a children's toy in what decade?
A
1940s
B
1970s
C
1950s
D
1960s
9.
What was the Fun Factory, a popular Play-Doh accessory?
A
A mold set
B
A Play-Doh storage container
C
An extruder that squeezed Play-Doh through shaped openings
D
A Play-Doh oven
10.
Children's toy pots and pans in the 1950s were typically made from what material?
A
Plastic
B
Lightweight aluminum or tin
C
Ceramic
D
Wood
11.
What popular 1960s toy allowed kids to make candy using small molds and a special gel?
A
Fright Factory
B
The Candy Factory
C
Candy Land Maker
D
Super Stuff
12.
The Suzy Homemaker line of toy appliances was produced by which company?
A
Ideal
B
Topper Toys
C
Mattel
D
Hasbro
13.
What real food brand licensed its name for a popular children's toy baking set in the 1950s?
A
Sara Lee
B
Duncan Hines
C
Pillsbury
D
Betty Crocker
14.
Easy-Bake Oven recipes typically took how long to bake using the light bulb heat source?
A
About 1 hour
B
About 2 minutes
C
About 30 minutes
D
About 10-12 minutes
15.
What classic toy let children make tiny cups of flavored gelatin and other miniature foods?
A
The Little Baker
B
The Mini Kitchen
C
Jell-O Fun Factory
D
Incredible Edibles

Answer Key

Question 1

B. Turquoise

Question 2

C. Tiny packets that made miniature cakes

Question 3

D. Rubber bugs and creatures

Question 4

D. Incredible Edibles

Question 5

D. Refrigerator with opening doors

Question 6

D. Wolverine Supply

Question 7

D. Hasbro

Question 8

C. 1950s

Question 9

C. An extruder that squeezed Play-Doh through shaped openings

Question 10

B. Lightweight aluminum or tin

Question 11

B. The Candy Factory

Question 12

B. Topper Toys

Question 13

D. Betty Crocker

Question 14

D. About 10-12 minutes

Question 15

D. Incredible Edibles

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