Q 01/05

Ruth Handler got the idea for Barbie from watching her daughter play with which toys?

A) Paper dolls

B) Baby dolls

C) Rag dolls

D) Porcelain dolls

Answer · why

A) Paper dolls

Paper dolls: her daughter gave the cut-out figures grown-up roles, so Handler pushed Mattel for a grown-up doll girls could dress, when shops sold lit...

Q 02/05

Barbie's official birthday marks her 1959 unveiling at a toy fair in which city?

A) New York

B) Chicago

C) Nuremberg

D) London

Answer · why

A) New York

New York: Mattel unveiled her to the trade at the city's annual Toy Fair, where many buyers thought a doll with an adult figure would never sell and r...

Q 03/05

What is Barbie's full name?

A) Barbara Ann Hadley

B) Barbara Millicent Roberts

C) Barbara Jean Sherwood

D) Barbara Rose Fairchild

Answer · why

B) Barbara Millicent Roberts

Barbara Millicent Roberts: Barbie is short for Barbara, and the doll was named after her creator's daughter Barbara.

Q 04/05

What pattern adorned Barbie's original 1959 swimsuit?

A) Polka dots

B) Gingham check

C) Zebra stripes

D) Floral print

Answer · why

C) Zebra stripes

Zebra stripes: the doll was sold wearing the black-and-white swimsuit and every other outfit cost extra, a plan her creator likened to selling razors ...

Q 05/05

Barbie and Ken were named after two real people who were what to each other?

A) Spouses

B) Siblings

C) Neighbors

D) Classmates

Answer · why

B) Siblings

Siblings: the dolls' creator named them after her own daughter and son, so the toy couple's names come from a brother and sister.