Q 01/05

Which electronic toy is built into the alien's communicator in the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?

A) Operation

B) Speak & Spell

C) Little Professor

D) Big Trak

Answer · why

B) Speak & Spell

Speak & Spell came out of Texas Instruments' research into speech synthesis, on a starting budget of just $25,000. A tie-in module later had players s...

Q 02/05

Which dolls, sold with adoption papers, sparked violent riots in American stores at Christmas 1983?

A) Holly Hobbie

B) Lady Lovely Locks

C) Barbie and the Rockers

D) Cabbage Patch Kids

Answer · why

D) Cabbage Patch Kids

Cabbage Patch Kids were so scarce that shoppers shoved, trampled and even swung baseball bats to get one. The maker shipped 3.3 million dolls that yea...

Q 03/05

Which country was home to architecture professor Ernő Rubik, whose cube puzzle went worldwide in 1980?

A) Hungary

B) Poland

C) Austria

D) Romania

Answer · why

A) Hungary

Hungary first knew the puzzle as the Magic Cube. Rubik invented it in 1974 and patented it at home before Ideal Toy released it internationally in 198...

Q 04/05

Which car did the yellow Autobot Bumblebee turn into in the original 1984 Transformers toy line?

A) Chevrolet Camaro

B) Lamborghini Countach

C) Volkswagen Beetle

D) Porsche 935

Answer · why

C) Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen Beetle was Bumblebee's disguise among the first Autobot Mini-Cars. The 2007 live-action film turned him into a Chevrolet Camaro, and the 20...

Q 05/05

Which Soviet-made puzzle game was packed in with Nintendo's Game Boy for its 1989 North American launch?

A) Dr. Mario

B) Sokoban

C) Boulder Dash

D) Tetris

Answer · why

D) Tetris

Tetris was chosen over Super Mario Land after rights holder Henk Rogers argued that Mario appealed mainly to young boys, while the falling-block puzzl...