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Five familiar things. How many do you remember?

The familiar-things picture round

Five quick questions, no timer and no sign-up. Start with what you recognize; each answer opens a little more of the story.

1. How did you clear the picture on a classic Etch A Sketch?
A hand holds a red Etch A Sketch covered with winding lines and angular drawings
Photo: mangtronix · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0. Proportionally resized.
2. What kind of question did you ask a Magic 8 Ball?
A blue triangular reply reading MY REPLY IS NO appears through a scratched Magic 8 Ball window.
Photo: Waifer X (Patrick M. Len) · Source · CC BY 2.0. Proportionally resized.
3. What powered this hand-cranked kitchen beater?
A hand-cranked metal eggbeater with white grips, two beaters and exposed gears lies on a wooden surface.
Photo: Donovan Govan · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0. Proportionally resized.
4. These wooden rods and round hubs belong to which building toy?
Wooden Tinkertoy hubs, colored rods and flat pieces arranged in groups by shape and length.
Photo: susiq5555 · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0. Proportionally resized.
5. Where did this little adapter go?
A black three-armed record adapter has a small central hole and curved ends that fit inside a record’s larger hole.
Photo: Hans Haase · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0. Proportionally resized.

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