Classic Toys
Toys of the 50s & 60s
Toys of the 70s & 80s
Toy Trivia
100
What board game uses fake money and properties?
- Candy Land
- Monopoly
- Payday
- Monopoly
100
What game involved twisting your body on a mat of colored circles?
- Candy Land
- Twister
- Sorry
- Twister
100
What puzzle cube was invented in 1974?
- Magic cube
- Rubik's cube
- Color cube
- Rubik's cube
100
“Operation” required what skill to win?
- Fast thinking
- Steady hands
- Good balance
- Steady hands
200
What toy was famous for “walking down the stairs”?
- Slinky
- Yoyo
- Rubik's cube
- Slinky
200
What toy consisted of colorful interlocking plastic bricks that could build anything you imagined?
- Tinker Toys
- Legos
- Lincoln Logs
- Legos
200
Which 1980s toy featured colorful bears with symbols on their bellies, each representing a special power?
- Cabbage Patch Bears
- Care Bears
- Beanie Bears
- Care Bears
200
What was Barbie’s very first job?
- Flight Attendant
- Fashion Model
- Doctor
- Fashion Model
300
What classic toy has colored disks that drop down and create patterns?
- Drop Disks
- Connect Four
- Plinko
- Connect Four
300
Which doll could talk when you pulled her string?
- Chatty Cathy
- Talkie Tina
- Mouthy Mia
- Chatty Cathy
300
What 1970s action figure line was famous for “kung-fu grip” and military accessories?
- G.I. Joe
- He Man
- Stretch Armstrong
- G.I. Joe
300
What was the first toy ever advertised on television?
- Play Doh
- Barbie
- Mr. Potato Head
- Mr. Potato Head
First commercial airing on April 30, 1952. This was also the first toy advertisement ever directed at children, which helped create an industrial boom in the toy market.
400
What toy was used by soldiers for communication games and later became popular with children?
- Toy Soldiers
- Tin Can Phones
- Walkie Talkies
- Walkie Talkies
400
What was the name of the magnetic drawing toy introduced in the 1960s?
- Magna Doodle
- Etch A Sketch
- Magic 8 Ball
- Etch A Sketch
400
“My Little Pony” dolls first appeared in what decade?
- 1990s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1980s
400
Which toy started as a wallpaper cleaner before being marketed as a children’s modeling compound?
- Slime
- Silly Putty
- Play doh
- Play doh
The product was originally created in the 1930s to remove soot from walls in coal-heated homes. When the use of coal furnaces declined, the product was reinvented in the 1950s as a children's modeling clay after a nursery school teacher discovered its potential.
500
What toy allowed kids to “bake” mini cakes with a light bulb?
- Sweet Treats Oven
- Easy Bake Oven
- Kitchen Kids Oven
- Easy Bake Oven
500
What year did Hot Wheels debut?
- 1945
- 1968
- 1952
- 1968
500
- Arms
- Ankles
- Hips
- Ankles
500
What toy became a national craze in the 1950s, selling over 25 million in four months?
- Frisbee
- Yoyo
- Hula Hoop
- Hula Hoop