1. 1947
   1951
2. 1954

An inventor since adolescence, Tupper filed his most famous patent on June 2, 1947 for the “E.S. Tupper Open Mouth Container and Nonsnap type of Closure Therefor.”

1. True
2. False

In 1951, Earl Tupper decided to do away with in-store Tupperware sales and redirected the business model to only direct sales, via Tupperware parties.

1. Newsweek
   TIME
2. Businessweek

In 1954, having made Tupperware a leading household brand under her guidance, Brownie Wise became Businessweek magazine’s first cover woman.

1. Burp them.
   Wash them.
2. Unsnap the lids.

Brownie Wise encouraged Tupperware salespeople to demonstrate how to "burp" the containers. That burping sound signaled that Tupperware's signature vacuum seal -- which kept food fresher longer -- was in effect.

1. The Wonder Line
   The Millionaire Line
2. The Plastimagic Line

Featuring 14 products, including tumblers, nesting bowls and their famous burping lids, Tupper's original Millionaire Line came in frosty white crystal and five pastel tones.

1. Museum of Modern Art
   Smithsonian Institution
2. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Before the brand became a household name in the 1960s, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York had already included Tupperware as part of a futuristic kitchenware design exhibit.

1. $8 million
   $16 million
2. $32 million

In 1958, after firing his vice president of Tupperware Parties, Brownie Wise, Tupper sold his plastics company for $16 million and moved to Costa Rica.

1. 1972
   1980
2. 1988

After a slump in sales, Tupperware branched out beyond its Tupperware parties-only direct sales approach and began offering catalogue sales in 1988.

1. Tupperware Jubilee
   Tupperware Jamboree
2. Tupperware Hoedown

The annual Tupperware Jubilee sales celebrations at the company headquarters help incentivize direct sales and build brand loyalty among employees.

1. Aluminum foil
   Shower caps
2. Nylon stockings

Tupperware's signature sealing lids eliminated the need to cover leftovers with shower caps.

1. Polytastic Plastic
   Poly-T
2. Poly-Perfect

Tupper named the plastic itself "Poly-T: Material of the Future" and coined "Tupperware" as the name of his product line of containers.

1. Pink
   Yellow
2. Red

The original "Millionaire Line" of Tupperware came in crystal, as well as five pastel shades of yellow, blue, green, orange and pink.

1. Cookware
   Cosmetics
2. Cars

After parting ways with Tupperware in 1958, Brownie Wise joined Cinderella cosmetics to enliven its direct sales, but she wasn't able to put her magic Tupperware touch on the product line.

1. 45
   90
2. 180

Vintage Tupperware probably won't make anyone rich. According to Country Living magazine, a set of original Tupperware in good condition is valued around $45.

1. Tupper Tree Doctors
   Tupper Automotive
2. Tupper Plumbing & Maintenance

In 1928, Earl Tupper went into the landscaping business with Tupper Tree Doctors. Ten years later, he started up the Earl S. Tupper Company that led him to Tupperware.

1. Every 3 seconds
   Every 3 minutes
2. Every 3 hours

Believe it or not, Tupperware is so popular worldwide that a handful of new parties start every 3 seconds. In the time it took you to read and answer this question, several parties got underway.