Vintage School Supplies
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What purple-inked copying machine, used by teachers to make handouts, had a distinctive chemical smell that students loved?
About Vintage School Supplies
Vintage School Supplies is a free nostalgia trivia quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty. Old-school classroom items and school memories A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.
A few sample questions
1. What purple-inked copying machine, used by teachers to make handouts, had a distinctive chemical smell that students loved?
Answer: Ditto machine
2. Which iconic yellow pencil brand, featuring a green ferrule and pink eraser, has been a classroom staple since 1861?
Answer: Ticonderoga
3. What classic pencil case, shaped like a box with a sliding top, was made from what material in the 1950s and 1960s?
Answer: Tin or metal
4. Before ballpoint pens were common in schools, what kind of pen did students dip into inkwells built into their desks?
Answer: Fountain pen or nib pen
5. What white, chalky correction fluid, invented in 1958 by Bette Nesmith Graham, was used to cover typing mistakes?
Answer: Liquid Paper
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Vintage School Supplies has 15 multiple-choice questions. Each one has four answer options and an explanation that appears after you answer, so you learn something even when you miss.
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