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| 1st Annual Holiday Quiz! |
The Answers!
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1. Strech Monster is really a sweet monster...unless he is angry. Stretch Armstrong makes him very, VERY ANGRY!!
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2. In 1968, the Easy-Bake Oven celebrated its fifth birthday and was recognized by Kenner as "the greatest selling girl's toy since dolls."
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3. In Gnip Gnop players try to be the first to get all their color balls on their opponents side of the court by shooting them through the holes in the center. The groovy little game's name is onomatopoeic.
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4. Before Bratz® and after Barbie®, The Bionic Woman doll was able to expose her insides by moving a layer of rubber-like skin. Her head made a "pinging" noise when turned.
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5. The Hess Truck is one of the longest lasting and successful marketing-through-toys ideas. During the holidays, kids and adults still collect these when they "fill up."
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6. Based on a very old, simple game, Toss Across is the live action version where your skill in tossing bean bags makes your selection.
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7. He didn't have Kung-Fu grip, he wasn't a master of disguise, and he only came with that one cowboy suit he always wore. But, Howdy Doody did have his own TV show and was one of the first "dolls" that was acceptable for boys to play with as well as girls.
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8. Lawn Darts, an outdoor game of "skill", was later outlawed - and if you owned a set, you know why! Manufacturers tried to make safer versions but they never had the dangerous appeal of the original.
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9. It was a head-to-head battle at sea. Two admirals pitting their skill against each other for domination! While electronic versions of Battleship still exist today, the orginal is the best - and I bet you said "You sunk my battleship!" when you remembered the game and commercial!
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10. It wasn't much of a toy though it came in a cute little box and rested on its own nest. It was more of a marketing scam than anything. But that didn't stop people from buying up the Pet Rock during the seventies! And no, we're not talking about sans-a-belt slacks or Hi-Karate aftershave.
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