Q 01/05

How tall are the classic American Girl dolls?

A) 12 inches

B) 24 inches

C) 18 inches

D) 15 inches

Answer · why

C) 18 inches

The design was modelled on dolls made by Götz in West Germany; Bitty Baby is the smaller 15-inch line.

Q 02/05

Which former schoolteacher founded the company in Madison, Wisconsin, and introduced the dolls in 1986?

A) Pleasant Rowland

B) Ruth Handler

C) Valerie Tripp

D) Madame Alexander

Answer · why

A) Pleasant Rowland

A former second-grade teacher and textbook writer, she started the company in Madison, Wisconsin.

Q 03/05

A trip to which historic site inspired the founder to create the line?

A) Plimoth Plantation

B) Mount Vernon

C) Old Sturbridge Village

D) Colonial Williamsburg

Answer · why

D) Colonial Williamsburg

She saw a gap between baby dolls and Barbie for a doll that looked like a child and taught something.

Q 04/05

Which toy giant bought the company in 1998, and for how much?

A) Hasbro, for $300 million

B) Mattel, for $700 million

C) Mattel, for $1.5 billion

D) Fisher-Price, for $450 million

Answer · why

B) Mattel, for $700 million

The brand was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2021.

Q 05/05

Which three characters were the original 1986 historical dolls?

A) Felicity, Samantha and Addy

B) Kirsten, Samantha and Molly

C) Kirsten, Josefina and Kit

D) Samantha, Molly and Felicity

Answer · why

B) Kirsten, Samantha and Molly

All three shared one face mould, distinguished by hair and eye colour.