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Post by Jamit on Aug 11, 2005 14:06:14 GMT -5
Hey all, I've decided to start this LEGO Trivia. I will ask a question and you must answer. Every time you answer right you get one point. First person to twenty wins. The prize will be a custom rank which I will create.  Here we go: How did LEGO get the name "LEGO"? |
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Post by zjpahle on Aug 11, 2005 14:26:10 GMT -5
LEGO-which started in Switzerland- roughly translated means play well. (is that what you meant, Jamit?)
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Post by Jamit on Aug 11, 2005 14:32:29 GMT -5
Nope. I mean how did the Toy company that we now know and love (and hate  ) get the name "LEGO". |
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Post by dyip_90 on Aug 11, 2005 14:34:06 GMT -5
leg godt, wasn't it a bunch of people that submitted names and the leader christiansen chose one (his own)?
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Post by Jamit on Aug 11, 2005 14:48:45 GMT -5
That is right. One point for you:
dyip_90 - 1
Name all of the Minifigs from the "Egyptian Desert" Adventurers theme.
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Post by RSP on Aug 11, 2005 18:29:09 GMT -5
Johnny Thunder, Sam Sinister, Baron Von Barren, um, That Guy With the Magnifying Glass, And um, Mr. Mummy?
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Post by J1A3L5 on Aug 11, 2005 19:11:13 GMT -5
Johnny Thunder, Miss Pippen Reed, Baron Von Baron, Dr. Kilroy, Sam Sinister, Harry Caine. I'm assuming the misc. skeletons, mummies, alligators, snakes, and bats don't count. Of course if you live in the UK, Johnny Thunder would be Sam Grant. Adventurers rocked. I have most of the original sets. -Jail. Edit: I believe Dr. Kilroy is incorrect - Charles Lightning sounds better. Hmmm, I think Dr. Kilroy was the "newer" version of the character. Meh, I'm doing this off the top of my head, not looking anything up. Anyone know for sure? |
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Post by Jamit on Aug 11, 2005 19:55:39 GMT -5
That's right Jail. And if you want to know all the people's names then you can try here. dyip_90 - 1 J1A3L5 - 1 Name the first 6 Toa. |
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Post by J1A3L5 on Aug 11, 2005 19:59:28 GMT -5
Pohatu, Onua, Gali, Tahu, Lewa, and Kopaka.
Sorry, but that question was weak. Really weak.
-Jail.
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Post by Jamit on Aug 11, 2005 20:39:14 GMT -5
J1A3L5 - 2
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Then how about we ask something a little bit harder. Well it would be hard for me:
What happend in the late 1950s that resulted in LEGO's decision to discontinue all wooden toy production?
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Post by J1A3L5 on Aug 11, 2005 20:53:39 GMT -5
Ole Kirk's workshop burned down, causing them to restart and open to new ideas, in 1924. Then, the lack of a "system of play" was brought to his attention, bringing in the automatic binding brick. The tractor set was made, and reinforced the concept of "additional play value" through a toy that could be put together.
Are you a fellow owner of The World of LEGO Toys?
By the way, I don't recall any mention of a disconinuation of the wooden models in the late 1950's - The automatic binding brick came in in 1949.
-Jail.
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Post by Jamit on Aug 11, 2005 21:10:44 GMT -5
Well they did discontinu the wooden toys in the late 50s. But by that time half the sales were the plastic toys... Look around the net, should not be hard.
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Post by J1A3L5 on Aug 11, 2005 23:18:51 GMT -5
Oh - We're supposed to look this stuff up? At that point it ceases to be a knowledge test, and is just an exercise in information retrieval. Anyway, I went to my Ultimate LEGO Book and according to it there was another fire in in the Wooden Toys Department in February 1960. If that is indeed the case, your question is flawed unless the "late 1950's" include 1960. -Jail. |
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Post by Jamit on Aug 12, 2005 7:33:39 GMT -5
If that is indeed the case, your question is flawed unless the "late 1950's" include 1960. I guess it was flawed. But you still got it: J1A3L5 - 3 dyip_90 - 1 What year did the Black Falcon minifigs first appear? |
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Post by TheQ on Aug 12, 2005 8:54:13 GMT -5
The year was 1984, 21 years ago. First sets were 6073 Knight's Castle and 6103 Knights . I believe you mean the original "unarmored" Black Falcon figure? -Q, "My father was a LEGO builder too =P" |
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Post by Jamit on Aug 12, 2005 11:48:39 GMT -5
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What year did the first non-classic smily head come out?
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Post by J1A3L5 on Aug 12, 2005 15:30:24 GMT -5
Assuming we're sticking to minifigure scale heads, I'm fairly confident that was the Pirate line of 1989 that introduced printed heads. I could be wrong though.
-Jail.
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Post by TheQ on Aug 12, 2005 16:07:51 GMT -5
Jamit, I don't see any points for me |
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Post by Jamit on Aug 12, 2005 18:54:43 GMT -5
I'm very sorry.  J1A3L5 - 4 dyip_90 - 1 TheQ - 1 Name all the licenses that LEGO has gotten. |
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Post by J1A3L5 on Aug 12, 2005 19:01:17 GMT -5
Star Wars.
Harry Potter.
Winney-The-Pooh.
Mickey Mouse.
Maersk.
Galidor.
Bob the Builder.
Dora The Explorer.
Shell.
McDonalds.
Stena.
Silja.
There's others too, such as Weebatix, and even Samsonite could possibly be considered a license. How detailed are you looking for? If I were to look it up I think I could come up with more...
-Jail.
Edit: Does NASA count?
Edit 2: Was Minitalia a licensed product or a offshoot of LEGO? I can't remember.
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