Seinfeld
To save money on postage, George’s fiancée Susan tragically dies from licking these.
What are wedding invitation envelopes?
The assassination of this Archduke of Austria in Sarajevo sparked the outbreak of World War I.
Who was Franz Ferdinand?
This King of Pop released Thriller in 1982, which became the best-selling album of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This hockey legend, nicknamed "The Great One," dominated the decade by winning eight straight MVP awards with the Edmonton Oilers.
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
This 1985 sci-fi classic stars Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a teen who travels back to 1955 in a DeLorean.
What is Back to the Future?
Elaine causes a scene at a movie theater because she absolutely hates this Oscar-winning film, yelling "Just die already!"
What is The English Patient?
Germany used these submarines, known by a two-letter German abbreviation, to disrupt Allied shipping lanes.
What are U-boats?
This band's "Sweet Child O' Mine" topped the billboard charts in 1988, featuring Slash's iconic opening guitar riff.
Who are Guns N' Roses?
The legendary "Miracle on Ice" occurred at the 1980 Winter Olympics when a team of American amateurs defeated this heavily favored superpower.
What is the Soviet Union? (Acceptable: USSR)
In The Empire Strikes Back, this diminutive, green Jedi Master is first introduced hiding on the swamp planet Dagobah.
Who is Yoda?
When a mix-up occurs at the DMV, Kramer accidentally receives New York license plates bearing this inappropriate word.
What is "Assman"?
This grim, deadly space lay between the opposing frontline trenches of the Western Front.
What was No Man’s Land?
This cable television network launched on August 1, 1981, with the music video "Video Killed the Radio Star."
What is MTV?
Soccer icon Diego Maradona famously used his head—and what he called the "Hand of God"—to lead this nation to a 1986 World Cup title.
What is Argentina?
This 1985 coming-of-age movie focuses on five high school students spending a Saturday together in detention.
What is The Breakfast Club?
This is George’s go-to fake name, which he uses to pretend he is an architect or a latex salesman.
Who is Art Vandelay?
In this intercepted 1917 telegram, Germany secretly proposed a military alliance with Mexico if the United States entered the war.
What was the Zimmermann Telegram?
Prince famously fronted this backing band on his legendary 1984 album and movie Purple Rain.
What is The Revolution?
This Chicago Bears running back, nicknamed "Sweetness," broke the NFL's all-time rushing yardage record in 1984.
Who is Walter Payton?
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis play parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in this 1984 comedy.
What is Ghostbusters?
This is the actual legal name of the character known simply as "The Maestro".
What is Bob Cobb?
Signed in a famous palace mirrors room in 1919, this official peace treaty stripped Germany of its overseas colonies and forced it to pay billions in reparations.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
This English synth-pop duo behind "West End Girls" took their name from friends who worked in an aquarium shop.
Who are the Pet Shop Boys?
This American tennis star was disqualified from the 1981 Wimbledon tournament after screaming "You cannot be serious!" at an umpire.
Who is John McEnroe?
This 1982 sci-fi film directed by Ridley Scott features Harrison Ford hunting down rogue synthetic humans called replicants.
What is Blade Runner?