See If You Know The Right Way To Play By Getting 100% On This Quiz That's All About Toys And Games!
Written by Daniel Rackley
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Back when we were kids, we didn't have to worry about a whole lot of serious stuff. Mostly, we had to worry about playing with our toys when we got home from school. Some toys we had were ones everyone had and were world-famous. Take this quiz and see what you know about classic toys and games!
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Question 1
If you had this doll you could make him get into all sorts of trouble!
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AYoung Roy Rogers
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BDennis the Menace Doll
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CRichie Rich Doll
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DCircus Boy Doll
Dennis the Menace Doll
Dennis the Menace began life as a comic strip character in 1951, later expanding to a series of toys, TV shows and movies.
Question 2
This doll brought balance to the boy/girl dynamic of the doll world.
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AMan from U.N.C.L.E. Doll
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BKen Doll
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CG.I. Joe
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DHe-Man
Ken Doll
Barbie's male counterpart, Ken, has held at least 40 different jobs since his introduction in 1959.
Question 3
This squishy little toy was made out of silicone polymers. It can bounce, rip apart, flow, and conform!
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AGoop
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BSilly Putty
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CGak
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DCrazy Putty
Silly Putty
Crayola owns the trademark for Silly Putty, which was first discovered in the early 1940s.
Question 4
A steady hand and a focused mind could lead you to victory. Be careful, don’t touch the sides!
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AOperation
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BConcentration
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CBeat the Buzzer
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DDr. Doctor MD
Operation
Operation, a game of dexterity and physical skill, was invented by a university student in the 1960s and sold to Milton Bradley for just $500 and a job offer.
Question 5
Shake the ball and have an answer to any question you dare to ask. What's the name of the company that made these?
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AMattel
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BHasbro
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CLeapFrog
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DTinytoys
Mattel
Invented by Albert Carter and Abe Bookman, the Magic 8-Ball has been manufactured by Mattel since 1950.
Question 6
What's the one game in the world that could lead self-respecting adults into positions like this?
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AJenga
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BPick-Up Sticks
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CTwister
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DChess
Twister
2019 marked Twister's 50th anniversary, and sales are stronger than ever. Once deemed too risqué for polite society, some stores even refused to stock it—and the game launched with a fizzle. But then (somehow), Johnny Carson agreed to play the naughty game with Eva Gabor on <i>The Tonight Show</i>. And Twister's been flying off the shelves ever since.
Question 7
This toy is so popular that it became the generic name for every other toy like it!
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AHula Hoop
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BHoolie Hoop
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CDancing Ring
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DHip Hoop
Hula Hoop
Hula hoops were re-popularized in the 1950s, but have existed in various forms for thousands of years.
Question 8
Whether you were watching the cartoon or playing with the toys, any cool kid had a couple of these figures around the house.
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AG.I. Joe
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BReal Soldiers
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CArmy Guys
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DMacho Men
G.I. Joe
The Hasbro-produced classic G.I. Joe have been produced since 1963 and was one of the first toys to use the word "action figure" instead of "doll".
Question 9
These little creatures were created in 1959 by a woodcutter named Thomas Dam. They still haunt our dreams today.
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ALittle People
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BTroll Dolls
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CSmurfs
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DVillage People
Troll Dolls
Troll dolls are now in their seventh decade, spawning fads for generation after generation through shows, books, and movies.
Question 10
Created in 1967, you could make any number of neat pictures with this glow in the dark toy.
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ALight Bright
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BLight Up Board
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CLite Brite
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DGlo-Brite
Lite Brite
The Hasbro-produced Lite-Brites have eight different colors and are still for sale as of 2017.
Question 11
This ultra-popular toy was initially created as a tension spring for battleship engines!
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AOriginal Slinky
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BMagic Metal Coil
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CSlink-n-Slide
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DSpringy
Original Slinky
Originally created during World War II by Richard James, the Slinky has sold over 300 million units.
Question 12
Don Rickles voiced this toy in the legendary Toy Story films.
