Q 01/05

In 1993, pranksters swapped the voice boxes of talking G.I. Joe figures with those of which toy?

A) Barbie

B) Teddy Ruxpin

C) Chatty Cathy

D) Cabbage Patch Kids

Answer · why

A) Barbie

Barbie: the doctored toys went back onto store shelves, so buyers found Barbies barking battle commands and Joes chirping Barbie's lines.

Q 02/05

Which word were Hasbro's salespeople forbidden to use for G.I. Joe?

A) Plaything

B) Doll

C) Statuette

D) Figurine

Answer · why

B) Doll

Doll: Hasbro branded Joe an 'action figure' instead, to set him apart from dolls.

Q 03/05

Hasbro worked out the first G.I. Joe's movable joints by copying what?

A) A crash-test dummy

B) An artist's mannequin

C) A department-store dummy

D) A medical skeleton

Answer · why

B) An artist's mannequin

An artist's mannequin: copying its joints gave the 1964 Joe 21 moving parts.

Q 04/05

Which of the four original 1964 G.I. Joe figures represented the Air Force?

A) Action Flyer

B) Action Ace

C) Action Airman

D) Action Pilot

Answer · why

D) Action Pilot

Action Pilot: like a razor that sells blades, each basic figure was the hook for the uniforms and gear Hasbro sold separately.

Q 05/05

Which Manhattan licensing agent came up with the idea for the G.I. Joe figure in 1963?

A) Stanley Weston

B) Don Levine

C) Merrill Hassenfeld

D) Larry Hama

Answer · why

A) Stanley Weston

Executive Don Levine told him 'You will make a fortune with these' and bought the whole concept for $100,000.