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1. The popularity of several crime scene investigation television series called "CSI" resulted in a kit for kids to act out the CSI's responsibilities. CBS Consumer Products produced the kit that enabled kids to make and study fingerprints. However, the kit contained a dangerous substance and was eventually removed from the market. What was that substance?
2. "Magnetix" was a brightly colored construction kit that one could make into stick figures of humans and animals or what ever your imagination allowed. What was wrong with this toy?
3. Aqua-Leisure issued a floating toy that it called "The Inflatable Baby Boat". Allegedly, it was safe to float an infant in a pool. What was its major flaw?
4. Sweet little Hannah Montana was pictured on the box containing "Hannah Montana Pop Star Card Game". It was found to contain 75 times more lead than allowable in children's toys. How was the manufacture able to avoid fine or prosecution?
5. Canadian-based Spin Master issued a toy called 'Agua Drops'. These were small beads that could be arranged to form patterns and designs. When treated with water, the beads fused together. They produced a drug called gamma-hydroxybutyrate, often referred to as GHB. It is found naturally in the human central nervous system and in wine, beer, meats, and citrus fruits. But in high doses it can produce a number of side effects. Which is NOT one of them?
6. One of the most enduring and popular dolls of all time was the so-called Cabbage Patch dolls. You could get a birth certificate and if the doll were damaged beyond repair, a death certificate. Which one of these variety of Cabbage Patch dolls was ruled unsafe?
7. Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was marketed in 1950 and was withdrawn in 1951. What was the reason parents objected to the set?
8. What was the problem with the toy called "Baby Hammock"?
9. While attending some group or organized picnic, someone would often bring out one of the most dangerous toys of all time. It consisted of a plastic target that could be placed on a lawn and four steel-tipped weighted implements that would be tossed overhanded at the target. What was the name of the this game?
10. Sky Dancer was issued in the mid-1990s and its appeal was a ballerina posed on a stand who could fly by pulling a cord. Why was it recalled?
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