Fads Trivia: How Well Do You Know The Craze?
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What is the name of the game that gives you a shocking try at being a surgeon?
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Operation
2.
Who was Topo Gigio?
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Italian TV Mouse Puppet
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What is the thing that scares "Austin Powers" besides nuclear war?
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Carnies
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What does Kyle's father do for a living on "South Park"?
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Attorney
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What famed star played the criminal Louie the Lilac on the 60's Batman TV show?
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Milton Berle
6.
Which product created an uproar in the 1980's?
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Cabbage Patch Kids
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Which "Beavis and Butt-Head" character eventually got their own show?
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Daria
8.
What weight loss substance was banned in 2003 by the FDA?
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Ephedra
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Which fad involved throwing a flying disc?
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Frisbee
10.
Which 1960's fad involved painting a game course on the ground?
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Scully
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What was the name of the 1970's fad that involved running naked in public?
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Streaking
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What was the name of animatronic singing fish that was a hit in 2000-2001?
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Billy Bass
13.
What anime follows the adventures of Goku?
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Dragonball Z
14.
What kind of pens were a popular fad in 2000?
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Gel Pen
15.
What genre of television became a huge hit in the 2000's?
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Reality
16.
What were the popular parody movies directed by the Wayans brothers?
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Scary Movie
17.
What particular brand of digital video recorder became popular?
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TiVo
18.
What phrase became a popular fad due to Anheuser-Busch Budweiser commercials?
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Whassup
19.
What is Cartoon Network's late night cartoon block, not for kids?
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Adult Swim
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What series of video games created by Rockstar that became a huge hit?
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Grand Theft Auto
21.
Which MP3 player was created by Apple?
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IPod
22.
What insurance company's ad was a hit in the 2000's due to its mascot, a talking gecko?
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Geico
23.
What social networking website became a popular fad in 2003?
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MySpace
24.
What marketing icon is known for the catchphrase "it keeps going and going"?
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Energizer Bunny
25.
What was the name of the nerdy next-door neighbor on the TV show "Family Matters"?
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Urkel
26.
What was the biggest fad to come from the TV series "Friends"?
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Rachel's Haircut
27.
What online auction web site became a popular place to shop in the 90's?
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EBay
28.
What video game system created by Sony became a must have toy in the mid 90's?
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PlayStation
29.
What stuffed animals filled with plastic pellets were the rage in the late 1990's?
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Beanie Babies
30.
What song by Los del Rio became a sensation in the 1990's?
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Macarena
31.
What comedian started the trend of telling redneck jokes?
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Jeff Foxworthy
32.
What books by writer J.K. Rowling were best sellers with kids in the 1990's and 2000's?
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Harry Potter
33.
What cartoon created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker first aired and became popular in the 1990's?
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South Park
34.
What fast food ad started the fad of saying "Yo Quiero"?
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Taco Bell
35.
What soda drink ad promoted the slogan "Up Yours"?
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7UP
36.
What website started the fad of having virtual pets?
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Neopets
37.
What talk show became popular in the 1990's due to its many fights on air?
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Jerry Springer
38.
What was the real name of TV's "Crocodile Hunter"?
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Steve Irwin
39.
What website is most credited with expanding the popularity of purchasing things online?
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Amazon
40.
What video character is one of the most popular video game fads of all time?
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Pac-Man
41.
What was the puzzle game that had four colored buttons became popular in the 1980's?
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Simon
42.
What music television network got started in 1981?
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MTV
43.
What popular toys in the 80's were known as "Robots in Disguise"?
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Transformers
44.
What animatronic bear was on toy shelves in the 1980's?
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Teddy Ruxpin
45.
What trading cards created by Topps Company were popular for being humorous and gross?
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Garbage Pail Kids
46.
What fictional music group made up of anthropomorphized fruit was a hit in the 80's?
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California Raisins
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What brand of loose-leaf binder was popular in the 80's?
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Trapper Keeper
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What was the name of the sports news channel that became popular in the 80's?
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ESPN
49.
What cartoon animal became huge in the 80's?
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Garfield
50.
What game system created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney was a fad in the 70's?
