Old-School Playground
Instructions: How well do you remember the games and activities from the schoolyard?
- 1.
In the game of marbles, what was the large marble used to shoot at other marbles called?
ASteelyBAggieCCat's EyeDShooter - 2.
What playground game involved bouncing a small rubber ball while picking up small metal pieces?
AHopscotchBJacksCTiddlywinksDPickup Sticks - 3.
In the jump rope rhyme 'Cinderella, dressed in yella,' what did Cinderella go upstairs to do?
AFind an umbrellaBComb her hairCKiss a fellaDRing a bell-a - 4.
What was the name of the schoolyard game where one person was 'It' and had to tag others who then became frozen?
AFreeze TagBRed Light, Green LightCCapture the FlagDSardines - 5.
In the schoolyard rhyme game 'Miss Mary Mack,' what was she dressed in?
ABlue, blue, blueBWhite, white, whiteCBlack, black, blackDRed, red, red - 6.
What schoolyard game involved hitting a small pointed stick into the air with a larger stick?
AShinnyBStickballCMumbly PegDPeggy - 7.
Which playground game required drawing numbered squares on the ground and tossing a stone?
ASkullyBBox BallCFour SquareDHopscotch - 8.
What was the name of the game where players formed a chain by linking arms and trying to break through another team's chain?
ACrack the WhipBBritish BulldogCChain TagDRed Rover - 9.
In the choosing game 'Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,' what did you catch by the toe in the original schoolyard version popular in the 1950s?
AA piggyBA monkeyCA tigerDA rabbit - 10.
What playground equipment consisted of a long plank balanced on a central pivot?
AJungle gymBMonkey barsCMerry-go-roundDSeesaw - 11.
Which schoolyard game involved throwing a ball against a wall and performing actions before catching it?
AHandballBStoop BallCWall BallDSevensies - 12.
What game, popular on city sidewalks, used a Spalding rubber ball bounced off front steps?
AStoopballBPunchballCBoxballDKickball - 13.
In the game of Chinese Jump Rope, what was the elastic band typically made of?
AWoven fabricBPlastic tubingCBungee cordDLinked rubber bands - 14.
What game involved one player hiding their eyes and counting to 100 while others hid?
AKick the CanBSardinesCHide and SeekDGhost in the Graveyard - 15.
Which playground game combined Hide and Seek with an element where the hidden person could 'free' others by kicking an object?
AGhost in the GraveyardBKick the CanCSardinesDCapture the Flag