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Yoyo

Authored by Lucy Marte

World Languages

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

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10 sec • 2 pts

a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. (Answer should have no dash)

2.

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In the simplest play, the string is intended to be wound on the spool by hand; the yo-yo is thrown _________ (what direction?)

3.

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The word yo probably comes from the ________ (Ilocos dialect in the Philippines) term yóyo, or a cognate word from the Philippines.

4.

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In 1928, Pedro ________(last name), a Filipino immigrant to the United States, opened the Yo-yo Manufacturing Company in Santa Barbara, California.[

5.

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Shortly thereafter (c. 1929), entrepreneur Donald F. Duncan recognized the potential of this new fad and purchased the Flores yo-yo Corporation and all its assets, including the Flores name, which was transferred to the new company in _______(year)

6.

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The name "Yo-yo" was registered in 1932 as a trademark by Sam Dubiner [he] in Vancouver, _______ (country)

7.

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In 1933, yo-yos were banned in ______ (country), because many locals superstitiously blamed the use of them for a severe drought.

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