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Atari
51.
What movies created by George Lucas remain very popular after first appearing in the 1970's?
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Star Wars
52.
What series of movies by Francis Ford Coppola were a popular fad in the 70's?
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Godfather
53.
What did "A.L.F." stand for in the popular TV show from the 80's?
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Alien Life Form
54.
What popular toys in the 80's were known as "The Real American Hero"?
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G.I. Joe
55.
How many sides are there on a "Rubik's Cube"?
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Six
56.
What cartoon featuring little blue creatures was a hit in the 1980's?
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Smurfs
57.
What series of movies starred Sly Stallone as a Vietnam War veteran?
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Rambo
58.
What was the name of the ex-U. S. Army Special Forces group that Mr. T was in?
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A-Team
59.
In the Crystal Pepsi commercials who sang the song "Right Now"?
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Van Halen
60.
What fad was a popular way to watch movies in the 60's?
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Drive-in Theater
61.
What dancing fad was popularized by Chubby Checker in the 1960's?
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The Twist
62.
Which website became a hugely popular user-contributed online encyclopedia?
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Wikipedia
63.
What game show starring Howie Mandel became a hit in 2006?
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Deal Or No Deal
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What televised card game became a popular fad in the 2000's?
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Poker
65.
Who was the WWF World Champion in 1985 when wrestling was a popular fad?
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Hulk Hogan
66.
What's the inline skating term when the sole of the front and frame of back skate is grinding?
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Soul Grind
67.
What famous game was created in 1934 by Charles B. Darrow?
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Monopoly
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In "Monopoly", the properties are named for streets in what city?
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Atlantic City
69.
What MTV show did "Beavis and Butt-Head" first appear on?
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Liquid Television
70.
How old was James Dean when he died?
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24
71.
What is the saxophone player's name in the Muppets' band?
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Zoot
72.
What one word infuriates James Dean in "Rebel Without A Cause"?
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Chicken
73.
On "South Park", what are the names of Stan's parents?
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Randy And Sharon
74.
In the game "Pokemon", what is the name of the 25th Pokemon?
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Pikachu
75.
In "Austin Powers", where did Dr. Evil say he spent his childhood summers?
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Rangoon
76.
Who was eaten for dinner in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?
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Eddie
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What did Burt Ward call his tell-all book about the Batman Television Series?
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Boy Wonder: My Life In Tights
78.
In the 60's TV series, who did Batman have a surf-off with?
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Joker
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Who appeared as a villain in the final episode of the 60's "Batman" TV series?
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Zsa Zsa Gabor
80.
What square is before the "jail" space in "Monopoly"?
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Connecticut Ave.
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What was the name of the Smurf spin-off characters that lived underwater?
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Snorks
82.
Which of these cars was produced for a short time in the 1980's?
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DeLorean
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What is the name of the publishing company that publishes the Harry Potter books?
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Bloomsbury
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What is a female BMX rider called?
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Betty
85.
To a surfer, where is the "green room"?
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Space Inside Of A Tube
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Who starred with Kevin Kline in "De-lovely"?
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Ashley Judd
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Where was "The Soprano's" star James Gandolfini born and raised?
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New Jersey
88.
In "The Legend of Zelda", what is the hero's name?
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Link
89.
What game features Lord Rayden?
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Mortal Kombat
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Who is the main character you control in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City"?
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Tommy Vercitti
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Which "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" wears a red bandana?
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Raphael
92.
What is the name of the mutated rat on "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"?
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Splinter
93.
Who is the 18-year-old university dropout who created Napster?
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Shawn Fanning
94.
What 80's new wave band sang "Whip it"?
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DEVO
95.
Who is the film "The Motorcycle Diaries" about?
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Che Guevara
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On what TV show does Betty White play Catherine Piper?
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Boston Legal
97.
Bow-and-arrows, liberties, scorpions, the Matrix and basket tosses are from?
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Cheerleading
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Which decade saw the start of the Lava Lamp fad?
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1960's
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What addition to mobile phones became popular in the early 2000's?
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Camera
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What was the name of the young Cuban refugee who was a huge news story in 2000?
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Elian Gonzalez
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