Round 3 of 10 · 10 questions · multiple choice

Around the House Trivia Questions

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Before electric refrigerators, an "icebox" kept food cold using what?

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1. Before electric refrigerators, an "icebox" kept food cold using what?
A. Snow B. Blocks of ice C. Cold water pipes D. Salt
Answer: B. Blocks of ice
2. What was a telephone "party line"?
A. A line shared by several households B. A phone kept for parties C. A long-distance line D. A line only for emergencies
Answer: A. A line shared by several households
3. On older washing machines, what was the "wringer" used for?
A. Adding soap B. Heating the water C. Squeezing water out of clothes D. Folding clothes
Answer: C. Squeezing water out of clothes
4. A percolator is used to make what?
A. Tea B. Toast C. Soup D. Coffee
Answer: D. Coffee
5. S&H Green Stamps could be traded in for what?
A. Cash B. Household goods and gifts C. Bus fares D. Postage
Answer: B. Household goods and gifts
6. Swanson’s early TV dinners came on what kind of tray?
A. Aluminum B. Wooden C. Glass D. Paper
Answer: A. Aluminum
7. What did you do with a telephone’s rotary dial?
A. Change the volume B. Turn the phone on C. Dial a number D. Answer a call
Answer: C. Dial a number
8. The Sears "Wish Book" was a famous what?
A. Cookbook B. Diary C. Map D. Mail-order catalog
Answer: D. Mail-order catalog
9. Before ballpoint pens, schoolchildren dipped their pens into what?
A. Inkwells B. Paint pots C. Water cups D. Glue jars
Answer: A. Inkwells
10. What would a milkman leave on the doorstep?
A. Newspapers B. Bottles of milk C. Letters D. Bread
Answer: B. Bottles of milk

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