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AMr. Spuds
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BSpud-Head
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CSuper Potato
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DMr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head
The legendary insult comic that voiced the toy was nearly as old as Mr. Potato Head himself, which was invented in the late 1940s.
Question 13
This game could single-handedly bring a family together or leave them bickering by the end of the night.
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APursuit of Life
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BParker Brothers
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CMonopoly
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DErie in a Box
Monopoly
Invented during the depths of the Great Depression in 1935, Monopoly has been produced in 103 countries and in more than three dozen languages.
Question 14
If you liked finger painting then this little artistic toy was probably on your Christmas List!
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AEtch-A-Sketch
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BPocket Sketch
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CMagnet Sketch
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DPocket Artist
Etch-A-Sketch
Invented in 1960 by Frenchman Andre Cassagnes, the Etch-A-Sketch was manufactured by the Ohio Art Company for over 50 years.
Question 15
In which game do you play as a corporation preparing an otherworldly area for human life and infrastructure while monitoring the temperature, oxygen, and ocean coverage?
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ATerraforming Mars
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BAxis and Allies
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CTwilight Imperium
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DGloomhaven
Terraforming Mars
In Terraforming Mars, you each play as a corporation trying to terraform the planet Mars to create a habitable environment. Through many different projects, you can effect the temperature, oxygen, and ocean coverage of the planet.
Question 16
These toys are produced in Mound, Minnesota and are made completely out of metal!
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ATonka Trucks
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BMatell Trucks
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CTonka Automobiles
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DMatchbox Trucks
Tonka Trucks
One of the few toys on this list still being produced by its original manufacturer, Tonka today is a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
Question 17
What game are you playing if someone declares: "Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick!"
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ASuspicion
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BClue
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CAlibi
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DCheckers
Clue
Americans know it as Clue, but to everyone else in the world it's Cluedo. Is that how you say clue in Portuguese or Polish? Nope, it's a made up combo of "Clue" and ludo," which is Latin for "I play".
Question 18
John Lloyd Wright invented these toys due to his father’s profession – an architect. Originally these toys were made of actual redwood.
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AFrontier Logs
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BBuild-A-Block
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CLincoln Logs
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DMaxim Tumble Tree Timbers
Lincoln Logs
John Lloyd Wright was the second son of the famous Frank Lloyd Wright, and he invented Lincoln Logs over 100 years ago in the 1910s.
Question 19
Produced by Kenner in 1963, this little toy used a light bulb to cook edible food! Sure, it mighta been your sisters but you still snuck in and played with it.
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AQuick-Cook Stove
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BEasy Cooker
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CQuick-Bake Oven
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DEasy-Bake Oven
Easy-Bake Oven
The Easy-Bake Oven was produced by Kenner Products in Cincinnati, OH beginning in 1963, eventually being purchased by Hasbro.
Question 20
In which game would you break into two teams, each with a spymaster who can give one word clues to their team in order to guess their teams words on the board?
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AGuess Who
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BDominion
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CTicket to Ride
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DCodenames
Codenames
In Codenames, players will split into two teams, each with a spymaster. Each spymaster takes turns giving their team one word clues that can correspond to multiple words on the board. When you guess all of the words of your team's color before the other team, without picking the assassin, you win the game!
Question 21
In which game are you trying to supply the most cities with power and purchase power plants and commodities to power them?
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AAgricola
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BAvalon
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CPower Grid
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DTerraforming Mars
Power Grid
Your objective in Power Grid is to be able to to supply power to the most cities at the end of the game. Throughout the game, you and your opponents will be bidding on different types of power plants and the different commodities to power them.
Question 22
What is the name of the game where players each play a red card on one green description card, and one person decides which red card best matches the green description card?
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ABananagrams
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BBattle of the Sexes
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CApples to Apples
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DSushi Go!
Apples to Apples
In Apples to Apples, one player is the active player who draws a green description card. Players then choose a red card from their hand that has a word or phrase on it that best matches that description. The active player then chooses which red card best matches the green card and the player who played that red card wins that round.
