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Toys, Board Games & Hobbies Quiz

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Which ancient, spinning toy was famously popularized in the United States in the 1920s by a Filipino immigrant named Pedro Flores, before the company was bought out by Donald F. Duncan?
- A. The Spin Top
- B. The Yo-yo
- C. The Gyroscope
- D. The Diablo
Created by Xavier Roberts in 1978, which wildly popular line of soft-sculptured cloth dolls sparked violent consumer riots in toy stores during the Christmas season of 1983?
- A. Cabbage Patch Kids
- B. Care Bears
- C. Strawberry Shortcake
- D. Teddy Ruxpin
Which classic property-trading board game, first published by Parker Brothers in 1935, was heavily based on an earlier 1904 game called "The Landlord's Game" designed by Lizzie Magie?
- A. Monopoly
- B. The Game of Life
- C. Pay Day
- D. Acquire
Designed by Alan R. Moon in 2004, what incredibly popular, award-winning board game tasks players with collecting colored cards to claim railway routes across a map of North America?
- A. Carcassonne
- B. Ticket to Ride
- C. Pandemic
- D. Dominion
Released in 1992, which specific edition of Barbie remains the highest-selling individual Barbie doll of all time, largely due to her floor-length crimped hair?
- A. Totally Hair Barbie
- B. Malibu Barbie
- C. Peaches 'n Cream Barbie
- D. Holiday Barbie
When the Ouija Board was first patented in 1890, what was the completely fabricated origin story the creators used to explain the mysterious word "Ouija" to the public?
- A. It was a combination of the French and German words for "yes"
- B. It was an ancient Egyptian word meaning "good luck"
- C. It was the name of a famous Victorian ghost
- D. It was a Native American word meaning "spirit"
Which incredibly complex, highly strategic tabletop war game involves meticulously painting massive armies of miniature space marines and battling across the grim, dystopian 41st Millennium?
- A. Dungeons & Dragons
- B. Warhammer 40,000
- C. Star Wars: Legion
- D. Battletech
Which classic word-building board game, featuring 100 letter tiles and a 15x15 grid, was originally invented by an architect under the name "Criss-Crosswords"?
- A. Boggle
- B. Bananagrams
- C. Scrabble
- D. Upwords
In the standard English-language edition of the board game Scrabble, which two letters are considered the rarest and highest scoring, worth exactly 10 points each?
- A. X and J
- B. K and W
- C. V and Y
- D. Q and Z
Which massive 1990s playground craze, involving stacking and slamming small cardboard discs, derived its name from a popular Hawaiian brand of fruit juice?
- A. Tazos
- B. Slammers
- C. Pogs
- D. Caps
Which highly popular 1980s puzzle toy consisted of a series of interconnected, brightly colored plastic panels that could be twisted and folded into thousands of different geometric shapes?
- A. The Rubik's Snake
- B. The Bop It
- C. The Simon Game
- D. The Lite-Brite
When the Ouija Board was first patented in 1890, what was the completely fabricated origin story the creators used to explain the mysterious word "Ouija"?
- A. It was a combination of the French and German words for "yes"
- B. It was an ancient Egyptian word meaning "good luck"
- C. It was the name of a famous Victorian ghost
- D. It was a Native American word meaning "spirit"
Which classic American board game, featuring a popping plastic bubble in the center called a "Pop-O-Matic," is heavily based on the ancient Indian cross and circle game Pachisi?
- A. Sorry!
- B. Ludo
- C. Trouble
- D. Parcheesi
Created by British designer Leslie Scott, the name of the incredibly tense, block-stacking game "Jenga" is derived directly from a Swahili word meaning what?
- A. To build
- B. To fall
- C. To balance
- D. To destroy
In the wildly popular resource management board game "Catan" (formerly The Settlers of Catan), players collect five core base resources. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
- A. Wheat
- B. Gold
- C. Ore
- D. Brick
Invented by German cabinetmaker Hans Beck in 1974, which iconic toy line features 3-inch tall plastic figures with distinctive smiling faces and movable arms, hands, and legs?
- A. Fisher-Price Little People
- B. Playmobil
- C. LEGO Minifigures
- D. Polly Pocket
Which iconic, highly recognizable Japanese franchise began in 1996 as a pair of role-playing video games for the original Game Boy, but quickly exploded into the highest-grossing media franchise of all time?
- A. Yu-Gi-Oh!
- B. Digimon
- C. Pokmon
- D. Dragon Ball
In the classic 1970s guessing game "Guess Who?", players ask yes-or-no questions to eliminate candidates and guess their opponent's mystery character. How many distinct character faces are on each player's board?
- A. 24
- B. 20
- C. 16
- D. 30
In the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, the most important die used to determine the success or failure of an action is a 20-sided die. What is the formal geometric name for a 20-sided polyhedron?
- A. Dodecahedron
- B. Icosahedron
- C. Octahedron
- D. Tetrahedron
Originally rejected by toy executives for being "too suggestive," which party game uses a spinner to dictate where players must place their hands and feet on a dotted mat?
- A. Twister
- B. Operation
- C. Perfection
- D. KerPlunk

