Q 01/05

In what year were American Girl dolls first introduced?

A) 1986

B) 1992

C) 1998

D) 2001

Answer · why

A) 1986

Pleasant Company launched the first American Girl dolls in 1986, selling them only by mail-order catalogue until the first retail store opened in 1998...

Q 02/05

How tall are the classic American Girl dolls?

A) 12 inches

B) 15 inches

C) 24 inches

D) 18 inches

Answer · why

D) 18 inches

The classic American Girl dolls stand 18 inches tall, with cloth bodies and vinyl limbs, a size that spawned a whole market of 18-inch doll clothes an...

Q 03/05

Which company bought Pleasant Company in 1998 for $700 million?

A) Hasbro

B) Fisher-Price

C) Toys 'R' Us

D) Mattel

Answer · why

D) Mattel

Mattel, maker of Barbie, bought Pleasant Company for about $700 million in 1998, acquiring a doll line that had been pitched to parents as the anti-Ba...

Q 04/05

In which Wisconsin city was Pleasant Company founded?

A) Madison

B) Milwaukee

C) Green Bay

D) Kenosha

Answer · why

A) Madison

Pleasant Rowland founded Pleasant Company in Madison, her home city; she later gave more than $200 million to its Overture Center for the Arts.

Q 05/05

Which three characters were the original American Girl dolls at launch?

A) Felicity, Addy and Josefina

B) Samantha, Felicity and Kit

C) Kirsten, Samantha and Molly

D) Kirsten, Molly and Addy

Answer · why

C) Kirsten, Samantha and Molly

Kirsten, Samantha and Molly were the launch trio, all sharing the same 'Classic' face mould and differing mainly in hair and eye colour.