Question 23
What is the name of the cooperative board game where players team up to stop four viruses from creating epidemics while looking for cures?
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APandemic
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BDead Of Winter
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CSettlers of Catan
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DOperation
Pandemic
Pandemic is a board game where 2 to 4 players pick a character with a special ability, and try to treat diseases and research cures to four different viruses before it's too late. Players win by curing all four diseases before too much time elapses or a disease spreads beyond repair. There is also a Legacy version of this game that adds a linear campaign.
Question 24
What could be more fun than watching two robots beat each other up? Nothing!
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ARock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
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BRobot Rumblers
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CBattle Bots
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DTransformers
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
First produced in 1964 by the Marx toy company, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots is still produced today by toy giant Mattel.
Question 25
What game has quick rounds where the townspeople have hidden roles, go to sleep in the night, and have to choose one townsperson to kill when they wake up?
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AOne Night Ultimate Werewolf
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B13 Dead End Drive
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CDead Of Winter
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DGloomhaven
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
In One Night Ultimate Werewolf, each player will have a hidden role and some roles will have actions to perform when they go to sleep for the night. In the morning you'll all have to decide who you think was a werewolf and kill that character, but make sure to choose wisely, because if you kill a townsperson you'll lose the game.
Question 26
It's "The Ultimate Upright Checkers-Dropping Challenge!"
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AVertical Checkers
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BConnect 4
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CScore 4
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DOthello
Connect 4
Have you heard the one about David Bowie inventing Connect 4? Sorry, not true. English music journalist Stuart Maconie, a notorious prankster, 'fessed up on that one.
Question 27
What is the name of the deck building game, where you play as one of the great cities of the Ancient World?
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A7 Wonders
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BMagic: The Gathering
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CSettlers of Catan
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DSplendor
7 Wonders
In 7 Wonders, you'll each play as one of the 7 cities that contained an Ancient Wonder. The game is played over three different ages, and during each age, you'll have to decide between building an army, resources, or your Wonder to name a few.
Question 28
This toy features thin cardboard ‘reels’ that allowed you to get an up close look at all sorts of crazy things!
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AMagic Viewer
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B3D Reader
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CView-Master
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DView-Finder
View-Master
The View-Master was invented back in the 1930s, with the toy version entering production in 1962.
Question 29
Drawing influences from Tetris, what Mario game saw Mario taking on a different profession?
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AMetal Mario
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BBaby Mario
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CChef Mario
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DDr. Mario
Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario requires you to stack pills and clear lines, similar to the classic Tetris game.
Question 30
What is the name of the game usually played to 10 victory points, where settlements and roads are placed on hexagonal resource spaces and sometimes ports?
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ASettlers of Catan
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BPuerto Rico
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CRisk
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DTerraforming Mars
Settlers of Catan
In Settlers of Catan you'll place settlements and roads on a board made of hexagonal pieces that represent a resource you can collect. Trading with other players and/or ports may be important in order for you to get the resources you'll need to get up to 10 points first and win.
Question 31
This is an early version of which popular strategy game?
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ACatan: Seafarers
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BBuccaneer
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CBattleship
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DMonopoly
Battleship
The familiar plastic peg board version of Battleship wasn’t released until 1967. Up until then, it was just pencil, paper and imagination.
Question 32
What is the name of the food-oriented, card drafting game, where you're trying to put together the best combination of foods for the most points?
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AResistance
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BBananagrams
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CSushi Go!
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DCarcassonne
Sushi Go!
In Sushi Go! there are a number of food item cards you can play with, each with their own unique way to earn points. You'll each choose a card from your own deck of cards, and then pass your deck on to the next person. The goal is to try and put together a set of sushi cards that will earn you the most points in each round.
Question 33
In this game, players take turns building railways between cities in order to complete mission routes and earn points. What is the name of this popular train game?
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AChutes and Ladders
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BSettlers of Catan
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CTicket to Ride
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DPower Grid
Ticket to Ride
In Ticket to Ride, players draw train cards in order to build railway routes between cities for points. Players also have mission cards with specific routes to complete for extra points.