Toys, Board Games & Hobbies Quiz

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Which ancient, spinning toy was famously popularized in the United States in the 1920s by a Filipino immigrant named Pedro Flores, before the company was bought out by Donald F. Duncan?

Created by Xavier Roberts in 1978, which wildly popular line of soft-sculptured cloth dolls sparked violent consumer riots in toy stores during the Christmas season of 1983?

Which classic property-trading board game, first published by Parker Brothers in 1935, was heavily based on an earlier 1904 game called "The Landlord's Game" designed by Lizzie Magie?

Designed by Alan R. Moon in 2004, what incredibly popular, award-winning board game tasks players with collecting colored cards to claim railway routes across a map of North America?

Released in 1992, which specific edition of Barbie remains the highest-selling individual Barbie doll of all time, largely due to her floor-length crimped hair?

When the Ouija Board was first patented in 1890, what was the completely fabricated origin story the creators used to explain the mysterious word "Ouija" to the public?

Which incredibly complex, highly strategic tabletop war game involves meticulously painting massive armies of miniature space marines and battling across the grim, dystopian 41st Millennium?

Which classic word-building board game, featuring 100 letter tiles and a 15x15 grid, was originally invented by an architect under the name "Criss-Crosswords"?

In the standard English-language edition of the board game Scrabble, which two letters are considered the rarest and highest scoring, worth exactly 10 points each?

Which massive 1990s playground craze, involving stacking and slamming small cardboard discs, derived its name from a popular Hawaiian brand of fruit juice?

Which highly popular 1980s puzzle toy consisted of a series of interconnected, brightly colored plastic panels that could be twisted and folded into thousands of different geometric shapes?

When the Ouija Board was first patented in 1890, what was the completely fabricated origin story the creators used to explain the mysterious word "Ouija"?

Which classic American board game, featuring a popping plastic bubble in the center called a "Pop-O-Matic," is heavily based on the ancient Indian cross and circle game Pachisi?

Created by British designer Leslie Scott, the name of the incredibly tense, block-stacking game "Jenga" is derived directly from a Swahili word meaning what?

In the wildly popular resource management board game "Catan" (formerly The Settlers of Catan), players collect five core base resources. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Invented by German cabinetmaker Hans Beck in 1974, which iconic toy line features 3-inch tall plastic figures with distinctive smiling faces and movable arms, hands, and legs?

Which iconic, highly recognizable Japanese franchise began in 1996 as a pair of role-playing video games for the original Game Boy, but quickly exploded into the highest-grossing media franchise of all time?

In the classic 1970s guessing game "Guess Who?", players ask yes-or-no questions to eliminate candidates and guess their opponent's mystery character. How many distinct character faces are on each player's board?

In the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, the most important die used to determine the success or failure of an action is a 20-sided die. What is the formal geometric name for a 20-sided polyhedron?

Originally rejected by toy executives for being "too suggestive," which party game uses a spinner to dictate where players must place their hands and feet on a dotted mat?