World Events
This virus caused the worldwide pandemic that began in 2020.
What is COVID-19?
This worldwide network became common in homes during the 1990s.
What is the Internet?
This basketball legend was nicknamed "His Airness."
Who is Michael Jordan?
MTV launched in this decade.
What are the 1980s?
This movie featured a shark that made people afraid to go swimming in 1975.
What is Jaws?
This U.S. president resigned from office in 1974 following the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This reusable storage device replaced many floppy disks as long as you insert it three times
What is a USB flash drive?
This swimmer won a record eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
Who is Michael Phelps?
People began carrying smartphones instead of flip phones in this decade
What are the 2010s
Released in 1956, this Johnny Cash classic became one of the defining songs of his career
What is I Walk the Line?
Humans first landed on the Moon in 1969 during this NASA mission.
What is Apollo 11 Moon Landing?
This telescope has been orbiting Earth since 1990.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
This golfer won the Masters by a record 12 strokes in 1997.
Who is Tiger Woods?
The first Harry Potter book was published in this decade.
What are the 1990s?
This TV host has asked contestants to "Come on down!" for decades.
Who is Bob Barker?
The Vietnam War concluded in this year
What is 1975?
In this year Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the IAU dropping our solar system's planet count from 9 to 8
What is 2006?
This coach "tossed" the ball to lose the Super Bowl in 2015
Who is Pete Carroll?
Daily Double
What are the 1960s?
This singer's 1973 farewell concert was billed as "Aloha from Hawaii."
Who is Elvis Presley?
The Berlin Wall fell in this year
What is 1989?
In 2008 the world's largest particle accelerator was built in this country
What is Switzerland?
This U.S. city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics.
What is Atlanta?
The VHS videocassette was introduced during this decade.
What are the 1970s?
Released just one month apart in 2001, these two fantasy films launched two of the most successful movie franchises of all time.
What are Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?