70s
80s
90s
1
Guess which item was $0.24 in 1970
a. bread (1 loaf)
b. milk (1 gallon)
c. gas (per gallon)
d. postage stamps (10)
e. eggs (a dozen)
a. bread (1 loaf)
1
How much would a PAYROLL CLERK make per year in the 80s?
$13,500
1
What was the median household income?
a. $20,000
b. $30,000
c. $40,000
d. $50,000
e. $60,000
a. $14,777 (1990) > $21,811 (1997)
2
On January 4th, 1972, Hewlett-Packard introduced the first handheld scientific calculator, which is about $2,775 in today's dollars. Guess the price of this calculator.
$395
2
5-PIECE MEDITERRANEAN DINING ROOM SET
$399.99-499.99/set
2
What was the federal debt in 1990?
a. $100 billion
b. $500 billion
c. $1000 billion
d. $3000 billion
e. $5000 billion
d. $3206.6 billion
3
A gallon of regular GASOLINE would have cost _____ cents in 1972, the equivalent of $2.53 a gallon today. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) put an embargo on foreign oil imports between 1973 and 1974, which tripled the price of gasoline, to $1.19, by 1980. How much would a gallon of gas have cost in 1972?
36 cents
3
TIDE LAUNDRY DETERGENT for a 49oz box
1.89 for 49 oz box
3
These items cost $1 to buy in the 90s, except ONE. Which item costs more than $1?
a. a bottle of coca cola
b. one dozen eggs
c. four stamps
d. a McDonald's hamburger
e. a half gallon tub of ice cream
>>>e. a half gallon tub of ice cream (1.59)
a. a bottle of coca-cola ($.50 per liter)
b. one dozen eggs (99c)
c. four stamps (25c/one stamp)
d. a McDonald's hamburger (75c/burger)
4
In 1972, how much would you have paid for PAINT? This price is the inflation-adjusted equivalent of $21.08.
Bear in mind, however, that those gallons of 1972 paint may have come with a hidden cost: Lead wasn’t federally banned in paint until 1978.
$3
4
BAYER ASPIRIN - 1 bottle of 100 count
$1.49
4
Jeep Cherokee Loredo
$17,792
5
How much was a TURKEY per pound in 1978?
68 cents
5
What is the monthly median asking rent for an UNFURNISHED APARTMENT in Sacramento?
a. 308
b. 408
c. 508
d. 608
e. 708
$308
5
Disney's Little Mermaid video, prerecorded
a. $4.99
b. $8.99
c. $14.99
d. $18.99
e. $24.99
d. 18.99