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Vintage Toy Brands

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Instructions: How well do you remember the iconic toy companies that filled shelves with childhood magic? Test your knowledge of the brands behind the toys!

  1. 1.

    Hasbro, one of the world's largest toy companies, started out selling what product in 1923?

    A
    Textile remnants and pencil boxes
    B
    Wooden blocks
    C
    Rubber balls
    D
    Tin soldiers
  2. 2.

    What does the name 'Mattel' come from?

    A
    The Spanish word for toy
    B
    A German engineering term
    C
    The founder's last name
    D
    A combination of founders' names, Harold Matson and Elliot Handler
  3. 3.

    Fisher-Price, the beloved children's toy company, was founded in which year?

    A
    1920
    B
    1930
    C
    1940
    D
    1910
  4. 4.

    The Ohio Art Company is best known for manufacturing which iconic toy?

    A
    Etch A Sketch
    B
    Play-Doh
    C
    Mr. Potato Head
    D
    Slinky
  5. 5.

    Wham-O, the company behind the Frisbee and Hula Hoop, got its name from what?

    A
    The founders' initials
    B
    A Hawaiian word
    C
    A comic book expression
    D
    The sound of a slingshot hitting a target
  6. 6.

    What was Parker Brothers' first big hit game, published in 1883?

    A
    Banking
    B
    Monopoly
    C
    Clue
    D
    Risk
  7. 7.

    Milton Bradley, famous for board games, originally started his company to produce what?

    A
    Playing cards
    B
    Lithograph prints
    C
    Wooden toys
    D
    Children's books
  8. 8.

    The Tonka toy company was named after Lake Minnetonka in which state?

    A
    Iowa
    B
    Minnesota
    C
    Wisconsin
    D
    Michigan
  9. 9.

    What material were the original Tonka trucks made from, making them nearly indestructible?

    A
    Aluminum
    B
    Pressed steel
    C
    Cast iron
    D
    Hard plastic
  10. 10.

    Kenner Products introduced which breakfast-time-inspired toy oven in 1963?

    A
    Easy-Bake Oven
    B
    Kitchen Queen
    C
    Betty Crocker Junior Oven
    D
    Little Baker Oven
  11. 11.

    The Ideal Toy Company is credited with creating which classic bear toy after a famous hunting story involving Theodore Roosevelt?

    A
    The Bear Hug
    B
    The Polar Bear Pal
    C
    The Teddy Bear
    D
    The Roosevelt Bear
  12. 12.

    Louis Marx and Company was once the largest toy manufacturer in the world. Where was the company headquartered?

    A
    Chicago, Illinois
    B
    New York City
    C
    Toledo, Ohio
    D
    Trenton, New Jersey
  13. 13.

    LEGO bricks, which became popular in America in the 1960s, originated in which country?

    A
    Denmark
    B
    Germany
    C
    Sweden
    D
    Netherlands
  14. 14.

    What does the name LEGO come from?

    A
    A Latin word for 'building'
    B
    An abbreviation of 'Let's Go'
    C
    Danish words meaning 'play well'
    D
    The founder's last name
  15. 15.

    Which toy company, known for chemistry sets and microscopes, used the slogan 'Hello Boys! Make Lots of Toys!'?

    A
    Kenner
    B
    Remco
    C
    A.C. Gilbert Company
    D
    Ideal

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