Question 34
What is the name of the bird-centric board game where you collect bird cards and can only play them in the correct habitat spaces?
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ASplendor
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BWingspan
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CCarcassonne
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DTrivial Pursuit
Wingspan
In Wingspan, you play as bird enthusiasts who are trying to get the best birds for your wildlife preserves. Collecting birds in your habitats will grant different bonuses, allowing you to either collect more food, lay more eggs, or draw more birds. At the end of four rounds, the player with the most points wins.
Question 35
In this game, you and your teammates will each play a different adventurer with their own unique skills. What is the name of the game where your team will need to clear dungeons and make one of two choices each time an event occurs?
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AOne Night Ultimate Werewolf
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BGloomhaven
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CBetrayal at House on the Hill
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DSushi Go!
Gloomhaven
In Gloomhaven, you and your team will each play an adventurer, each with their own unique set of skills. Together, you will clear dungeons, unlock new characters, and if you're lucky, figure out what is happening in and around Gloomhaven.
Question 36
The concept of this fast paced game dates back to 1888 but it was made popular in the 1950s!
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AQuarters
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BPog
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CFlippy Puck
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DTiddlywinks
Tiddlywinks
Tiddlywinks was a children's game for over half a century before the British spearheaded a more adult, competitive version of the game in the mid 1950s.
Question 37
Nintendo released which classic game in 1985 that would feature a dog laughing at you if you failed to shoot down certain birds?
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ASuper Mario Bros.
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BBattletoads
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CDuck Hunt
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DCentipede
Duck Hunt
Duck Hunt required a specialized controller in the shape of a gun to shoot ducks. It would go on to become one of the most recognizable zapper games in video game history.
Question 38
Which classic children's board game had to sue an adult website for using the game's name in its URL?
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ALife
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BTaboo!
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CCandyland
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DTicket to Ride
Candyland
In one of the first internet trademark infringement cases, Hasbro successfully barred the site from using the URL www.candyland.com on grounds that it diluted the game's value.
Question 39
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island introduced which version of Mario?
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AAngsty Mario
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BBowser Mario
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CBaby Mario
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DMetal Mario
Baby Mario
You control Yoshi in this game and Baby Mario rides around on his back.
Question 40
This is the French version of which classic game of global domination?
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AStrategy
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BDungeons & Dragons
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CRisk
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DDiplomacy
Risk
Risk was actually a French game originally. It was invented in 1957 by Albert Lamorisse, the filmmaker behind the classic <i>The Red Balloon</i>. In 1959, Parker Brothers bought the U.S. rights but decided that its French name La Conquête du Monde (The Conquest of the World) didn't sound exciting enough for Americans. So it became Risk—which also happened to be the initials of the toy company chief's four grandchildren.
Question 41
Nintendo brought what simulation game to the SNES after it already made a big splash on home computers?
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ARoller Coaster Tycoon
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BZoo Tycoon
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CSimCity
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DShip Simulator
SimCity
The SNES version of SimCity was incredibly similar to the PC version and it became the first console game within the SimCity franchise.
Question 42
Which popular word game was carefully designed to prevent players from spelling a specific swear word?
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AScrabble
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BMonopoly
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CBoggle
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DBananagrams
Boggle
Boggle cubes contain two Fs and one K—all on the same cube—which makes it impossible to spell. . . well, you get it.
Question 43
Animal Crossing is classified as what genre of video game?
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ALife Simulation
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BAction Adventure
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CHorror
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DFirst-Person Shooter
Life Simulation
In Animal Crossing, you are part of a village where you carry out various tasks, such as fossil hunting and fishing.
Question 44
Super Mario World is a classic SNES game that introduces what character to the franchise?
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APrincess Peach
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BYoshi
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CMario
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DDonkey Kong
Yoshi
Yoshi debuted in Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.
Question 45
What is the name of the game where you spell words out of tiles with letters on them, draw a new tile once you’ve used up all of your tiles, and yell the name of the game when all center tiles and your tiles have been depleted?
