Boomers
(Born 1946-1964)
(Born 1946-1964)
Gen X
(Born 1965-1980)
(Born 1965-1980)
Millennials
(Born 1981-1996)
(Born 1981-1996)
Gen Z
(Born 1997-2012)
(Born 1997-2012)
Gen Alpha
(Born 2013–2024)
(Born 2013–2024)
100
A driver looking to complete the ultimate American road trip can travel "pier-to-pier" by starting at Chicago's Navy Pier and finishing at a famous pier in this city.
What is Santa Monica
100
Nintendo's first major home video game console, known as Nintendo Entertainment System — NES, launched in North America with an accessory named R.O.B., short for this three-word title.
What is Robotic Operating Buddy.
100
In this sitcom's opening theme, the title character explains that he was “born and raised” in this city before being sent to California.
What is West Philadelphia?
100
During the peak of the 2010 schoolyard craze, elementary schools nationwide issued blanket bans on these popular rubber accessories because students were aggressively trading them in class, creating a major distraction, and in some extreme cases, accidentally causing medical circulation issues on their arms.
What are Silly Bandz?
100
To curb transmission during the initial Spring 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown, the CDC implemented federal guidelines requiring individuals to maintain a social distancing gap of at least this many feet while out in public.
What is 6 feet?
The official CDC metric was 6 feet because early data suggested respiratory droplets typically fell to the ground within that radius.
200
These two final additions to the United States both officially achieved statehood in the exact same calendar year. Name BOTH states AND the year each joined the Union.
**Bonus 50 pts if you name which became the 49th state and which became the 50th?**
What is Alaska: January 3, 1959 (49th state) and Hawaii: August 21, 1959 (50th state)
200
Long before text messaging, Gen Xers communicated on pagers using numeric codes. To signal that a page was an absolute emergency requiring an immediate callback, they would add this famous 3-digit code to the end of their number.
What is 911?
200
This 1990s micro-doll franchise featured tiny plastic houses molded into colorful compact cases that could clip directly onto a backpack or hide in a jacket liner.
What is Polly Pocket?
200
Armed with only a flashlight and a video camera, players of a viral 2012 indie horror game must navigate a dark forest to collect eight hidden pages before being captured by this tall, faceless, suit-wearing internet urban legend.
Who is Slender Man?
200
Often compared to Minecraft due to its blocky aesthetic and endless player creativity, this massive online gaming platform allows users to code and share their own custom maps and minigames rather than exploring a single survival world.
What is Roblox?
300
This familiar sound introduced millions of Americans to one of television's most famous late-night hosts. Who was the host?
** 50 bonus points if you can tell me the year in which this show officially aired **
Who is Johnny Carson!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson originally aired on October 1, 1962
300
What was the first music video by a Black artist played on MTV? Name both the song and artist!
What was “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson.
300
On January 28, 1985, producer, Quincy Jones, gathered 46 superstar vocalists to record this iconic and unifying anthem
What is "We Are the World" Song by U.S.A. for Africa
300
Heard at the beginning of nearly every film from this animation studio, this iconic sound sequence represents this cinematic company.
What is Pixar?
400
Long before Alex Trebek stepped behind the podium in 1984, this man served as the original host of Jeopardy! during its initial NBC daytime run starting in 1964.
Who is Art Fleming
400
Introduced in 1971 to combat rising gas prices, this notorious subcompact car became a 1970s cultural flashpoint due to a deadly design flaw involving its rear-end fuel tank.
What was the Ford Pinto?
400
Heard here, this iconic six-second startup chime—composed by ambient music pioneer Brian Eno—debuted with this tech company's blockbuster 1995 operating system. Name the operating system AND the company that created it.
What is Windows 95, created by Microsoft
400
Positioned right at the entrances of thousands of supermarkets and convenience stores, this brightly colored, cherry-red automated vending kiosk built a literal empire out of selling physical DVD, Blu-ray, and video game rentals for just a few dollars a night.
What is Redbox?
500
Three of these silhouettes belong to members of the "27 Club," but this "That'll Be the Day" singer is the exception.
Who is Buddy Holly- who tragically died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, at the age of 22.
Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, & Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27.
500
Name the chart-topping album titles and the respective artists behind these three legendary covers from the '77, '84, and '87.
What are Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Prince's Purple Rain, and Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction
500
Nicknamed the "Easton Assassin," this legendary heavyweight champion defended his world title 20 consecutive times and became the only man to ever stop Muhammad Ali inside the distance.
Who is Larry Holmes?
500
As midnight approached on December 31, 1999, tech experts worldwide spent billions fixing software code to prevent global computer networks from crashing due to this two-digit calendar glitch.
What is the Y2K bug? (Accept: Year 2000 problem)
600
Correctly order these four historic 1960s milestones from earliest to latest: Woodstock, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the moon landing, and the JFK assassination.
600
While Armstrong and Aldrin walked the surface in 1969, this often-overlooked third Apollo 11 crew member spent nearly 22 hours completely alone, piloting the Command Module Columbia in orbit around the Moon.
Who is Michael Collins?
600
While home alone with Harvey the dog, E.T. raids the refrigerator and accidentally gets completely drunk after opening a six-pack of this classic, canned lager.
What is Coors Banquet?