Youth Fads Through the Ages

Question 1

In what decade did the Hula Hoop become a fad?

Accepted Answer

50s

Question 2

These famously awful and disgusting spoof cards were traded heavily by kids in the eighties:

Accepted Answer

Garbage Pail Kids

Question 3

Furbies were in production for three years. How many units were sold in those years?

Accepted Answer

40 million

Question 4

These bracelets were famous among kids for the simple reason that they:

Accepted Answer

slapped on

Question 5

The Slinky was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 2000. In what decade was it first sold?

Accepted Answer

40s

Question 6

The Tamagotchi was what many parents bought their kids to substitute for:

Accepted Answer

a real pet

Question 7

These skirts were a teenage girl's must-have in the 50s:

Accepted Answer

poodle skirt

Question 8

These dolls were criticized as being "hyper-sexualized" when they became popular in the 2000s:

Accepted Answer

Bratz Dolls

Question 9

Who was the originator of the earliest of the kids-dancing-on-TV shows, "American Band Stand"?

Accepted Answer

Dick Clark

Question 10

Tickle Me Elmo was hugely popular. It could cost $30 in-store or up to how much in resale?

Accepted Answer

$1500

Question 11

Name this strange 70s products that was the rage for a year:

Accepted Answer

Pet Rocks

Question 12

Pogs were invented in the 20s and reemerged in the 90s. "Slam" a stack of them and they:

Accepted Answer

Scatter

Question 13

This cube was also a staple of the 80s, but few seemed to know that it is spelled:

Accepted Answer

Rubix

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