Quiz: How much do you know about Barbie?
National Barbie Day is March 9
Keith Dunlap, Digital Content Team, Graham Media Group
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Tuesday is officially recognized as the iconic doll’s birthday, and it appears Barbie is aging like fine wine.
Barbie dolls are still a staple for kids to play with and even for adults to collect, so National Barbie Day will give people another chance to celebrate Barbs and all of her friends, who have come into our homes and hearts for so long now.
If you’re a Barbie fan, or even if you’re just curious to learn more about her, try your hand at the quiz below.
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On March 9, 1959, Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
And two years later in 1961 she got her boyfriend, Ken.
Over the last 62 years, Barbie has taken on over 150 careers. Some of them being an astronaut, presidential candidate and Olympic athlete.
Barbie was inducted into the toy hall of fame in 1998.
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Rumors of Barbie’s death were greatly exaggerated.
On March 8, 2014, the day before the doll’s 55th birthday, a [Daily Beast article](The Death of Barbie (thedailybeast.com) opined that the doll’s days were numbered due to declining sales. The Forward responded with mixed feelings for the Mattel toy, who, befitting her origins, meant a lot to Jewish women.
Barbie had her coming out on March 9, 1959 henceforth National Barbie Day when she appeared at the New York Toy Fair. She was the hour-glass-shaped scion of Ruth Handler, the child of Polish Jewish immigrants. The doll itself looked pretty
goysiche, even if her namesake wasn’t.