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ACandy Land
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BScrabble
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CSushi Go!
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DBananagrams
Bananagrams
Bananagrams is a spelling game played with tiles that have different letters of the alphabet on them. The objective of the game is to use all of your tiles to spell words, connecting them to words you've already used by a common letter. Once you've used all of your tiles, you'll draw another tile and have to rearrange your words until you can again use all of your tiles.
Question 46
Which popular word guessing game was inspired by the classic parlor game Charades?
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ACranium
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BPictomania
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CPictionary
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DYahtzee
Pictionary
Pictionary got its start at Seattle parties in the early 1980s. When festivities started to drag, a local waiter liked to liven things up by grabbing a dictionary, picking and drawing a random word and then asking his fellow guests to guess. (Trust me, it's more fun than it sounds!)
Question 47
What is the name of the crossover fighting game series that sees characters such as Mario, Pikachu, Kirby and Link duke it out?
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AFinal Fantasy
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BThe Legend of Zelda
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CSuper Mario Bros.
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DSuper Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. is the name of the game that began in 1999. The original featured 12 playable characters.
Question 48
In this game players explore a mysterious haunted mansion together until an event called "the haunt" occurs. What is the name of this game where you won't know until the haunt if you're a villain or not?
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ADead Of Winter
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BGloomhaven
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CBetrayal at House on the Hill
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DPay Day
Betrayal at House on the Hill
In Betrayal at House on the Hill, you will start off exploring a haunted house together, building the house out with randomized floor tiles as you go. Once an event called "the haunt" happens, it is likely that one member of your group will find out that they are a villain and one of 50 different ending scenarios begins, each with its own set of rules.
Question 49
Once considered a nerds-only pursuit, this 1980s fantasy role-playing game has enjoyed a huge comeback in recent years. And this time, it's cool.
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ATraveller
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BChess
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CDungeons & Dragons
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DChainmail
Dungeons & Dragons
It wasn't just the cool kids who opposed D&D back in the day. The game was also a victim of the "satanic panic" hysteria of the 1980s. One witch hunter spared no words in decrying the evil pastime: "a fantasy role-playing game which uses demonology, witchcraft, voodoo, murder, rape, blasphemy, suicide, assassination, insanity, sex perversion, homosexuality, prostitution, satanic type rituals, gambling, barbarism, cannibalism, sadism, desecration, demon summoning, necromancy, divination and other teachings." Sounds fun!
Question 50
In which game would you place a tile with any combination of city, road, cloister, or grassland on it, and decide whether or not to play one of your meeple?
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ALife
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BCarcassonne
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CTicket to Ride
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DDominion
Carcassonne
In Carcassonne, you are trying to group like tiles and fill them with your meeple for points. The game ends when the last tile has been played, and the person with the most points wins.
Question 51
Which of these characters was not playable in Mario Kart 64 for the Nintendo 64?
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ALink
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BMario
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CPrincess Peach
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DBowser
Link
Link would later get to be a character in the Mario Kart franchise, but in the beginning, the playable characters consisted of Mario and his cohorts.
Question 52
Which James Bond film inspired the classic first-person shooter on the Nintendo 64?
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ATomorrow Never Dies
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BGoldenEye
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CFrom Russia With Love
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DDr. No
GoldenEye
GoldenEye 007 came out in 1997, and is still considered to be one of the best first-person shooters ever developed.
Question 53
In Pikmin, the Pikmin themselves are aliens on a faraway planet. What is the name of the character the player controls?
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AAsh Ketchum
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BLuigi
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CCaptain Olimar
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DJimmy
Captain Olimar
Captain Olimar comes from a planet called Hocotate and made his debut in the first Pikmin game for the Nintendo GameCube.
Question 54
Every parent with a child over five years old knows this one (perhaps all too well). What's the name of this game?
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ACandyland
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BLife
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CCheckers
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DPayday
Life
Ironically, the squeaky-clean, nuclear family-oriented Game of Life started out as a much darker game. Invented in 1860 by none other than (a very young) Milton Bradley, the original name was Checkered Game of Life—to represent, as Bradley said, "the checkered journey of life." In his version, players who landed on "Suicide" ended up with a noose around their neck.
