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How Well Do You Remember Pogs?

Were you a pogmaster or a pogwash…?

Jan 3rd 2016, 3:22 PM 8,396 Views 6 Comments

YES, THEY’RE THE classic nineties nostalgia. But how much do you remember about them?

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1. What was this guy's name?

milkcapmania

Pogam

Pogman

Pogdevil

Pogwall

2. Which country did he 'discover' in the infamous book?

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India

America

United Kingdom

Canada

3. If you're playing for keeps, the opponent gets to keep any pogs that land what way?

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Up

Face down

4. What were the hard pogs called?

eBay

Slammers

Metals

Hardies

Blasters

5. The ad went... Pog pog pog, pog is the...

Word

World

6. Why were pogs banned from some schools in the 90s?

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It was seen as a form of gambling

Kids were fighting over them

They were too distracting

All of the above

7. What was this called?

Slammer board

Pog arena

Pog pad

Pog stadium

Answer all the questions to see your result!

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You scored out of !

You did bad, and you should feel bad

Did you even play pogs? Are you even a nineties kid?

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You scored out of !

You did OK

OK, not great. Dig out those pogs and start sharpening up.

You scored out of !

You're a slammer

You were so good at pogs all the other kids just gave you their shinies. Pogman would be proud.

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