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Quiz about Toys of the 1980s
Quiz about Toys of the 1980s

Toys of the 1980s Trivia Quiz


My boys grew up in the 1980s and had to have all the new toys that they saw advertised on television commercials. Let's see if you remember some of their favorites!

A multiple-choice quiz by ponycargirl. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ponycargirl
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
394,243
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
639
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Question 1 of 10
1. "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" was a very popular cartoon series that my kids watched in the 1980s. Which company marketed the toys that were connected to the series? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The original 1980 Rubik's Cube quickly spawned many successors. Which of the following cube-shaped variants would NOT have been available to a child of the 1980s? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Cabbage Patch Kids were mass produced for the first time in 1982 by Coleco. Before that, however, Xavier Roberts marketed them under what name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Filling a gap between its Duplo line for children aged 2 to 4 and the main LEGO sets mostly aimed at ages 6 and up, the LEGO group created which line that would last for most of the 1980s? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following, said to be the best-selling toy of 1985 and 1986, featured a talking bear with a built-in cassette player? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Rubik's Magic was a folding puzzle where the player's goal was to transform the original configuration of three separate rings (printed on the front) to three interlocked ones (printed on the back). What unique feature made the solution more difficult to achieve? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Oh, my! You mean we have to go to Hardees to buy a children's meal with a toy? Which toy did Hardees promote in 1987? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the wake of the success of the Rubik's Cube, German puzzle designer Uwe Mèffert has released his own line of polyhedral puzzles in the 1980s. Most of them were not cube-shaped - there was a pyramid, an octahedron and even several dodecahedrons. Most of them shared a last syllable in their names, namely... ? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the predecessor line to the My Little Pony franchise that debuted in 1982?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The Care Bears were originally drawn characters with the intend to sell printed products such as books and greeting cards. They were turned into plush toys by Kenner in 1983 and were featured in three feature films in the 1980s. The last of those, released in 1987, was a crossover with which property known from a Disney box office hit? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" was a very popular cartoon series that my kids watched in the 1980s. Which company marketed the toys that were connected to the series?

Answer: Mattel

Mattel originally planned to market the toys under the name "Lords of Power", however, it was decided to change the name because it might imply something of a religious nature to some people. There were really two main characters that my sons wanted at first - the good guy, He-Man, and the villain, Skeletor.

It became necessary, however, to also have their many cohorts; He-Man's alter ego was Prince Adam and his sidekick, Cringer, was a favorite. Skeletor's minions, typically called The Evil Warriors, included many gruesome looking characters such as Beast Man and Mer-Man.

Then, of course, we needed Snake Mountain where Skeletor lived and all of the other toys. Yikes!
2. The original 1980 Rubik's Cube quickly spawned many successors. Which of the following cube-shaped variants would NOT have been available to a child of the 1980s?

Answer: V-Cube 6

After the incredible market success of the original (3x3x3) Rubik's Cube, other sizes were quickly produced. Rubik's Revenge was the 4x4x4 version, designed by Rubik himself. The Pocket Cube (2x2x2) and Professor's Cube (5x5x5) were released by other designers, causing some copyright and trademark disputes.

The V-Cube series (currently spanning at least from 4x4x4 to 9x9x9) was developed in the new millennium to provide high quality designs suitable for speed-solving larger cubes.
3. Cabbage Patch Kids were mass produced for the first time in 1982 by Coleco. Before that, however, Xavier Roberts marketed them under what name?

Answer: The Little People

Xavier Roberts combined the quilting skills he had learned from his mother with the art of needle molding to create hand-made dolls that he called "The Little People". These creations were not for sale, but buyers would pay an adoption fee. As with Cabbage Patch Kids, each creation had its own name and birth certificate. Do you remember standing in long lines waiting to nab one of these for each of the kids? Sometimes in short demand, adults would actually fight over who got to buy the Cabbage Patch Kids that were available!
4. Filling a gap between its Duplo line for children aged 2 to 4 and the main LEGO sets mostly aimed at ages 6 and up, the LEGO group created which line that would last for most of the 1980s?

