 - 1. On what date did the company change its name to just Hasbro, Inc.?
A) August 21, 1985
B) June 6, 1985
C) July 15, 1986
D) June 6, 1988
- 2. Which toys were the subject of a lawsuit won by Hasbro in 1985?
A) Maxie
B) Transformers
C) Jumpstarters
D) Jem
- 3. What was the name of the fashion doll introduced by Hasbro in 1986 to outsell Barbie?
A) Jumpstarters
B) Maxie
C) Barbie
D) Jem
- 4. In what year was the Jem doll withdrawn from the market?
A) 1985
B) 1987
C) 1990
D) 1986
- 5. What doll did Hasbro follow up with in 1988 so that Barbie clothing and accessories would fit?
A) Barbie
B) Jem
C) Monopoly
D) Maxie
- 6. Until what year did Maxie last on the market?
A) 1990
B) 1987
C) 1995
D) 1988
- 7. Under whose initiative in the late 1980s did Hasbro move to increase international sales?
A) Stephen Hassenfeld
B) Infogrames
C) Alan
D) Mattel
- 8. What amount did international sales reach in 1988 under Alan's initiative?
A) $433 million
B) $486 million
C) $268 million
D) $85 million
- 9. How much did Hasbro pay in 1988 to purchase part of Coleco Industries' product lines?
A) $85 million
B) $220 million
C) $6 million
D) $21 million
- 10. In which city were the two just-closed manufacturing plants acquired from Coleco located?
A) Amsterdam, New York
B) Mexico City, Mexico
C) Athens, Greece
D) Tokyo, Japan
- 11. In what month and year did Hasbro acquire bankrupt Coleco?
A) December 1990
B) July 1989
C) June 1985
D) May 1988
- 12. How much did Hasbro pay to acquire bankrupt Coleco in July 1989?
A) $85 million
B) $325 million
C) $486 million
D) $21 million
- 13. What were Hasbro's sales in 1989 after Stephen Hassenfeld died?
A) $104 million
B) Over $1.4 billion
C) $1.28 billion
D) $433 million
- 14. In 1991, how much did Hasbro pay to purchase Tonka Corp.?
A) $85 million
B) $220 million
C) $325 million
D) $486 million
- 15. Which maker of Monopoly was included in the purchase of Tonka Corp.?
A) Avalon Hill
B) Wizards of the Coast
C) Milton Bradley
D) Parker Brothers
- 16. Which two divisions were merged into one division by Hasbro?
A) Avalon Hill and Wizards of the Coast
B) Hasbro Toy Group and Galoob
C) Kenner Products and Playskool
D) Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers
- 17. In which countries did Alan open new units to expand Hasbro overseas?
A) Germany, Italy, and Spain
B) Greece, Hungary, and Mexico
C) Japan, UK, and France
D) China, India, and Vietnam
- 18. Which company in Japan did Hasbro purchase in 1992?
A) Coleco Industries
B) Nomura Toys Ltd.
C) Tonka Corp.
D) Galoob
- 19. What percentage of international sales did Hasbro reach in 1995?
A) 22%
B) 45%
C) 50%
D) 10%
- 20. What was the monetary value of international sales in 1995?
A) $433 million
B) $1.28 billion
C) $268 million
D) $1.4 billion
- 21. Which U.K.-based game maker did Hasbro lose its bid for to Mattel in 1993?
A) Coleco Industries
B) Avalon Hill
C) Nomura Toys Ltd.
D) J. W. Spear & Sons
- 22. Which film and TV tie-in product lines successfully drove US product development in the early 1990s?
A) Monopoly and Jumpstarters
B) Pokémon and Maxie
C) Transformers and Jem
D) Jurassic Park and Barney
- 23. In what year was the Hasbro Toy Group formed by merging multiple units?
A) 1991
B) 1995
C) 1998
D) 1994
- 24. Which company purchased Fisher-Price and retook the top spot in the toy industry?
A) Mattel
B) Infogrames
C) Coleco
D) Hasbro
- 25. When was Hasbro Interactive formed to enter the video game market?
A) Early in 1991
B) Late in 1995
C) Mid 1998
D) Late in 2003
- 26. What was Hasbro Interactive's first major video game release on CD-ROM?
A) Built to Rule
B) Jurassic Park
C) Pokémon
D) Monopoly
- 27. In what year was Mattel's proposed merger turned down by the Hasbro board?
