Child's Play Trivia Quiz

Answer: softball

Softball requires throwing a ball, hitting it and running around in a large area. Not the best game to play inside where space is limited and there are items that could be damaged during this activity.

Answer: Old Maid

Usually the queen of spades is the selected card chosen to be the "old maid". The other queens are removed from the deck and all cars are then dealt to the players. Players examine the cards in their hands, make pairs and discard those pairs. Playing counter-clockwise, players draw the remaining cards from each other, making and discarding pairs.

The player left with the odd card is the "old maid" and loses the game.

Answer: Backgammon

Chutes and Ladders started out in India and was adapted in England where it was called Snakes and Ladders. A player moves a game piece around the board either moving up a ladder or down a chute depending where it lands on the board. The player who is first to bring their token to the last square of the track is the winner.

In Candy Land, players select the top card from a stack, showing one of six colors, and then moving their marker ahead to the next space of that color in an effort to find King Kandy. Hungry Hungry Hippos consists of 4 hippopotami heads moved by tapping on their backs and trying to gobble up as many marbles loose on the top of the game area.

The player gathering the most wins. Backgammon, played with dice, checkers and a board printed with triangles, involves strategy that may be too complicated for most young children.

Answer: Toy Story

Andy is a young boy whose favorite toy is a cowboy named Woody. However, Andy receives a gift of a toy astronaut, Buzz Lightyear, who soon becomes Andy's favorite, much to the chagrin of Woody. In an effort to lose Buzz, both Woody and Buzz become lost and must try to find their way home before Andy's family moves.

Answer: Slinky

"A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing! Everyone knows it's Slinky!" Created by Richard James, a mechanical engineer in 1943, it was the unintended by-product of a spring design that he was working on that would keep sensitive instruments safe on watercraft. After knocking one of these springs off of a shelf, James watched as it "walked" down from its spot instead of just falling down. It was successfully marketed in the 1945 Christmas season by Gimbels Department Store.

Answer: light bulbs

Almost every little girl wanted one of these! Introduced by Kenner Toys in 1963, it was an actual miniature working oven. In the original version, the oven was heated by two, 100 watt light bulbs. The modern version, sold by Hasbro, uses a heating element similar to a toaster.

Answer: Simon

Simon Says is an elimination game where one player is designated as "Simon" and gives simple verbal tasks to the other players like "turn around" or "wink your right eye". Unless the task is prefaced with the words "Simon says", the players should not do the act. If he or she does, they are eliminated from the game. When one player is left, that is the winner.

Answer: The Game of States

A 1954 Milton Bradley creation, this game teaches U.S. geography, state capitals, and the major industries or products, which the players buy and sell by moving from state to state on the roll of dice. The object of the game is to buy a product in one state and transport it on a miniature truck to another state where the player must try to sell it and make a profit.

Answer: The Wizard of Oz

"The Wizard of Oz" was a 1939 MGM Studio movie. The enduring story of a young girl trying to escape her problems by running away from home and finding herself in a strange enchanted land, is still popular today and frequently aired on television.

Answer: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Widow Douglas is the woman acting as Huck's guardian, Pap is Huck's ne'er-do-well father, Jim is Mrs. Douglas' slave and runs away with the help of Huck. The Duke is a con artist whom Huck meets while helping Jim run away.