Question 55
What is the name of the game where you collect gem tokens to pay for gem cards that can earn you victory points?
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ASaboteur
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BMonopoly
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CSplendor
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DWingspan
Splendor
In Splendor, you are trying to collect different colored gems to earn victory points. On your turn you can either collect gem tokens, buy a card, or reserve a card.
Question 56
What is the name of the titular fox in the Star Fox video game series?
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AFox McGee
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BFox McCloud
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CFoxy Vixen
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DFox McFoxFace
Fox McCloud
Fox McCloud is the name of the hero in the Star Fox video games. He made his debut on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Question 57
What is the name of the board game where players each have their own farm board and send two people to town in order to grow their farm and feed their family?
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APowergrid
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BBananagrams
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CApples to Apples
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DAgricola
Agricola
Each player in Agricola gets their own board, on which they build their farm. Each turn players send their people into town to gather resources or food in order to grow the farm and feed the family. Points are earned through a balance of diversifying and specializing what you have on your farm.
Question 58
In which board game are players stuck at Start until they draw a 1 or a 2 card?
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ATrouble
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BSorry!
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CLife
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DParcheesi
Sorry!
With the apt subtitle "The Game of Sweet Revenge," there's a kind of sadistic satisfaction in mocking your competitors with a drawn out and sarcastic "sorrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy".
Question 59
What is the name of the Mario game Nintendo released for smartphones?
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ASuper Mario Run
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BSuper Mario Bros.
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CMario & Friends
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DiPhone Mario
Super Mario Run
Super Mario Run has different levels you can play right on your phone.
Question 60
What was the twist at the end of the first Metroid game?
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AIt was all just a dream.
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BThe game is unwinnable.
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CSamus was dead all along.
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DSamus is a woman.
Samus is a woman.
In 1986, many players were surprised to find out Samus Aran was a woman, especially considering the game's manual referred to Samus as a "he."
Question 61
Who knew tiny metal filings could be so fun?
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AWild Billy
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BWooly Bill
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CMagnetic Beardo
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DWooly Willy
Wooly Willy
Wooly Willy was first produced by a Pennsylvania company in 1955, and is still in production today.
Question 62
This game gives players small decks of cards to start with, but allows them to build their decks by purchasing cards from one of ten different sets of Kingdom cards if they can afford them. What is the name of this game that allows you to buy a Province card worth six victory points?
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AAgricola
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BDominion
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CClue
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D7 Wonders
Dominion
Dominion is a game where players become monarchs who have small kingdoms but want to expand and create a large dominion. Players begin with the same small deck of cards and build their decks by buying cards from one of ten different sets of Kingdom cards. Once three of the Kingdom card decks run out, whoever has built up the most victory points wins!
Question 63
Can you name this "game of cunning and logic"?
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AConnect 4
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BMastermind
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CUno
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DCribbage
Mastermind
Cunning indeed. The instruction sheet that came with the original edition advised Codemasters to hide a few pegs so that "crafty Codebreakers" couldn't cheat by counting pegs.
Question 64
In the war for toy car superiority, these guys ultimately won out.
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AHot Wheels
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BMatchbox Cars
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CTonka Trucks
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DFire Wheels
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels and Mattel 'won' the toy car war with their 1997 purchase of Tyco, who owned Matchbox Cars.
Question 65
Chutes and Ladders is based on an ancient game called Snakes and Ladders from which country?
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APakistan
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BIndia
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CSweden
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DNepal
India
The Indian game of Snakes and Ladders taught children moral lessons about the karmic cycle, with the ladders representing good deeds and the snakes, bad ones. Since the path of virtue is a harder road than the path of sin, there were always more snakes than ladders.
Question 66
Who is the primary protagonist in The Legend of Zelda series?
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APrincess Zelda
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BMidna
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CLink
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DGanon
Link
Although Zelda's the title character, you play as Link in this famous video game franchise.
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