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This device required you to dial each number manually using a spinning wheel
What is a rotary phone?
This format required rewinding before returning it to the store
What is a VHS tape?
This artist was known as the “King of Pop”
Who is Michael Jackson?
This item was used to balance your money manually
What is a checkbook register?
This household appliance became popular for quickly heating food using radiation
What is a microwave?
This symbol is used to tag someone directly in a message or post
What is @?
This app let users lip-sync and act out short clips before TikTok existed
What is Dubsmash?
This dance move became famous from Soulja Boy’s song
What is Crank That?
This service lets you order a ride from your phone
What is Uber / Lyft?
This kitchen appliance became popular for making single-serve coffee pods
What is a Keurig?
Before texting, this was commonly used to leave someone a message when they missed your call
What is voicemail / answering machine?
This app allowed 6-second looping videos
What is Vine?
This group popularized “Wannabe”
Who are the Spice Girls?
This process involved developing pictures from film
What is film developing?
This car feature allowed drivers to light cigarettes without matches using a built-in heated coil
What is a cigarette lighter?
This messaging app was popular for anonymous chatting using usernames instead of phone numbers
What is Kik?
This store was known for renting movies
What is Blockbuster?
This powerhouse vocalist debuted in the 1980s and became one of the best-selling female artists of all time with hits like “Saving All My Love for You”
Who is Whitney Houston?
This phrase meant you were romantically interested but not official
What is “talking”?
This smart home device can control lights, music, and more using voice commands
What is Alexa / Google Home?
This was a short numeric message sent to a device before smartphones became common
What is a page / pager message?
This device allowed you to carry hundreds of songs in your pocket before smartphones dominated
What is an iPod / MP3 player?
This viral 2016 dance challenge was inspired by a song by Rae Sremmurd
What is the Mannequin Challenge?
This early social media platform had “Top Friends”
What is MySpace?
Before modern washing machines, this tool was used to scrub clothes by hand
What is a washboard?