1980s
This tragedy in 1986 was made even more traumatic by the fact that a teacher was on board and therefore several thousand students were watching live.
What is the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster?
This actor won three academy awards for best actor in this decade.
This actor was the voice of Shrek.
Who is Mike Myers?
This athlete became the most decorated gymnast in olympic history.
Who is Simone Biles?
This is the number one selling music artist of the 2020s.
Who is Taylor Swift? (Her Eras tour was the first to ever gross over 1 billion dollars)
This album was Michael Jackson's first number one album on the US Billboard and spent a record 37 weeks at the top spot. Its title song was perhaps the most iconic music video of all time.
What is Thriller?
Over 95 million people tuned in to watch the verdict of this court case.
What is the OJ Simpson trial?
This company famously had a chance to buy Netflix in 2000, but thought Netflix would not be profitable.
What is Blockbuster?
This team made global news when they broke the longest drought without a championship in major sports?
Who are the Chicago Cubs?
This movie won best picture in 2023.
What is Everything Everywhere All At Once?
When the US defeated the Soviet Union in hockey in 1980, it was dubbed this.
What is the miracle on ice?
This film, in 1995, became the first feature lenghthed film to be completely computer animated (and was incredibly popular and followed by multiple sequels).
Toy Story
In 2002, this person became the first ever African American winner of the Oscar for best actress.
This social media movement, intended as a way to raise money for charity, caused lots of people to get cold and wet?
What is the ice bucket challenge?
This athlete, who appears in State Farm commercials, became the highest grossing NIL athlete in women's college basketball.
Who is Caitlin Clark? (11 known NIL deals during college season worth an estimated 3.1 million dollars)
This animated show originated as a series of cartoon shorts on Fox's The Tracey Ullman Show.
What is The Simpsons?
The finale of this sitcom in 1993 was the most watched television episode of the decade.
What is Cheers?
This celebrity made headlines for jumping on a couch on a Oprah episode.
Who is Tom Cruise?
This musician arrived at the 2010 VMA's in a dress made of meat.
Who is Lady Gaga?
Four of the five fastest growing U.S. cities in 2023 are located in this state.
What is Texas?
An estimated 750 million people tuned in to watch this 1981 wedding.
What is Lady Diana marrying Prince Charles?
Fans were devestated when this musician, one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers, was murdered at the age of 23 on March 31, 1995.
Who is Selena?
This actor, famous for the sitcom Three's Company, passed away in 2003 while filming the show 8 Simple Rules.
Who is John Ritter?
This musical earns 16 Tony nominations and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama while showing that history can actually be interesting.
What is Hamilton?
In 2020, this music group's album Map of the Soul was joined by only Taylor Swift's Folklore in selling at least 500,000 copies.
Who are BTS?