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Are You Toying With Me? Trivia Quiz


When we were kids we could find ways to occupy our time but it was the "toy" that captured our hearts and minds. See how much you know about toys past and present.

A multiple-choice quiz by RAgamer51. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
RAgamer51
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
351,198
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
788
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Question 1 of 10
1. This series of stuffed toys was launched in 1993 and included characters named Legs the Frog , Splash the Whale and Chocalate the Moose. What was the name of these popular toys? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The 1950s gave kids some of the most popular toys of all time including Barbie(1959), Silly Putty(1950), Frisbee(1955) and the Hula Hoop(1958). Which of the following toys did NOT come out in the US during the 1950s? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the name of the popular Danish construction toy which uses colored "bricks" to build robots, vehicles and buildings?

Answer: (One Word shake a...)
Question 4 of 10
4. In 1966 kids were introduced to a creative toy with which they could draw colorful designs on paper. What was this toy called? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following dolls was based on a fictional series of books by an American author named Johnny Gruelle? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. On Novenber 11, 2009 a man by the name of Paul Blair set a record by spinning 132 of these popular toys at once. What toy did he set the record with? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. All of following toys were so popular at Christmas that they sold out early even as parents dashed to the stores. Which one inspired the movie "Jingle All The Way"(1996)? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following toys was not used in the Toy Story series? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What do the following games have in common: Hungry Hungry Hippos, Mouse Trap and Chinese checkers? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following toy manufactures includes subsidiary companies like Milton Bradley, Playskool, Tonka and Parker Brothers? Hint



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1. This series of stuffed toys was launched in 1993 and included characters named Legs the Frog , Splash the Whale and Chocalate the Moose. What was the name of these popular toys?

Answer: Beanie Babies

The success of these stuffed toys was impressive considering they were just tiny plush bean bag animals, In 1997 McDonald's helped with their success by putting Teanie Beanie Babies in their Happy Meals. Cabbage Patch Kids took the world by storm in December, 1983 while creating riots in stores from people trying to obtain them. Furbies introduced the age of electronic dolls in 1997. Polly Pockets were little one inch dolls that came onto the scene in 1989.
2. The 1950s gave kids some of the most popular toys of all time including Barbie(1959), Silly Putty(1950), Frisbee(1955) and the Hula Hoop(1958). Which of the following toys did NOT come out in the US during the 1950s?

Answer: Etch A Sketch

Although it was introduced in 1959 at the International Toy Fair in Germany, Etch A Sketch didn't hit the toy stores till 1960 when it became one of the most sought after toys. The other three, Mr Potato Head(1952), Colorforms(1951) and Pogo Stick(1957), were all popular toys of the decade.
3. What is the name of the popular Danish construction toy which uses colored "bricks" to build robots, vehicles and buildings?

Answer: Legos

Legos became the most popular construction toys since you can build almost anything with them. The colorful interlocking "bricks" kept kids busy for hours building everything from boats and airplanes to skyscrapers and robots, even using gears and other movable parts to make the objects come alive.
4. In 1966 kids were introduced to a creative toy with which they could draw colorful designs on paper. What was this toy called?

Answer: Spirograph

This geometric drawing toy utilized different sized plastic gears with holes in them which were pinned down onto the paper. Then, by inserting the colored pencils in one of the holes you moved the gears along another plastic shape which also had teeth like the gears. By doing so the pencil curved in all directions thus creating unusual shapes. "Colorform"(1951) utilized thin vinyl shapes which attached to a laminated board.

The sets which were mostly from comic strip themes like Popeye and Gumby you could change the characters arms legs and clothing to create your own cartoon scene.
5. Which of the following dolls was based on a fictional series of books by an American author named Johnny Gruelle?

Answer: Raggedy Ann

Raggedy Ann was the most popular doll for years of course until Barbie came along. The rag doll with red yarn hair and a triangular nose was first introduced in 1918 as part of the "Raggedy Ann Stories" series of books. Both "Rainbow Brite"(1983) and "Strawberry Shortcake"(1980) were first introduced as figures on greeting cards. Rainbow Brite was franchised by Hallmark cards while Strawberry Shortcake was used on American Greeting cards. Both later became real dolls as well as part of a television cartoon series.
6. On Novenber 11, 2009 a man by the name of Paul Blair set a record by spinning 132 of these popular toys at once. What toy did he set the record with?

Answer: Hula Hoop

Blair earned the nickname "Dizzy Hips" for his record breaking performance. The previous record was 107 hula hoops by Alesya Gulevich of Belarus, on June 15, 2009.
7. All of following toys were so popular at Christmas that they sold out early even as parents dashed to the stores. Which one inspired the movie "Jingle All The Way"(1996)?

Answer: Cabbage Patch Kids

The Cabbage Patch Kids were the first of the Christmas time infatuation toys which took the world by storm and thus created the idea for the movie. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad as two fathers who promised to get their sons the latest toy phenomenon, the "Turbo-Man" action figure.

They waited too late however and now the toy was obviously sold out. So they begin a race against time and each other as they dash all over town trying to find the toy.
8. Which of the following toys was not used in the Toy Story series?

Answer: G.I. Joe

Although G.I. Joe wasn't used, there was an action figure soldier in the first Toy Story which was based on G.I. Joe. It was called "Combat Carl" which is the toy that nasty Sid next door strapped an M-80 to and blew him to pieces.
9. What do the following games have in common: Hungry Hungry Hippos, Mouse Trap and Chinese checkers?

Answer: they utilize marbles

Hungry Hungry Hippos(1978) is a board game in which a lever on four sides is pushed to try and gather up as many marbles with your hippo's mouth as they roll out onto the playing board. Mouse Trap(1963) is also a board game in which a mouse trap is built using several different devices and each player's mouse moves around the board until someone activates the trap by turning a crank and a marble rolls through a kind of maze thus activating the different parts until a basket falls down and traps the mouse.

In spite of its name "Chinese Checkers"(1892) is neither a variation of checkers nor was it invented in China. The board game uses marbles moved across a hexagon shaped board. The object is to move your ten marbles from your triangle over to the opposite corner players triangle.
10. Which of the following toy manufactures includes subsidiary companies like Milton Bradley, Playskool, Tonka and Parker Brothers?

Answer: Hasbro

Hasbro is the second leading toy manufacture behind Mattell. By owning the subsidiary companies it has produced some of the best toys ever including Mr Potato Head, Play-Doh, and Easy Bake Oven. It is also the top manufacture of board games including Scrabble,Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit. Bandai is a Japanese toy manufacture which is third behind Mattell and Hasbro.

It produces video games such as Wii and is also a large producer of plastic model kits.
Source: Author RAgamer51

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