NATIONAL PARKS
TRENDY TOYS OF THE 1980s
US STATES
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The government agency in the US responsible for maintaining the national parks

National Park Service

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These popular dolls were "adopted" rather than purchased and came with their own Birth Certificates.


What are Cabbage Patch Kids.

These dolls were invented by Xavier Roberts, a former art student.  Roberts was only 26 when his dolls hit the market in 1983.

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The First US Manned sub-orbital flight launched from this state, with Alan Shepard inside the spacecraft.

What is Florida.

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He got his start acting in films like 1963's It Happened at the World's Fair. He is also known for starring in movies like Overboard and Swing Shift with his longtime love, actress Goldie Hawn.

Who is Kurt Russell.  Russell's first acting role was an uncredited appearance on the Dennis the Meanace TV show when he was 11 years old.


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This White Marble Building is from Agra, India P.S. It is one of the 7 wonders of the world

What is the Taj Mahal

400

What is the name of the first national park in the US?

What is Yellowstone National Park.

400

These cuddly stuffed toys "care a lot"

What are Care Bears?

The Care Bears also have an animated franchise, including 1985's The Care Bear Movie.

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Alcatraz, an island penitentiary off the coast of this state, closed on March 21, 1963

What is California. The island was named Isla de los Alcatraces by Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala.  In English the name means "island of pelicans" or "island of gannets."

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This Spanish cubist painter is known for works like Guernica and The Old Guitarist.

Who is Pablo Picasso

400

The smallest country in Central America

What is El Salvador

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Which National Park was put under protection during the US Civil War?

What is Yosemite National Park

600

Originally marketed as a spherical paperweight, this fortune-telling toy became popular with children of the 1980s.

what is the Magic 8 Ball.

The toy has 20 possible responses, including 10 positive, five negative and five neutral answers.

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On March 25, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at a rally in Montgomery, this state's capital.

What is Alabama?  The speech was the culmination of a five-day march from Selma to Montgomery as part of the campaign for voting rights for Black Americans.

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This childhood chess prodigy is known for his defeat of Soviet chess player Boris Spassky.

Who is Bobby Fischer?  Bobby Fischer made history as the youngest grandmaster to date when he received the title in 1958 at just 15 years old.

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This Country is the biggest in the world.

What is Russia

800

Which US president signed the act that created the National Park Service?

President Woodrow Wilson

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A popular brainteaser in the 1980s, the object of this toy is to get six sides of matching colored tiles aligned.

what is the Rubik's Cube.  The toy was introduced commercially in 1980 and sold 100 million units in the first two years.

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The 1962 World's Fair, also called the Century 21 Exposition, opened in this state.

What is Washington?  The Seattle World's Fair is notable for its construction of the Seattle Monorail and the Space Needle.

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This actor and filmaker got his start in acting as a child, with roles such as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show.

Who is Ron Howard? He acted in several television shows even before he took the role of Opie, including an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1959.  His directorial debut came in 1977 with Grand Theft Auto.

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This city is popular for the Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco

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How many National Parks are there?

What is 425.

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Known as the world's first action figure and an All-American hero, he debuted in 1964 from Hasbro Toys.

Who is G.I. Joe?  

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This state was the site for Greensboro sit-ins.

What is North Carolina?  The sit-ins began at a Woolworth's lunch counter, a section of which is now on display in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

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This child prodigy is known for musical ditties like “My Cherie Amour” and “You Are the Sunshine of My Life.”

Who is Stevie Wonder? Wonder taught himself to play drums, piano, and harmonica by age 10, and he first began recording music at age 11.

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The city where Pizza originated

Naples, Italy

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