Movies
It's the 1980 Star Wars movie where Han Solo is frozen in carbonite
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
The year the Super Bowl Shuffling Bears team won it all
1986
Founded in 1987, this iconic band from the Seattle grunge scene lost their lead singer in 1994
Nirvana
Between 1976 the year Kim was born, through 1986, this color M&M went missing
Red
This British princess tragically died in a car crash in Paris, In 1997
Princess Diana
This Pink Pony Club singer drew one of the largest crowds at Lollapalooza in 2024
Chappell Roan
Complete this 1996 movie quote: “Show me the ______.”
"Money" - from Jerry Maguire
The speed in which The Back to the Future DeLorean had to reach in order to make time travel possible
88 mph
The lyric “I wish I was special” is from this 1992 Radiohead song
Creep
This Spanish city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics
Barcelona
This country split peacefully into two countries in 1993
Czechoslovakia (into Czech Republic & Slovakia)
Often used by Gen Z, this abbreviated slang term jokingly refers to someone who's old, old-fashioned, or out of touch with current trends.
"Unc"
This 1985 movie featured Ivan Drago as the hard hitting opponent
Rocky IV
The year Berlin was no longer divided by a wall
1989
In this 90s sitcom theme song, the lead character says "And I yelled to the cabby, 'Yo homes, smell you later'
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Characters from this TV show could often be found hanging out at Central Perk
Friends
He became President of Russia in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union
Boris Yeltsin
While protecting the Honmoon, this became the most watched Netflix film of all time in 2025
KPop Demon Hunters
With a budget of 102 million this 1991 sequel, featuring the character Sarah Connor, was the most expensive movie ever made at the time
Terminator 2 (T2)
The year of the Chernobyl disaster
1986
"T-Boz”, “Left Eye”, and “Chilli” are members of this all girl group
TLC
This 1997 movie became the highest-grossing film of the decade?
Titanic
Dnieper River, Svitiaz Lake, and Lake Lemuria are bodies of water in this country
Ukraine
This pop superstar played Glinda in the box office smash Wicked
Ariana Grande
Released in theaters in 1982, this became the the highest-grossing film of the 1980s
ET
It's the year O.J. Simpson led police on an infamous, low-speed chase
1994
“Red Red Wine” is a song by this English reggae band
UB40
Released in 1985 this series of sticker trading cards were designed to parody the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls
Garbage Pail Kids
Winning 22 singles titles, this German born athlete dominated women's tennis throughout the 80s and 90s
Steffi Graf
Taylor Swift's lucky number
13
It's the Call Sign given to Tom Cruise's (Maverick) partner who dies in the 1986 movie Top Gun
Goose
It's the year Jurassic Park was released in theaters
1993
"Dreams", "Linger", and "Zombie" were all hits for this Irish band in the 90s
The Cranberries
Played on a Game Boy in 1993, this was the first video game ever played in space
Tetris
On December 25, of this year, Gorbachev resigned, and the Soviet Union officially dissolved, creating 15 independent nations
1991
In November of 2025, rumors began circulating on TikTok that British rapper EsDeeKid's actual identity is this 30 year old actor
Timothée Chalamet