Childhood Crazes

Popular Culture · 10 questions

Toys, snacks and fads that ruled the playground.

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1. Which colourful puzzle cube was invented by Ernő Rubik in 1974?

   1. Rubik's Cube
   2. Tetris Block
   3. Soma Cube
   4. Sudoku Box
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   A) Rubik's Cube

2. Which Japanese digital pet on a keychain was a huge 1990s craze?

   1. Pokémon Yellow
   2. Game Boy
   3. Furby
   4. Tamagotchi
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   D) Tamagotchi

3. Which Danish brand makes plastic interlocking bricks?

   1. Meccano
   2. LEGO
   3. Playmobil
   4. K'NEX
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   B) LEGO

4. Which toy was first sold in 1959 and is dressed for careers and fashion?

   1. Cabbage Patch Kid
   2. Bratz
   3. Barbie
   4. Polly Pocket
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   C) Barbie

5. What did kids spin on their fingers in the 2017 fad?

   1. Yo-yos
   2. Fidget spinners
   3. Tops
   4. Hula hoops
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   B) Fidget spinners

6. Which 1980s toy line features Autobots and Decepticons that turn from vehicles into robots?

   1. Masters of the Universe
   2. G.I. Joe
   3. Transformers
   4. Voltron
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   C) Transformers

7. Which 1990s trading card game centres on creatures collected and battled by trainers?

   1. Magic: The Gathering
   2. Yu-Gi-Oh!
   3. Digimon
   4. Pokémon TCG
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   D) Pokémon TCG

8. Which classic board game involves buying properties and building hotels?

   1. Monopoly
   2. Risk
   3. Clue
   4. Scrabble
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   A) Monopoly

9. The Slinky was invented by accident by a naval engineer.

   1. True
   2. False
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   A) True

10. Tetris was invented in Japan.

    1. True
    2. False
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    B) False