Answer: Fabuland

Fabuland sets were made of standard-sized LEGO bricks but contained larger figures than the typical minifigs seen in sets aimed at older customers and modeled as anthropomorphic animals. Most Fabuland sets contained under 100 parts and could be combined to make a town. Fabuland was the first LEGO line to feature associated material such as story books.
5. Which of the following, said to be the best-selling toy of 1985 and 1986, featured a talking bear with a built-in cassette player?

Answer: Teddy Ruxpin

Teddy Ruxpin was created by Ken Forsse and first marketed by the Worlds of Wonder company in 1985. Along with Teddy Ruxpin, the company also released accessory toys, such as "Answer Box", that plugged into Teddy and taught information like colors and counting, and "Picture Show", which also plugged into Teddy and projected images onto the wall.

Interestingly, even with the best-selling toy of 1985 and 1986, the company filed for bankruptcy and was liquidated in 1988.
6. Rubik's Magic was a folding puzzle where the player's goal was to transform the original configuration of three separate rings (printed on the front) to three interlocked ones (printed on the back). What unique feature made the solution more difficult to achieve?

Answer: The solved layout had a different overall shape.

The standard layout of Rubik's Magic is a 2x4 rectangle with only 32 possible configurations of the eight tiles that make up the puzzle. However, the solved state is a heart-shaped 3x3 layout with one missing corner. Finding a way to change the shape of the puzzle was a main part of its challenge.

A twisting move is possible but not required for the solution. It has been employed in record attempts for the puzzle (which clock in at less than one second). The move puts some significant strain on the cords holding the puzzle together and risks breaking them, effectively ruining the toy.
7. Oh, my! You mean we have to go to Hardees to buy a children's meal with a toy? Which toy did Hardees promote in 1987?

Answer: Pound Puppies

Created in 1984, Pound Puppies were first sold in Canada. The Tonka company manufactured and marketed them in the United States. The larger variety of Pound Puppies came in a variety of colors and was sold in a case that resembled a doghouse. Like Cabbage Patch Kids, each puppy came with an adoption certificate.

In his "Totally Tubular '80s Toys", Mark Bellomo wrote that over five years sales of the toy topped $300 million and sold in 35 countries. I do remember that this was the beginning of going to fast food joints for toys for us!
8. In the wake of the success of the Rubik's Cube, German puzzle designer Uwe Mèffert has released his own line of polyhedral puzzles in the 1980s. Most of them were not cube-shaped - there was a pyramid, an octahedron and even several dodecahedrons. Most of them shared a last syllable in their names, namely... ?

Answer: Minx

Mèffert had actually experimented with twisting puzzles before the Rubik's Cube became a fad. His most successful release was the Pyraminx, a tetrahedral puzzle in which only the six edge pieces could actually swap places - the points and centers only rotated.

The Megaminx and Gigaminx are both dodecahedrons with different cuts; the former is similar to a 3x3x3 cube with one layer of pieces around the centers, the latter resembles a 5x5x5 with a center and two piece layers on each of the twelve faces.
9. What was the predecessor line to the My Little Pony franchise that debuted in 1982?

Answer: My Pretty Pony

My Pretty Pony was created by Bonnie Zacherle and Charles Muenchinger in 1981. The original My Pretty Pony was a brown, made from hard plastic and could moves its ears and tails. In further releases, My Pretty Pony was introduced in different colors and had accessories such as a cowboy hat. The line was not a commercial success and the franchise was reintroduced the following year as My Little Pony. These figurines were smaller, more colorful and had different themes such as unicorns and sea ponies. These were very successful and spawned several television shows, movies and other media.
10. The Care Bears were originally drawn characters with the intend to sell printed products such as books and greeting cards. They were turned into plush toys by Kenner in 1983 and were featured in three feature films in the 1980s. The last of those, released in 1987, was a crossover with which property known from a Disney box office hit?

Answer: Alice in Wonderland

"The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland" beings back all the beloved characters from "Alice in Wonderland", including Alice herself. The film is based on Lewis Carroll's books, which had lapsed into the public domain in 1973 and does not actually overlap with the Disney production of the same name.
Source: Author ponycargirl

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