Check your answers to this 3-question quiz from the reel. Each question appears in the original order, with the correct answer and its explanation.
Question 1
Who created Tinkertoy?
- A. Wright and Klamer
- B. Knerr and Melin
- C. Smith and Odell
- D. Pajeau and Petit
Correct answer: D. Pajeau and Petit
Charles Pajeau and Robert Petit created the construction set.
Question 2
What play inspired the Tinkertoy design?
- A. Building with cards
- B. Stacking wooden blocks
- C. Joining sticks and thread spools
- D. Folding paper shapes
Correct answer: C. Joining sticks and thread spools
The rods-and-spools system grew directly from children's improvised building play.
Question 3
Which decade first brought colour to wooden Tinkertoy?
- A. 1930s
- B. 1950s
- C. 1970s
- D. 1990s
Correct answer: B. 1950s
Colour was added to the traditional wooden set in the 1950s.