World Wide Web
During the tail end of this decade, the World Wide Web came to be
What is the 1980s?
Stars of the popular franchise include this actor, in the iconic role of Marty McFly.
Who is Michael J. Fox?
Despite a peak in the early 1970s, newspapers soon faced competition from cable news, like this network, which first broadcast in 1980.
What is CNN?
In 1976, the FDA banned this color dye No. 2, citing studies that it was carcinogenic.
What is red?
Keith Moon was the drummer for this English rock band, before Kenney Jones replaced him in 1978.
Who are the Who?
In 1981, fifty-two hostages were freed in Tehran, in this Middle Eastern nation.
What is Iran?
This theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort opened its doors in 1971, featuring themed lands like Main Street, USA, and Tomorrowland.
What is the Magic Kingdom?
Released in 1990, Archie is considered to be the first of these information-finding engines.
What are search engines?
This is the name of Christopher Lloyd’s zany character in the films.
Who is Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown?
Newspapers joined the digital age during this decade, with many news websites becoming popular.
What is the 1990s?
Trademarked in 1986, the name turducken refers to a specific method of combining these three meats.
What is turkey, duck, and chicken?
Alongside icons Freddie Mercury and Brian May, Roger Taylor held things down on drums for this group.
Who are Queen?
In the early ’90s, this former world power was split into 15 independent countries, including Georgia, Estonia, and Belarus.
What is the Soviet Union (USSR)?
The World Wide Web was developed on a NeXT computer, an early model by this Apple mogul.
Who is Steve Jobs?
In the film, this iconic-looking car was chosen as the time machine.
What is a DeLorean?
In the 1970s, these newspaper companies become involved in the Pentagon Papers controversy, appearing before the Supreme Court.
What are The New York Times and The Washington Post?
Despite unclear origins (either invented in Italy or New York), this tomato-cream sauce made with this alcohol remains a favorite for penne lovers
What is vodka?
He is the drummer and co-founder of Fleetwood Mac.
Who is Mick Fleetwood?
World leader Indira Gandhi was assassinated in this nation in 1984.
What is India?
The creator of the World Wide Web believed it could reach its true potential only if it were this, rather than hidden behind paywalls
What is free?
Back to the Future is one of the films preserved in the National Film Registry by this organization.
What is the Library of Congress?
During this decade, modern computers with desktop terminals became more common than older tech, such as Linotype machines, in most news offices.
What is the 1970s?
1973 saw the beginning of this science, often used in food production, in which an organism’s DNA is manipulated to alter its traits or produce desired characteristics.
What is genetic engineering?
Phil Collins joined forces with this band in 1970, serving as the drummer and lead singer.
Who is Genesis?
In this tiny nation inside of Italy, Pope John Paul II was wounded in May 1981.
What is Vatican City?
One of the fundamental technologies of the web is a URL, standing for this.
What is a Uniform Resource Locator?
This U.S. president had to approve part of the script that referenced him.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
A news icon, she took over The Washington Post in 1963, and by the ’70s, led the paper to great popularity.
Who is Katherine Graham?
In 1977, this New York town declared an annual “Chicken Wing Day” to honor a spicy invention by Teressa Bellissimo.
What is Buffalo?
This Rolling Stones drummer started his career as a graphic designer
Who is Charlie Watts?
Across the pond in 1992, this church voted to allow female priests.
What is the Church of England?
He is the inventor of the World Wide Web
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
Due to scheduling conflicts with this television show, Michael J. Fox had to film the movie mainly at night and could not go on the promotional tour.
What is Family Ties?
In 1976, she became the first female co-anchor of a national nightly news program, ABC Evening News.
Who is Barbara Walters?
In 1986, Swanson frozen dinners swapped out metal trays for plastic ones, in order to be cooked in this device.
What is the microwave?
He is known as the drummer for several hit rock bands, like Nirvana and Foo Fighters.
Who is Dave Grohl?
The first artificial heart was implanted in a human, Dr. Barney Clark, on December 2, 1982, at a university in this nation.
What is the United States?