The Retro Christmas Stocking Quiz - Stylist Magazine

The Retro Christmas Stocking Quiz

Christmas is a time of stressed parents frantically trying to get the must-have toys for their kids. But how much to you know about toys, board games and novelty crazes past and present? Take our toy trivia quiz to find out. Batteries not included….

Compiled by Michael Hogan, Image credit: REX features

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1. Egg watch

2. 8

3. They were designed to desensitize the public to the possibility of mutated children after a nuclear war

4. Slinky

5. Get busy with the fizzy

6. Princess Diana

7. A cleaning product

8. 52 years ago

9. Mr Frosty

10. 5.66 seconds

11. Brown

12. Chloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin

13. All Play

14. Hasbro

15. Forest

16. Belgium

17. Nintendo

18. Twister

19. Greetings cards

20. Eight

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There was a craze in the late 1990s for Japanese hand-held “digital pet” Tamagotchi. What does Tamagotchi mean?

Egg watch Pretend dog Happy cat Electric friend

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How many triple word score squares are on a Scrabble board?

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The Retro Christmas Stocking Quiz - Stylist Magazine

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What was the widespread urban myth about 80s dolls, the Cabbage Patch Kids?

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What was the name of the toy spring that could “walk” down stairs?

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What was the slogan for drink carbonation machine Soda Stream?

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In 1998, Hasbro controversially wanted to make a Sindy doll that looked like which famous woman?

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What was Play-Doh modelling clay originally marketed as?

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How long ago did Mattel launch the Barbie doll?

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What was the name of the 80s toy that made crushed, flavoured ice drinks?

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What’s the world record for solving the Rubik’s Cube?

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What colour represents the Arts & Literature category in original Trivial Pursuit?

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What were the names of the four original Bratz fashion dolls?

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What does the “AP” category stand for in Pictionary?

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Which toy giant makes My Little Pony?

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What does the “sylvanian” mean in Sylvanian Families?

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From which country do Smurfs originate?

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Which company owns the Pokemon franchise?

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What game do the characters play in the fourth ever episode of Friends?

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The Care Bears were originally created in 1981 for use on what?

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