Time Travel with Yaya
What year was Yaya born?
1951
This animated movie features a lion named Simba who learns about becoming king.
What is The Lion King?
Yaya was born in this decade, a time when television was becoming popular in American homes.
What is the 1950s?
This sport is played with 11 players on each team and is called "football" in many countries around the world.
What is soccer?
This ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza along the Nile River.
What is Ancient Egypt?
What year did Yaya graduate from high school?
1968
told by Auntie Kay Kay and Dawnie
This 1997 movie tells the love story of Jack and Rose aboard a famous ship.
What is Titanic?
This was the year Yaya was born, during the presidency of Harry S. Truman.
What is 1951?
Led by Lionel Messi, this national team won its third World Cup title in 2022, ending a 36-year wait since its previous championship.
What is Argentina? 🇦🇷
This famous explorer reached the Americas in 1492 while sailing for Spain.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
About how much did a gallon of gas cost in the 1960s?
What is around 30 cents?
This 2012 Marvel movie features Tony Stark describing himself as a "genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist."
What is The Avengers?
People born in 1951 are part of this generation, known for growing up during the post–World War II era.
What is the Baby Boomer generation?
This Spanish winger became the youngest player to appear and score in the UEFA European Championship after making history at Euro 2024.
Who is Lamine Yamal?
This Caribbean island became Yaya’s favorite vacation destination, known for beautiful beaches, music, and rich culture.
What is Puerto Rico?
This TV sitcom featured Archie Bunker and became one of the biggest shows of the 1970s.
What is All in the Family?
Mr. Miyagi trains Daniel LaRusso by having him paint fences, sand floors, and wax cars in this classic 1984 film.
What is The Karate Kid?
In the year Yaya was born, this famous animated character made his first appearance in the cartoon world.
What is Tom and Jerry?
This 2026 FIFA World Cup Final matchup features a European team that wears red and yellow against the defending champions from South America.
Who are Spain and Argentina?
This scientist developed the theory of relativity and is famous for the equation E = mc².
Who is Albert Einstein?
This mission became the first to land humans on the moon in 1969.
What is Apollo 11?
This action movie franchise follows IMF agent Ethan Hunt, whose missions famously begin with the message, "Your mission, should you choose to accept it..."
What is Mission: Impossible?
The year Yaya was born, this major event happened when the United States tested the first hydrogen bomb, changing the future of nuclear technology.
What is the first hydrogen bomb test (Operation Greenhouse)?
At only 19 years old, this French star became the youngest player since Pelé to score in a FIFA World Cup Final when France defeated Croatia in 2018.
Who is Kylian Mbappé?
This team, founded in 1925, is the oldest continuously operating team with the same name and location in NFL history.
Who are the Arizona Cardinals?