Trivia Time

[Louetta]

I haven’t posted here for a while, so I thought I would revive this thread just for fun.

Here’s my trivia question: What was the first toy to be advertised on television?

I'll go with Teddy Bear.

[BlueWolf]

I'll go with Teddy Bear.

Nope, not Teddy Bear.

[Paco]

I'll go with

HOWDY DOODY

[BlueWolf]

I'll go with

HOWDY DOODY

Nope. Not Howdy Doody. Here’s a hint. It’s still a well known toy today.

[jiesen]

How about Mr. Potato Head?

[Louetta]

How about Mr. Potato Head?

Nah.......

[riverbabe]

Nah.......

Barbie!....

[BlueWolf]

How about Mr. Potato Head?

We have a winner! It was indeed the iconic Mr. Potato Head, a toy that has seemed to stand the test of time. It was first advertised on television on April 30, 1952

[BlueWolf]

Barbie!....

That would have probably been my guess or maybe Slinky, but Mr. Potato head it is.

[BlueWolf]

To celebrate the 1869 opening of the Suez Canal, the Egyptian ruler commissioned a well-known composer to write a spectacular opera. Which opera, which composer?

[Louetta]

I'll go with Cleopatra's Night by Henry Kimball Hadley.

[jiesen]

That can't be right.

[BlueWolf]

I'll go with Cleopatra's Night by Henry Kimball Hadley.

That isn’t it.

[Louetta]

That can't be right.

Why ever not?

[BlueWolf]

Well, no correct answers, so I will reveal. The composer was Giuseppe Verdi and the opera was Aida.