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The bombing of this U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii caused the United States to enter WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
These were invented in 1959 by Glen Raven Mills and made the garter belt obsolete.
What are pantyhose?
Sibling rivalry can be summed up with the quote "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" from this popular family friendly TV series.
What is The Brady Bunch?
In 1986, one in four homes owned this revolutionary cooking device that has forever changed how we heat up our leftovers and burn popcorn in the break room.
What is a microwave?
In 2002, this talented singer became the first to hold the title of American Idol.
Who is Kelly Clarkson?
Before the song "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" was used in Clairol's 1970's ad campaign, it was made famous in this 1949 Broadway musical.
What is South Pacific?
This drink mix was made popular when NASA used it on a space mission.
What is Tang?
This product's ad campaign asked us to misspell relief.
What is Rolaids?
This character is a yellow cleaning supply and lives in a pineapple under the sea.
Who is Spongebob Square Pants?
In 2002, we first watched contestants on this prime-time game show decide when to phone a friend.
What is Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Still a popular Halloween costume, the image of this strong woman was used in the U.S. to recruit female workers for the defense industries during WWII.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
In this popular Saturday morning cartoon, Wimpy would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
What is Popeye the Sailor?
This sister, along with her purple-socks-wearing brother, had a popular variety show.
Who are Donny and Marie?
This chain diner had to install about 700 locks to enable restaurants to close for the first time in decades so employees could enjoy Christmas with their families.
What is Denny's?
In 2000, Richard Hatch won the first season of the American version of this reality game show.
What is Survivor?
This exceptional baseball player was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in 1947. The uniform number 42 has been been retired on all teams in his honor.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Dinah Shore, a popular singer and TV personality, urged us to drive this make of vehicle through the USA.
What is a Chevrolet?
In 1974, President Nixon signed the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act. It set this number to the new national maximum speed limit with a slogan stating it saves lives.
What is 55?
The M&M's company refused to have their product in this Steven Spielberg film.
What is E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?
In 2003, when France opposed going to war in Iraq, the U.S. House of Representatives' cafeterias stopped serving French fries. They served these instead.
What are Freedom Fries?
In 1947, a shepherd in Israel left his flock in search of a stray. What he found were several ancient clay jars containing these precious items.
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
In 1957 this became a common household word after the Soviet Union successfully launched the first artificial satellite into orbit.
What is Sputnik?
In 1977 the original movie in this franchise came to theaters, and is actually numbered the fourth episode.
What is Star Wars?
In response to a contractual dispute with a recording company, this musical artist changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol from 1993 to 2000.
Who is Prince?
Apple caused outrage when the company automatically downloaded this group's "Songs of Innocence" album to iTunes in 2014.
Who is U2?