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

Ruth Handler based her on the German Bild Lilli doll after watching her daughter Barbara give paper dolls adult roles.

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

Mattel has since sold more than a billion Barbies, making her its most profitable line.

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

Creator Carter Bryant was a former Mattel employee, sparking a decade-long legal fight that MGA eventually won in 2011.

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

Their debut single Wannabe hit number one in 37 countries and they remain the best-selling girl group ever.

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

The column ran in The New York Observer; the HBO series premiered in June 1998 and ran 94 episodes.