Cold War & Politics
This wall separating East and West Berlin fell in 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This music television channel launched in 1981.
What is MTV?
This company introduced the Macintosh computer in 1984.
What is Apple?
This basketball superstar played for the Chicago Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This colorful cube puzzle became a huge fad in the 1980s.
What is a Rubik’s Cube?
This conflict between the United States and Soviet Union influenced world events during the 1980s.
What is the Cold War?
This “King of Pop” released the album Thriller in 1982.
Who is Michael Jackson?
In 1986, this NASA space shuttle exploded shortly after launch.
What is the Challenger?
This boxer was nicknamed “Iron Mike.”
Who is Mike Tyson?
These portable music players let people listen to cassette tapes on the go.
What is a Walkman?
This Soviet leader worked with Ronald Reagan to reduce tensions between the superpowers.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This 1985 movie starred Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly.
What is Back to the Future?
These square storage devices were commonly used to save computer files.
What are floppy disks?
This hockey player was nicknamed “The Great One.”
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
This arcade game featured a yellow character eating dots.
What is Pac-Man?
In 1986, this nuclear disaster in Ukraine shocked the world.
What is Chernobyl?
This friendly alien starred in a famous Steven Spielberg movie.
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
This video game company released the Nintendo Entertainment System in the 1980s.
What is Nintendo?
The 1980 Winter Olympics featured the “Miracle on Ice,” when the U.S. defeated this country.
What is the Soviet Union?
Bright neon colors and leg warmers were popular because of this exercise craze.
What is aerobics?
In 1989, citizens protested for democratic reforms in this famous square in China.
What is Tiananmen Square?
This charity concert in 1985 raised money for famine relief.
What is Live Aid?
This invention, first sold to consumers in the 1980s, allowed people to take pictures without using film.
What is the digital camera?
This gymnast scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic history.
Who is Nadia Comăneci?
These dolls with colorful hair became a popular toy fad in the late 1980s.
What are Troll Dolls?