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Toys with Cult Followings — Daily trivia Saturday, June 13, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which Mattel action figure line built a sword-and-sorcery world around He-Man?
- AMasters of the Universe
- BCosmic Warriors
- CThunder Power
- DSuperPowers
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Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe reached retailers in 1982 and grew into one of the most elaborate toy universes ever, with an animated series, comics and a fan base that remains active today.
Q 02Which trading card game, based on Nintendo's monster-collecting video games, has seen single cards sell for hundreds of thousands?
- APokémon
- BDigimon
- CYu-Gi-Oh!
- DMagic: The Gathering
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Pokémon
The Pokémon Trading Card Game debuted in 1996 and created a massive collector community. First-edition and rare cards have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, making it one of the most valuable collectible games ever.
Q 03Which Hasbro toy franchise was built by rebranding robots from Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change lines?
- AGoBots
- BTransformers
- CVoltron
- DRobotech
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Transformers
Hasbro turned Takara's robots into Transformers and had Marvel invent their backstory; editor Bob Budiansky named Megatron, while Denny O'Neil named Optimus Prime.
Q 04Which talking toy did the US National Security Agency ban from its premises, fearing it could repeat classified secrets?
- ATeddy Ruxpin
- BFurby
- CTickle Me Elmo
- DSpeak & Spell
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Furby
The NSA banned Furby in 1999 over fears it would repeat what it heard, though each one only knew preset words in English and its own language, 'Furbish'.
Q 05Which plush toy line fuelled a 1990s collecting bubble by capping store orders and 'retiring' characters?
- APound Puppies
- BBeanie Babies
- CCare Bears
- DPuffalumps
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Beanie Babies
Ty Inc. retired Beanie Babies on purpose, and the engineered scarcity sent resale prices soaring: at one point Beanie Babies accounted for 10% of eBay's sales.
Q 06Which brand of sports action figures, made by Kenner and later Hasbro, became a memorabilia mainstay?
- ASportsPicks
- BPro Stars
- CStarting Lineup
- DHeadliners
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Starting Lineup
Starting Lineup was dreamed up by Cincinnati Bengals punter Pat McInally, who retired before it launched and waited ten years for a figure of himself.
Q 07Funko's Pop! figures, with big squarish heads and tiny bodies, draw on which visual style?
- AGerman expressionism
- BArt deco
- CJapanese chibi
- DRussian matryoshka
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Japanese chibi
Funko's Pop! vinyl figures borrow the exaggerated head-to-body proportions of Japanese chibi art, and they share the same large, round black eyes.
Q 08What 1990s Bandai toy craze had players care for a virtual pet on a small LCD screen?
- AGiga Pets
- BNano Pet
- CPocket Pikachu
- DTamagotchi
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Tamagotchi
Tamagotchi, released by Bandai in 1996, became a worldwide phenomenon where owners had to feed, clean, and interact with their virtual pet or it would die, creating an addictive gameplay loop.
Q 09What did the official papers packed with every Cabbage Patch Kid say its new owner had done?
- ALicensed
- BEnrolled
- CChristened
- DAdopted
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Adopted
Cabbage Patch Kids were never sold but 'adopted', a gimmick Xavier Roberts took from folk artist Martha Nelson Thomas's Doll Babies; she sued him and settled out of court.
Q 10What was Kenner's Stretch Armstrong latex figure filled with?
- AGelled corn syrup
- BSilicone putty
- CWater and glycerine
- DFoam rubber beads
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Gelled corn syrup
Stretch Armstrong is latex filled with gelled corn syrup, and Hollywood has chased a Stretch Armstrong movie ever since Disney bought the film rights in 1994.
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