Elliot Handler Trivia Quiz: Co-Founder of Mattel Toys

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Elliot Handler Trivia Quiz: Co-Founder of Mattel Toys

Elliot Handler was an American inventor and businessman who co-founded the toy company Mattel, Inc. with his wife Ruth Handler. He is credited with inventing the Hot Wheels toy car line and the Barbie doll, which became global icons of American popular culture.

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What was the name of the Handlers' son who was the namesake of Ken dolls?

  • Kenneth

  • Allan

  • Harold

  • Matson

What was Elliot Handler's profession?

  • Inventor

  • Businessman

  • Industrial designer

  • All of the above

Who did the Handlers buy out when they took control of Mattel in the late 1940s?

  • Harold "Matt" Matson

  • Martha Armstrong-Hand

  • Allan Segal

  • Porky Pig

What was the name of the Handlers' first grandchild who inspired the creation of the 1965 talking doll Baby Cheryl?

  • Barbara

  • Allan

  • Kenneth

  • None of the above

What was the name of the Mattel product line introduced in 1966 that included smaller dolls called Liddle Kiddles?

  • Barbie

  • Hot Wheels

  • Chatty Cathy

  • Liddle Kiddles

What was the name of the Mattel product line introduced in 1968 that gave rise to 10,000 different models?

  • Liddle Kiddles

  • Barbie

  • Hot Wheels

  • Chatty Cathy

In which city was Elliot Handler born?

  • Los Angeles

  • Chicago

  • Denver

  • Pasadena

What was the name of the first talking doll developed by Mattel?

  • Charmin' Chatty

  • Tiny Chatty Baby

  • Chatty Cathy

  • Chatty Baby

When did Elliot Handler die?

  • April 9, 1916

  • July 21, 2011

  • July 21, 2009

  • None of the above

What was the name of the dance where Elliot Handler met his future wife Ruth Mosko?

  • Prom

  • Homecoming

  • B'nai B'rith

  • None of the above

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