Collectibles Trivia

1. What German toy manufacturer produces the plastic farm animal Farm Life Series that includes Holstein and Braunvieh cows?

From Quiz Some People Collect Cows

Answer: Schleich

Schleich manufactures plastic animals as part of its Farm Life series, which includes cows, pigs, chickens and other farm animals. The company was founded in 1935 by Friedrich Schliech in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. It is one of Europe's largest toy manufacturers and a major international supplier of plastic animal figurines. Bruder is best known for toy trucks. Hape specializes in wooden toys. Steiff manufactures stuffed toys, and has some stuffed cows in its inventory.

From Quiz What Are Those?

Answer: Matchbooks

A phillumenist collects matchbooks or matchbox labels. The etymology of the word: phil- [Love of] -{English} lumen- [Light] -{Latin}.

From Quiz Want To Spoon With Me?

Answer: Wales

Although Scandinavian and some European countries also have a tradition of carved wooden spoons, these love spoons have come to be known as Welsh love spoons. Originally they were given as a token of love, but also as a demonstration to the father of the intended bride that her husband was skilled in woodworking and could support the family. They incorporate traditional emblems, such as hearts for love, bells for marriage, horseshoes for luck. Many were carved by sailors and these usually have an anchor somewhere on them. The earliest known one in the United Kingdom is dated 1667 and is in a museum in Cardiff. There is an older one in Germany, dated 1664, which is the oldest one known in the world. Today these spoons are very much a craft item. The decoration on them makes them impractical as a functional item. They are bought as souvenirs and given as birthday or Christmas presents, or as a love gift on Valentine's day.

From Quiz Capping My Collection

Answer: Shell

The cap I found belongs to the company known as Royal Dutch Shell. The oil and gas producer is more commonly referred to simply as Shell. The company has been founded in 1907 as the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and the Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd merged. It has since grown to become one of the largest energy companies in the world. The company logo of Shell is a giant yellow scallop, apparently a sea shell called Pecten Maximus. This logo was created in 1971. The brand name "Shell" refers to one of the two companies involved in the original merger. One of the founders' father used to have a company selling sea shells to collectors in the city of London. The sea shells were mostly collected from the area around the Caspian Sea, which gave the son of the owner the idea to start exporting oil from that region.

From Quiz Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop

Answer: Anglo-Saxon

In ancient Anglo-Saxon weddings a pair of shoes was as important as the wedding ring is now. Rings were not exchanged between bride and groom. Instead, the bride passed her shoes to the groom who would then take the shoes and tap the bride on the head with them. This symbolized that wherever the groom went the bride would follow.

From Quiz The History and Collecting of Beermats

Answer: Tegestology

The name is derived, by some slightly contrived etymology, from the Latin word "teg", meaning a small rug or mat. Beermat collectors are thus known as "tegestologists".

From Quiz Snapple Caps "Real Facts" the Sequel

Answer: Pips

Pips are used on dice as well as dominoes. The new Snapple "Real Facts" start at #673. "Real Fact" #673 deals with turtle reproduction. All of these "Real Facts" in this quiz are actually real facts, so don't worry, the answers are out there.

From Quiz Light It Up

Answer: Zipper

George Blaisdell used the word Zippo because he liked the word "zipper". He started making different variations of the word zipper and decided that Zippo sounded the most modern.

From Quiz Hobby "Collectionistas"

Answer: trading cards

Cartophily is from the French for "card" and the Greek for "love of". This hobby originated with collecting cards provided with cigarettes and evolved into baseball trading card collections and, more recently, Pokémon cards.

From Quiz Swarovski Crystal Figurines

Answer: The Lovebirds

Issued in 1987 this was the first part of a Trilogy named "Caring and Sharing" comprising "The Lovebirds", "Turtle Doves" and "The Woodpeckers". Priced at £85 in the UK the price has since soared, steadying at around £2,600. This is because of its rarity. It was not issued Globally, but was restricted to English speaking Countries, so collectors in other Countries wanting to complete their Trilogy have pushed up the secondary market price.

From Quiz Name the Collector/Enthusiast

Answer: Bibliophile

"Bibliophilia" is an appreciation of the quality and format of books, this is not to be confused with "bibliomania" where a person loses social relations due to their desire to possess a particular book. British Prime Minister Gladstone was known as being a bibliophile.

From Quiz Snapple Cap Facts Real Facts or Not?

Answer: 2

This is a Snapple Cap "Real Fact." Those big mammals sure don't require as much sleep as people. Elephants are gentle giants that have been used by people throughout Asia and Africa for many generations.

From Quiz Original Garbage Pail Kids Cards

Answer: Topps

The cards first appeared in 1985. They were based on the popularity of the Cabbage Patch Kids founded in Cleveland Georgia.

From Quiz Scrimshaw

Answer: Scrimshander

Both scrimshaw and scrimshander come from unknown language paths but scalawag actually has nothing to do with maritime terms. Instead it was a name given to American Southerners who supported reconstruction after the Civil War.

From Quiz Who Collects What?

