Boomers
This black-and-white sitcom featured the Cleavers, Wally, and “the Beav.”
What is Leave It to Beaver?
Parachute pants were made famous by this rapper and his 1990 hit “U Can’t Touch This.”
Who is MC Hammer?
Lindsay Lohan tried to juggle two roles in this 1998 Disney remake.
What is The Parent Trap?
To “spill the tea” means to do this.
What is gossip/share information?
“Money can’t buy you class” was first sung—then said—by this Housewife.
Who is Luann de Lesseps?
This Motown group, fronted by Diana Ross, had hits like “Stop! In the Name of Love.”
Who are The Supremes?
Gen X slow-danced to this Whitney Houston ballad from The Bodyguard soundtrack.
What is “I Will Always Love You”?
In Mean Girls, Cady Heron was told she couldn’t sit with “The Plastics” on this day of the week.
What is Wednesday?
If something is “cheugy,” it’s the opposite of this other slang word meaning fresh and stylish.
What is “drip”?
Paige Davis hosted this TLC show that introduced millions to quirky neighbor-to-neighbor redesigns.
What is Trading Spaces?
The 1950s craze of parking at these outdoor theaters was a teenage rite of passage.
What are drive-in movies?
Gen X kids knew this puzzle toy with twisting colors was the ultimate challenge.
What is a Rubik’s Cube?
Tom was everyone’s first “friend” on this social media platform.
What is MySpace?
“Delulu” is shorthand for this longer word, often used playfully.
What is delusional?
The bar where “everybody knows your name” was at the center of this Boston-based sitcom.
What is Cheers?
This portable music format predated cassettes and allowed songs to play in continuous loops.
What is the 8-track tape?
This “portable” Sony device let Gen Xers play mixtapes on the go.
What is the Walkman?
Before iPhones, millennials texted using this number-based keypad method.
What is T9 texting?
This HBO teen drama starring Zendaya dives into the messy realities of Gen Z life.
What is Euphoria?
This Nickelodeon show had kids competing on a temple run with the help of a talking stone head named Olmec.
What is Legends of the Hidden Temple?
Boomers flocked to upstate New York in 1969 for this three-day festival of peace and music.
What is Woodstock?
Many Gen Xers still remember logging onto AOL and being greeted with this three-word phrase.
What is “You’ve got mail”?
This girl group told us what they really, really want in their 1996 hit.
Who are the Spice Girls?
The 10-minute version of this Red track sent Swifties into a frenzy when released in 2021.
What is “All Too Well”?
This cowboy show ran for 20 years, making it one of TV’s longest-running Westerns.
What is Gunsmoke?