A) 1999
B) 1996
C) 1998
D) 1995
- 28. Which retail company was particularly involved in the Justice Department investigation regarding exclusionary policies?
A) Infogrames
B) Nomura Toys
C) Toys "R" Us
D) Coleco
- 29. How much did Hasbro buy Avalon Hill for in 1998?
A) $6 million
B) $220 million
C) $325 million
D) $486 million
- 30. How much did Hasbro pay to buy Galoob in 1998?
A) $325 million
B) $100 million
C) $6 million
D) $220 million
- 31. What division was formed in 1998 when Milton Bradley merged with Parker Bros.?
A) Hasbro Interactive
B) Hasbro Games
C) Wizards of the Coast
D) Hasbro Toy Group
- 32. How much did Hasbro pay in 1999 for rights to Pokémon toys?
A) $6 million
B) $220 million
C) $325 million
D) $486 million
- 33. Which company is now a subsidiary of Hasbro and has Avalon Hill as its division?
A) Wizards of the Coast
B) Coleco Industries
C) Galoob
D) Tonka Corp.
- 34. To which French software concern was Hasbro Interactive sold in 2001?
A) Paramount Home Entertainment
B) Nomura Toys Ltd.
C) Infogrames
D) J. W. Spear & Sons
- 35. How much did Infogrames pay for Hasbro Interactive in 2001?
A) $100 million
B) $220 million
C) $325 million
D) $486 million
- 36. What was the name of the building block toy line entered by Hasbro in 2003?
A) Maxie
B) Hasbro iON
C) Built to Rule
D) Jumpstarters
- 37. In what year did the Built to Rule line end?
A) 2006
B) 2003
C) 2001
D) 2005
- 38. Which company did Hasbro enter into a deal with in 2004 to release programs on VHS and DVD?
A) Paramount Home Entertainment
B) Mattel
C) Toys "R" Us
D) Infogrames
- 39. What educational home video game console was released by Hasbro in 2006?
A) Jumpstarters
B) Hasbro iON
C) Built to Rule
D) Monopoly CD-ROM
- 40. In which city is Hasbro headquartered?
A) New York City, New York
B) Boston, Massachusetts
C) Providence, Rhode Island
D) Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- 41. Which of the following is a brand owned by Hasbro?
A) Hot Wheels
B) Barbie
C) Fisher-Price
D) Transformers
- 42. Who did Hasbro sell Entertainment One's film and television business to in 2023?
A) Warner Communications
B) Mattel
C) Lionsgate
D) Marvel Comics
- 43. What was the original product sold by Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923?
A) Modeling clay
B) Pencil cases
C) School supplies
D) Textile remnants
- 44. On what date was Hassenfeld Brothers incorporated in Rhode Island?
A) January 8, 1926
B) December 6, 1923
C) July 12, 1968
D) September 10, 1984
- 45. Whose popular toy did Hasbro purchase in 1952 to create their first major hit?
A) Burt Claster
B) James Shea Jr.
C) Jacob Klapper
D) George Lerner
- 46. What was the name of Hasbro's first popular toy purchased in 1952?
A) G.I. Joe
B) My Little Pony
C) Transformers
D) Mr. Potato Head
- 47. In what year did the company become a Disney major licensee?
A) 1942
B) 1960
C) 1954
D) 1964
- 48. Who ran the Empire Pencil subsidiary before it was spun off?
A) Stephen D. Hassenfeld
B) Harold Hassenfeld
C) Henry Hassenfeld
D) Merrill Hassenfeld
- 49. In what year did Hasbro introduce the short-lived product Flubber?
A) 1969
B) 1964
C) 1963
D) 1960
- 50. What term did Hassenfeld Brothers coin for G.I. Joe to market it to boys?
A) Action figure
B) Boy's doll
C) Military toy
D) Adventure hero
- 51. In 1964 and 1965, what fraction of Hassenfeld's sales did G.I. Joe account for?
A) One-third
B) One-half
C) Three-quarters
D) Two-thirds
- 52. Which company did Hasbro buy in 1969 that produced Romper Room?
A) Knickerbocker Toy Company
B) Milton Bradley Company
C) Burt Claster Enterprises
D) GLENCO Infant Items
- 53. What product line did Hasbro enter based on a television cooking show in the 1970s?
A) Chef's Delight
B) Galloping Gourmet
C) Easy-Bake Oven
D) Romper Room
- 54. Why were Javelin Darts eventually banned from sale in the United States in 1988?
