Quick Quiz
Game 78
The Big Box of 64 Crayons
Fall, and a New School Year
A video by PeriscopeFilm
The game's question
Take one clue, then the next—the classroom may bring the answer with it.
Every fall, the school supplies came home in a paper bag: pencils, a ruler, and the prize of them all—a box of Crayola crayons. In 1958, the big box of 64 arrived, all those colors lined up in rows. Turn it around, and there was something on the back that no box of crayons had ever had before. What was it?
- A TV cowboy’s picture
- A built-in sharpener
- A snap-shut flap
Need a hint?
Think of a crayon after a week of coloring: the tip wears down and goes flat. The new part on the back fixed just that. Which color wore down first in your box?
See the answer
Answer: A built-in sharpener—on the back of the Crayola box of 64, in 1958.
Why this game : An object held every school day carries the rest with it: the smell of wax, the new-box feeling, the pride of a sharp point.
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