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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 British board game designer Leslie Scott in the 1980s, the name of the block-stacking game "Jenga" is derived from a Swahili word meaning what?
- A. To build
- B. To fall
- C. To balance
- D. To destroy
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 Ruth Handler created the iconic Barbie doll in 1959, she named the toy after her own daughter. What is Barbie's official fictional full name?
- A. Barbara Millicent Roberts
- B. Barbara Jean Harrison
- C. Barbara Anne Smith
- D. Barbara Marie Johnson
What is the name of the incredibly popular 1990s handheld digital pet, created by Aki Maita and Bandai, that required users to constantly feed, clean, and play with it to prevent it from "dying"?
- A. Tamagotchi
- B. Giga Pet
- C. Digimon
- D. Furby
Which iconic, highly flexible 1950s toy was originally formulated by a chemical engineer searching for a cheap, synthetic alternative to rubber during World War II?
- A. Play-Doh
- B. Silly Putty
- C. Slime
- D. Floam
Released by Bandai in 1996, what was the name of the enormously popular egg-shaped keychain toy that required users to feed and care for a digital pet?
- A. Digimon
- B. Furby
- C. Tamagotchi
- D. Pokmon
Invented by Eleanor Abbott in 1948, which classic board game features locations like "Peppermint Forest" and "Gumdrop Mountains," relying entirely on colored cards instead of dice?
- A. Chutes and Ladders
- B. Candy Land
- C. Sorry!
- D. Monopoly
Released in 1993, what was the very first collectible trading card game (TCG) ever created, designed by mathematics professor Richard Garfield?
- A. Yu-Gi-Oh!
- B. Magic: The Gathering
- C. Pokmon Trading Card Game
- D. Hearthstone
Before it was marketed as a colorful children's modeling compound in the 1950s, what was the original household purpose of Play-Doh?
- A. To fill cracks in drywall
- B. To clean coal soot off wallpaper
- C. To polish silver flatware
- D. To silence squeaky hinges
Which classic board game of global strategic conquest, originally released in 1957 as "La Conqute du Monde," was invented by Oscar-winning French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse?
- A. Risk
- B. Axis & Allies
- C. Stratego
- D. Diplomacy
Which colorful, highly popular children's board game was famously invented in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott, a schoolteacher recovering in a polio ward?
- A. Chutes and Ladders
- B. Candy Land
- C. Sorry!
- D. Trouble
Introduced by Hasbro in 1968, what classic children's game tasks players with removing plastic sticks from a clear tube without letting the suspended marbles fall to the bottom?
- A. Don't Break the Ice
- B. Perfection
- C. Jenga
- D. KerPlunk
Invented by Lonnie Johnson in 1989, what hugely successful summer toy was created completely by accident while he was trying to design a new heat pump for refrigerators?
- A. The Slip 'N Slide
- B. The Water Balloon
- C. The Super Soaker
- D. The Pool Noodle
Introduced in 1952, what was the first toy to ever be advertised on television, originally consisting only of plastic facial features meant to be stuck into real vegetables?
- A. Slinky
- B. Mr. Potato Head
- C. Silly Putty
- D. Troll Doll
In the standard English-language edition of the board game Scrabble, which two letters are the highest scoring, worth exactly 10 points each?
- A. X and J
- B. Q and Z
- C. K and W
- D. V and Y
In the classic game of chess, the special, conditional capturing move known as "en passant" (in passing) can only be executed by, and against, which specific piece?
- A. The Knight
- B. The Bishop
- C. The Rook
- D. The Pawn
In the classic Hasbro board game "Guess Who?", what specific facial feature is surprisingly only shared by exactly five of the 24 available characters?
- A. Glasses
- B. A hat
- C. A beard
- D. Being female
Which popular 1990s electronic toy featured a small, hand-held device shaped like a baton that instructed players to "Twist it," "Pull it," and "Spin it" in rapid succession?
- A. Simon
- B. Bop It
- C. Brain Shift
- D. Catchphrase
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

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 British board game designer Leslie Scott in the 1980s, the name of the block-stacking game "Jenga" is derived from a Swahili word meaning what?

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 Ruth Handler created the iconic Barbie doll in 1959, she named the toy after her own daughter. What is Barbie's official fictional full name?

What is the name of the incredibly popular 1990s handheld digital pet, created by Aki Maita and Bandai, that required users to constantly feed, clean, and play with it to prevent it from "dying"?

Which iconic, highly flexible 1950s toy was originally formulated by a chemical engineer searching for a cheap, synthetic alternative to rubber during World War II?

Released by Bandai in 1996, what was the name of the enormously popular egg-shaped keychain toy that required users to feed and care for a digital pet?

Invented by Eleanor Abbott in 1948, which classic board game features locations like "Peppermint Forest" and "Gumdrop Mountains," relying entirely on colored cards instead of dice?

Released in 1993, what was the very first collectible trading card game (TCG) ever created, designed by mathematics professor Richard Garfield?

Before it was marketed as a colorful children's modeling compound in the 1950s, what was the original household purpose of Play-Doh?

Which classic board game of global strategic conquest, originally released in 1957 as "La Conqute du Monde," was invented by Oscar-winning French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse?

Which colorful, highly popular children's board game was famously invented in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott, a schoolteacher recovering in a polio ward?

Introduced by Hasbro in 1968, what classic children's game tasks players with removing plastic sticks from a clear tube without letting the suspended marbles fall to the bottom?

Invented by Lonnie Johnson in 1989, what hugely successful summer toy was created completely by accident while he was trying to design a new heat pump for refrigerators?

Introduced in 1952, what was the first toy to ever be advertised on television, originally consisting only of plastic facial features meant to be stuck into real vegetables?

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

In the classic game of chess, the special, conditional capturing move known as "en passant" (in passing) can only be executed by, and against, which specific piece?

In the classic Hasbro board game "Guess Who?", what specific facial feature is surprisingly only shared by exactly five of the 24 available characters?

Which popular 1990s electronic toy featured a small, hand-held device shaped like a baton that instructed players to "Twist it," "Pull it," and "Spin it" in rapid succession?

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?