A) They contained toxic levels of plastic
B) They were flying projectiles with sharp metal points causing multiple deaths
C) They were perceived as a junior junkie kit
D) They caused severe rashes and sore throats
- 55. What was the press nickname for the hypodermic needle-shaped water gun called The Hypo-Squirt?
A) Junior junkie kit
B) Dangerous dart
C) Medical menace
D) Toy syringe
- 56. Who took over as CEO of Hasbro in 1974?
A) Merrill Hassenfeld
B) Henry Hassenfeld
C) Stephen D. Hassenfeld
D) Alan G. Hassenfeld
- 57. In what year did Hasbro acquire licensing rights to Peanuts cartoon characters?
A) 1982
B) 1984
C) 1977
D) 1969
- 58. In what year was Empire Pencil spun off from Hasbro?
A) 1980
B) 1974
C) 1984
D) 1960
- 59. With whose help did Hasbro revive its G.I. Joe line in 1982?
A) Takara
B) Disney
C) Warner Communications
D) Marvel Comics
- 60. Which Japanese company's toylines did Hasbro inspect at the 1983 International Tokyo Toy Show to create Transformers?
A) Bandai
B) Takara
C) Nintendo
D) Sanrio
- 61. What infant product manufacturer and bib producer did Hasbro purchase in 1983?
A) Knickerbocker Toy Company
B) GLENCO Infant Items
C) Milton Bradley Company
D) Burt Claster Enterprises
- 62. Which struggling Warner Communications subsidiary did Hasbro purchase in 1983?
A) Milton Bradley Company
B) GLENCO Infant Items
C) Empire Pencil
D) Knickerbocker Toy Company
- 63. Who became the chairman of Hasbro Bradley after the Milton Bradley merger before leaving a few months later?
A) James Shea Jr.
B) Stephen D. Hassenfeld
C) Alan G. Hassenfeld
D) Merrill Hassenfeld
- 64. On what exact date did Hasbro become Hasbro Bradley?
A) January 8, 1926
B) December 6, 1923
C) July 12, 1968
D) September 10, 1984
- 65. Which famous party game was brought to Hasbro through the acquisition of Milton Bradley?
A) Risk
B) Monopoly
C) Clue
D) Twister
- 66. Which game maker did Hasbro acquire in 2008 for $77.5 million?
A) Backflip Studios
B) Cranium, Inc.
C) Sunbow Productions
D) Boulder Media Limited
- 67. Who was hired in May 2008 to lead the Hasbro Films division?
A) Phil Radford
B) Bennett Schneir
C) Jeffrey Katzenberg
D) Brian Goldner
- 68. Which company did Hasbro reacquire series from based on their properties in 2008?
A) Sunbow Productions
B) Cartamundi
C) Cranium, Inc.
D) Universal Pictures
- 69. Who was named CEO of the year by MarketWatch.com in the year of his promotion to CEO of Hasbro?
A) Jeffrey Katzenberg
B) Phil Radford
C) Brian Goldner
D) Bennett Schneir
- 70. With which company did Hasbro collaborate to launch the cable television network The Hub?
A) Discovery
B) Disney
C) Mattel
D) Universal Pictures
- 71. Which revival program on The Hub became the network's highest-rated program?
A) My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
B) Descendants
C) Transformers
D) Built to Rule
- 72. What was The Hub renamed to in 2013?
A) Hasbro Studios
B) Discovery Family
C) Starz Entertainment
D) Hub Network
- 73. On what date was Hub Network rebranded as Discovery Family?
A) October 10, 2010
B) January 1, 2016
C) September 1, 2017
D) October 13, 2014
- 74. Which organization accused Hasbro in 2011 of purchasing paper from ancient forests in Indonesia?
A) MarketWatch.com
B) Variety
C) Fortune magazine
D) Greenpeace
- 75. Who was the executive director of Greenpeace who praised Hasbro's new paper purchasing policy?
A) Phil Radford
B) Bennett Schneir
C) Jeffrey Katzenberg
D) Brian Goldner
- 76. What certifications did Hasbro's new paper policy aim to increase in its toy packaging?
A) Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
B) Fair Trade Certified
C) Energy Star
D) ISO 9001
- 77. What was the name of the contract OEM game manufacturing service started by Hasbro by April 2011?
