Q 01/05

Barbie was introduced by Mattel on March 9 of which year?

A) 1967

B) 1963

C) 1959

D) 1971

Answer · why

C) 1959

Barbie debuted on March 9, 1959, at the American International Toy Fair in New York; Ruth Handler named her after her daughter Barbara.

Q 02/05

Barbie was based on which German doll that Ruth Handler bought on a trip to Europe?

A) Steiff Greta

B) Bild Lilli

C) Käthe Kruse

D) Schildkröt Inge

Answer · why

B) Bild Lilli

Bild Lilli was a German doll based on a comic-strip character in the tabloid Bild; Ruth Handler bought one in Switzerland in 1956 and Mattel acquired ...

Q 03/05

The four original Bratz dolls released in 2001 were Yasmin, Cloe, Jade and who?

A) Meygan

B) Dana

C) Roxxi

D) Sasha

Answer · why

D) Sasha

Sasha completed the original 2001 Bratz line-up with Yasmin, Cloe and Jade; designer Carter Bryant, a former Mattel employee, sketched them, which led...

Q 04/05

Which Spice Girl was 'Ginger Spice'?

A) Geri Halliwell

B) Victoria Beckham

C) Emma Bunton

D) Melanie C

Answer · why

A) Geri Halliwell

Geri Halliwell was Ginger Spice, named for her red hair; she left the group in May 1998 at the height of its fame.

Q 05/05

Sex and the City is based on a newspaper column and 1996 book by which writer?

A) Jennifer Weiner

B) Candace Bushnell

C) Lauren Weisberger

D) Helen Fielding

Answer · why

B) Candace Bushnell

Candace Bushnell wrote the 'Sex and the City' column for The New York Observer from 1994 and collected it in a 1996 book; the HBO series premiered in ...