Classic Department Stores and Catalogs Trivia Challenge

Classic Department Stores and Catalogs
Trivia Challenge
Classic Department Stores and Catalogs
Browse the memories of famous catalogs, flagship stores, holiday displays, and department-store traditions.
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From Christmas wish books and mail-order catalogs to flagship stores, holiday parades, store restaurants, kit houses, and regional shopping landmarks, this challenge looks back at the department stores and catalogs that shaped American retail memory.
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  1. Which catalog retailer sold mail-order kit houses through its Modern Homes program?
  2. Which Chicago department store was known for the Walnut Room restaurant?
  3. Which Boston department store is remembered for blueberry muffins and regional New England shopping?
  4. Which retailer was famous for its Christmas “Wish Book” catalog?
  5. Which retailer created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for a 1939 holiday giveaway?
  6. Which department store chain was long associated with Philadelphia and a giant pipe organ?
  7. Which chain began in Wyoming as a store called The Golden Rule?
  8. Which store's New York flagship is closely associated with Herald Square?
  9. Which company is often credited with starting the first major American mail-order catalog in 1872?
  10. Which department store hosted the famous Thanksgiving Day parade in New York?
  11. Which retailer published a massive mail-order catalog often nicknamed the “Big Book”?
  12. Which store chain was a longtime rival of Macy's and inspired the phrase “Does Macy's tell _______?”
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