A) 360 Manufacturing Services
B) Hasbro Studios
C) Boulder Media Limited
D) Cake Mix Studio
- 78. What was the name of Hasbro's building block line that marked their re-entry into the building block market in late 2011?
A) Descendants
B) Cranium
C) Built to Rule
D) Kre-O
- 79. How many new jobs did Hasbro promise to create in Rhode Island in exchange for a 2012 tax credit?
A) 10%
B) 125
C) 245
D) 70%
- 80. Instead of creating new jobs in Rhode Island in 2012, how many workers did Hasbro lay off?
A) More than 245 workers
B) Exactly 1,000 workers
C) 10% of its salaried employees
D) More than 125 workers
- 81. What was Brian Goldner's total calculated compensation for fiscal year 2012?
A) $77,500,000
B) $112,000,000
C) $9,684,285
D) $1,600,000
- 82. On July 9, 2013, what percentage stake in Backflip Studios did Hasbro buy for $112 million in cash?
A) 50%
B) 30%
C) 70%
D) 100%
- 83. Which company was rumored on November 6, 2012, to be discussing a multi-billion dollar deal to acquire Hasbro?
A) Comcast
B) DreamWorks Animation
C) Disney
D) Mattel
- 84. Which company did Disney buy out just a week before the acquisition rumors involving Hasbro surfaced in 2012?
A) Marvel
B) Backflip Studios
C) Lucasfilm
D) Pixar
- 85. Which magazine named Hasbro as one of the top 100 companies to work for in 2013?
A) MarketWatch
B) News Corporation
C) Variety
D) Fortune
- 86. On November 12, 2014, Hasbro was reported to be in talks to buy which company?
A) Lucasfilm
B) Lionsgate
C) DreamWorks Animation
D) Mattel
- 87. What proposed name was discussed for the combined company if the DreamWorks Animation acquisition had gone through?
A) Hasbro Entertainment
B) Hasbro-DreamWorks
C) DreamWorks-Hasbro
D) DreamWorks Starz
- 88. Who was slated to become the chairman of the proposed DreamWorks-Hasbro company?
A) Jeffrey Katzenberg
B) Brian Goldner
C) Bennett Schneir
D) Phil Radford
- 89. Which company has owned DreamWorks Animation since 2016?
A) Comcast
B) NBCUniversal
C) Mattel
D) Disney
- 90. On July 14, 2015, Hasbro announced its intent to sell its last two factories to which company?
A) Cranium, Inc.
B) Cartamundi
C) Boulder Media Limited
D) Backflip Studios
- 91. What license did Disney award to Hasbro starting January 1, 2016, following the expiration of Mattel's license?
A) Star Wars
B) Descendants
C) Marvel Comics
D) Disney Princess
- 92. What was the name of the Dublin-based company acquired by Hasbro on July 13, 2016?
A) Boulder Media Limited
B) Cartamundi
C) Cranium, Inc.
D) Backflip Studios
- 93. Who was placed in control of Boulder Media Limited after its acquisition by Hasbro?
A) Bennett Schneir
B) The chief content officer
C) The CEO Brian Goldner
D) Jeffrey Katzenberg
- 94. What was the name of the convention announced by Hasbro featuring 'all things Hasbro'?
A) HasCon
B) ToyFair
C) Discovery Con
D) HasbroCon
- 95. Which media publication reported on February 27, 2018, that Hasbro came close to buying Lionsgate?
A) News Corporation
B) Variety
C) MarketWatch.com
D) Fortune
- 96. When was Hasbro appointed as the global master toy licensee for Power Rangers?
A) October 19, 2018
B) February 16, 2018
C) August 22, 2019
D) May 1, 2018
- 97. Which company oversaw the construction of the Monopoly Mansion hotel?
A) Sirocco Group
B) M101 Holdings
C) Kilburn Live
D) Kingsmen Creatives
- 98. Who was assigned to manage the Monopoly Mansion hotel upon its opening?
A) M101's Sirocco Group
B) Kingsmen Creatives
C) Imagine Resorts and Hotels
D) Kilburn Live
- 99. What were Lost Kitties figures hidden inside?
A) Plastic eggs
B) Milk cartons
C) Toy boxes
D) Cardboard houses
- 100. Which company received a license to build a chain of NERF Action Xperience family entertainment centers?
A) Kilburn Live
B) Backflip Studios
C) Kingsmen Creatives
D) Imagine Resorts and Hotels
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