Games Of The 1940's & 1950's Quiz
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- 1.What game was invented by Allan Calhamer in the 1950's?
- A.
Monopoly
- B.
Risk
- C.
Diplomacy
- D.
Clue
- 2.When it was introduced at a toy fair in 1959, what was the "Etch-A-Sketch" called?
- A.
Draw-A-Pic
- B.
Sketchy Screen
- C.
DoodleMaster Magic Screen
- D.
Sketch-A-Sketch
- 3.Which popular game from the 1950's got its name from a pie plate manufacturer?
- A.
Pyrex
- B.
Yahtzee
- C.
Scatch
- D.
Frisbee
- 4.Which of these was a 1950's game derived from a popular television show for children?
- A.
Park And Shop
- B.
Skipper
- C.
Howdy Doody's TV Game
- D.
The Addams Family Game
- 5.Which 1959 board game was a spin-off of a TV show featuring a character named Eddie Haskell?
- A.
The Addams Family Game
- B.
Bewitched
- C.
The Flintstones Mitt-Full
- D.
Leave It To Beaver Money Maker
- 6.When "Play-Doh" was released in 1956, what colors were available?
- A.
Only White
- B.
Blue And Green
- C.
Only Yellow
- D.
Red, White And Blue
- 7.What 1950's board game had cards showing Bluto, Cap'n Snook, Hygmy Pygmy and Mad Prof Whatasnozzle?
- A.
Popeye The Sailor Man
- B.
Tiddly Chase
- C.
Oscar: The Film Stars Rise To Fame
- D.
Monopoly
- 8.The object of which 1950's game was for one of many players to touch the player who was "it"?
- A.
Red Light, Green Light
- B.
Hot Potato
- C.
Heads Up, Seven Up
- D.
Tag
- 9.Which board game is named for a word that means "to grope frantically"?
- A.
Scrabble
- B.
Sorry
- C.
Parcheesi
- D.
Chess
- 10."Play-Doh" was originally tested in the 1950's for what use?
- A.
Binding Compound
- B.
Muscle Exerciser
- C.
Pizza Dough
- D.
Wallpaper Cleaner
- 11.The game "Cluedo" was first sold in which year?
- A.
1941
- B.
1948
- C.
1949
- D.
1943
- 12.In which year was "Scrabble" introduced?
- A.
1945
- B.
1948
- C.
1940
- D.
1942
- 13.When was the "Hula Hoop" first manufactured?
- A.
1966
- B.
1941
- C.
1958
- D.
1949
- 14.What did players do in the game "Word Fun"?
- A.
Translate Foreign Words
- B.
Anagrams
- C.
Make Up Fake Definitions
- D.
Fill In Missing Words
- 15.The couple who invented "Yahtzee" in 1954 were from which country?
- A.
Australia
- B.
England
- C.
Canada
- D.
USA
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