Answer: Coins

"Numismatist" comes from the Late Latin word for "coin" -- "numisma." Most Latin dictionaries don't even have this word. The OED first finds it in print in 1799.

From Quiz Rather Odd Collectibles

Answer: The Academy Awards (until 1983)

Ray Dodge, an athlete at the 1924 Olympics, was involved in the design of the Academy Awards statuette, as well as the more sensual Hula Girl lamps! Dodge Inc. went out of business in 1983.

From Quiz Autograph Collecting

Answer: Self-addressed envelope

Including a self-addressed envelope means that your chosen celebrity doesn't need to go into the hassle of finding a suitable envelope and writing your address. Unless it is a gift, celebrities never require a teddy bear, a map or a roll of stamps.

From Quiz My Tea, Please, Caddy

Answer: Silver

There are several reasons for this. Silver caddy spoons were extremely fashionable, so large numbers of them were made. Their lightness meant they were less expensive than most types of silverware. They tended to have personal and sentimental significance, so they were also more likely to be saved as heirlooms. Probably many more spoons in less expensive materials were made, but then discarded over the years. Other materials used included wood, horn, tortoiseshell, bone, ivory, natural sea shells, mother-of-pearl, coconut shell, stone, ceramics, and glass. Old Sheffield plate spoons (rolled silver fused onto copper plate) were a speciality of Sheffield. Close-plated and electroplated spoons can also be found. Modern caddy spoons are sometimes silver or silverplated, but many are brass. Even plastic is still used! Descriptions and history of the caddy spoon are as documented in "Caddy Spoons, an Illustrated Guide" (published 1988) and "Caddy Spoons, an Illustrated Supplement," (1998) both by John Norie, who was an avid collector and painstaking historian. He was quite literally "the man who wrote the book" on his subject. His work remains the definitive reference. Unfortunately, the books are out of print, and in great demand by collectors, so they command very high prices. After his death, Norie's collection was sold at auction in 2004.

From Quiz Charlie's Angels Toys and Collectibles

Answer: Kelly, Kris, Sabrina

Aladdin Industries produced this lunchbox and thermos set in 1978. They also released a brunch bag and thermos set the same year. According to the "Charlie's Angels Casebook," in 1979 an Aladdin spokeswoman with the item were destroyed."said, "We manufactured a prototype lunchbox with Farrah's likeness on it; then after we manufactured the test issue, we found out she would not be returning and that was the season the lunchbox would be out. We felt that since she would not be with the series by then, it may not sell, so the prototype box as well as all designs connected with it were destroyed."

From Quiz U.S. Political Memorabilia

Answer: 1896

The celluloid political button, which is the staple of most collectors, consists of a round piece of paper with a photo or slogan, covered in celluloid with a pin-back attached to it. Prior to 1896, campaigns used metal pins which framed small photos of candidates, as well as ribbons, coins and trinkets.

From Quiz Playmobil

Answer: Hans Beck & Beck

Hans Beck retired in spring 1999, just before the 25th birthday of the introduction of Playmobil toys. He was also awarded with his own statue during the "World Expo 2000."

From Quiz Beer Mat Slogans

Answer: Tegestology

Dysteleology is the study of purposeless organs - usually after drinking several beers. Coprology is the study of Richard's (you know: Richard the Third) - usually after drinking several Newcastle Brown Ales. Emetology is the study of vomiting - no comment. Which leaves Tegestology being the study of Beermats. From the latin tegetis - covering, mat. Since most people just collect rather than study them, calling it an -ology is a bit pretentious. Actually the beermat collection is my wife's, I collected bar towels which is a much more difficult hobby and usually called "Hey come back here with that towel"

From Quiz A Proper English Tea: Porcelain

Answer: Chelsea

Translucence, pure white color, and a clear ring when tapped were the attributes of porcelain most craved. Nicholas Sprimont, director of the Chelsea factory, had learned valuable lessons while training in France. His formula included pulverized glass and had a resonant ring. Because the glassy formula tended to melt unevenly, Chelsea porcelain shows less dense spots called moons when held up to a light.

From Quiz Moose's Mighty Beanz

Answer: 61

There are 61 Mighty Beanz in Series 1. Did you forget about Mighty Moose?

From Quiz Crazy for "Crazy Bones" Specials

Answer: "jelly"

These are the least rare special "bones" (about 1 per pack), but are nice to look at. They come in many colors.

From Quiz "ZOIDs" Toys Across the Pacific

Answer: Berserk Fuhrer

The Berserk Fuhrer was misnamed the Berserk Fury, possibly because the word "Fuhrer" might be identified by some people as meaning Hitler. The Buster Rifles mentioned are actually its Charged Particle Cannons, though "Buster Rifle" is the technical term for them.

From Quiz The Whimsical World Of Pocket Dragons

Answer: Stalking the cookie jar.

"Stalking the cookie jar" was first released in June 1989 and was finally retired to the old Dragon's home in December 1997.

From Quiz Rocks and Minerals

Answer: Cobaltocalcite

This mineral, contradictory to its name, is actually pink.

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