Q 01/05

What do the letters stand for in L.O.L. Surprise!, the mystery-ball doll brand launched in December 2016?

A) Laugh Out Loud

B) Li'l Outrageous Littles

C) Lots of Lovely Layers

D) Lashes, Outfits and Lipstick

Answer · why

B) Li'l Outrageous Littles

Li'l Outrageous Littles is the full name; the original capsules hid a tot-size fashion doll, in themes like rocker and merbaby, under seven layers of ...

Q 02/05

L.O.L. Surprise! celebrates its birthday on which date, chosen because the numerals read as LOL upside down?

A) March 3

B) June 9

C) July 7

D) August 8

Answer · why

C) July 7

July 7 is 7/07 Day, since 707 flipped over spells LOL; in 2021 the brand marked it with its first virtual concert, free for fans to stream.

Q 03/05

L.O.L. Surprise! dolls sold out within a week of launching in December 2016, sending parents to which resale site?

A) eBay

B) Etsy

C) Mercari

D) Depop

Answer · why

A) eBay

eBay became the place to find one that Christmas; the brand had launched with digital marketing alone and was America's top-selling toy a year later.

Q 04/05

A jury in 2024 awarded $71 million to which rapper and his wife Tiny over L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls?

A) Nelly

B) Jeezy

C) Quavo

D) T.I.

Answer · why

D) T.I.

T.I. and Tiny said more than a dozen dolls copied the look of the OMG Girlz, the Atlanta group Tiny formed in 2009, in a case first filed in 2020.

Q 05/05

Before L.O.L. Surprise!, which fashion dolls of 2001, dubbed the anti-Barbie, were the same toymaker's big hit?

A) Lalaloopsy

B) My Scene

C) Bratz

D) Novi Stars

Answer · why

C) Bratz

Bratz became a billion-dollar line within five years, and at their peak the edgy dolls made up as much as three quarters of the company's sales.