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Russel Wright Quiz

Questions

1) Which of the following is not true about Russel Wright?

a) He was a founding father in the development of plastic dinnerware.
b) He originally spelled his first name with 2 "L's".
c) He patented a folding chair and desk in 1956.
d) He was originally from Cleveland, Ohio.

2) Which manufacturer did not produce designs by Russel Wright?
a) DuPont
b) Leacock
c) Imperial Glass
d) Hall China

3) Which dinnerware line or pattern is not by Russel Wright?
a) Theme Formal
b) FlairArabesque
c) KnowlesSeeds
d) Country Gardens

4) Which textiles were not designed by Russel Wright?
a) Spice Simtex Matkins
b) Leacock Brushstrokes
c) Leacock Leaspun
d) Simtex Autumn's Bounty

5) Which of the following is not a Bauer pottery item by Russel Wright?
a) floor vase
b) corsage vase
c) square flower pot
d) Sting Ray bowl

6) Which of the following is not true?
a) Russel Wright's Highlight was the first complete dinnerware service which matched glass with pottery.
b) The Russel Wright Accessory Company produced the Pearl line of flatware.
c) Oceana was manufactured by Kleppinger, LLC.
d) Russel Wright was the first to popularize designs in aluminum.

7) Which is not a Russel Wright design?
a) Theme Informal Glassware
b) Whoozoo seal paperweight
c) Everlast birdcage
d) Appleman Art Glass electric serving tray

8) Which of the following is true about Russel Wright?
a) Princeton graduate
b) Studied at the Columbia School of Architecture
c) The first designer of modern American dinnerware
d) Designed furniture for Herman-Miller

9) How old would Russel Wright be if he were alive today (2010)?
a) 106
b) 103
c) 95
d) 86

10) Which color is not a Paden City Highlight glaze?
a) Blueberry
b) Blackberry
c) Nutmeg
d) Chive