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Quiz about Growing Up in America in the 60s

Growing Up in America in the 60s Quiz

If you grew up in the 1960s (or 1970s) in America, you may remember some or all of these things. This quiz is about the fun things kids had, have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by gamemaker. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gamemaker

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,967

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
5147

Last 3 plays: rooby2s (7/10), Guest 64 (6/10), Guest 159 (8/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. What colors were the 'Rock'em Sock'em Robots'? Hint

red and black

black and blue

blue and red

red and green

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2. Which one of these toy cars were introduced in 1968? Hint

Matchbox

Tootsie Toys

Johnny Lightning

Hot Wheels

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3. G.I. Joe got his name from a movie.

True

False

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4. Which company came out with 'Lite-Brite' in 1967? Hint

Milton Bradley

Mattel

Hasbro

Coleco

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5. Do you remember 'Creepy Crawlers', the do-it-yourself creature maker? Which one of these was not an actual crawler? Hint

Grasshopper

Horned Toad

Lobster

Bat

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6. Do you remember the stickers that would make fun of actual products? What were they called? Hint

Funky Faces

Freaky Stickers

Groovy Grabbers

Wacky Packages

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7. Which staple item at novelty stores, party supply stores and toy emporiums first came out in 1969 by Julius Samann, Ltd.? Hint

Twister

Mad Libs

Zillion Bubble Blower

Silly String

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8. From 1967, who was *not* an ally of Major Matt Mason? Hint

Capt. Lazer

Jeff Long

Sgt. Storm

Colonel Blaster

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9. Which one of these things started production in the 1960s? Hint

Spirograph

Mr. Potato Head

Lincoln Logs

Silly Putty

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10. 'Etch-A-Sketch' came out in 1960. What was the original color of the frame? Hint

black

blue

red

white

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What colors were the 'Rock'em Sock'em Robots'?

Answer: blue and red

Marx introduced Rock'em Sock'em Robots in 1966 and it continued to sell well into the 1970's.

2. Which one of these toy cars were introduced in 1968?

Answer: Hot Wheels

By adding an axle and rotating styrene wheels, Hot Wheels were the fastest toy cars on the market.

3. G.I. Joe got his name from a movie.

Answer: True

In 1964, Hasbro named the figure after the movie 'The Story of G.I. Joe.'

4. Which company came out with 'Lite-Brite' in 1967?

Answer: Hasbro

There were eight different colored pegs used, green, blue, red, yellow, orange, pink, purple and clear.

5. Do you remember 'Creepy Crawlers', the do-it-yourself creature maker? Which one of these was not an actual crawler?

Answer: Grasshopper

'Creepy Crawlers' were the first of the 'Thingmaker' set to come out in 1964 from Mattel.

6. Do you remember the stickers that would make fun of actual products? What were they called?

Answer: Wacky Packages

The die-cut series was the first series of Wacky Packages released in 1967 and 1968.

7. Which staple item at novelty stores, party supply stores and toy emporiums first came out in 1969 by Julius Samann, Ltd.?

Answer: Silly String

Once, a kid was denied his high school diploma because he decided to celebrate his graduation with Silly String.

8. From 1967, who was *not* an ally of Major Matt Mason?

Answer: Colonel Blaster

Their enemy was Scorpio, who fired tiny balls from a chest pack and whose eyes and mouth would flash light.

9. Which one of these things started production in the 1960s?

Answer: Spirograph

Spirograph first appeared in 1965, Lincoln Logs in 1924, Silly Putty in 1950 and Mr. Potato Head came out in 1952.

10. 'Etch-A-Sketch' came out in 1960. What was the original color of the frame?

Answer: red

In the 1970's, Ohio Art issued 'Hot Pink' and 'Cool Blue' frames.

Source: Author gamemaker

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