Q 01/05

How tall are the classic American Girl dolls?

A) 4 inches

B) 9 inches

C) 18 inches

D) 36 inches

Answer · why

C) 18 inches

18 inches: the all-American doll began as a West German one, modelled on a doll by the maker Götz, whose factory also produced the first American Girl...

Q 02/05

Which former schoolteacher launched the American Girl dolls in 1986?

A) Pleasant Rowland

B) Ruth Handler

C) Ann M. Martin

D) Madame Alexander

Answer · why

A) Pleasant Rowland

Pleasant Rowland: the idea struck while she was Christmas shopping for two nieces and found only babies to mother or teen fashion dolls, nothing that ...

Q 03/05

American Girl's founder called her blend of play and history lessons 'chocolate cake with' what?

A) Sprinkles

B) Vitamins

C) Medicine

D) Candles

Answer · why

B) Vitamins

Vitamins: the history was the healthy part, and girls swallowed it gladly. Sold only by catalogue, the dolls took in $1.7 million in their first four ...

Q 04/05

Which toy giant bought American Girl's maker for $700 million in 1998?

A) Hasbro

B) Mattel

C) Lego

D) Bandai

Answer · why

B) Mattel

Mattel: the founder sold to the maker of Barbie, the very kind of doll American Girl had been created as an alternative to, and admitted the irony did...

Q 05/05

Which three characters were American Girl's original dolls in 1986?

A) Kirsten, Felicity and Addy

B) Kirsten, Samantha and Molly

C) Samantha, Felicity and Josefina

D) Molly, Addy and Josefina

Answer · why

B) Kirsten, Samantha and Molly

Kirsten, Samantha and Molly: the colonial era that gave the founder her idea was left out at launch, and Felicity only arrived as the fourth character...