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This actress was raised as Demi Guynes and took her stage name from her first husband, whom she later divorced.
Who is Demi Moore?
An oil crisis in the ’70s helped spur the development of this type of power from our closest star.
What is solar power?
In 1984, women were first allowed to compete in this lengthy Olympic running event
What is the marathon?
This beloved ’70s rom-com is directed by and stars Woody Allen alongside Diane Keaton.
What is Annie Hall?
This famous Mark’s stories were the inspiration for 1998’s A Knight in Camelot and 1983’s Sawyer and Finn.
Who is Mark Twain?
National parks opened in this state in 1980 included Gates of the Arctic and Glacier Bay.
What is Alaska?
Since the 1960s, Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo in this nation has been home to the mascot and ranking officer of the Norwegian King’s Guard, who happens to be this type of animal.
What is a penguin? A member of the Norwegian guard was so taken by the king penguins in the 1960s that he arranged for the guard to adopt one as its own, and the rest is history. The current penguin, Sir Nils Olav III, was promoted to major general in 2023 and is officially the highest-ranking penguin in the world, according to Guinness World Records.
Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra is better known by this name, as credited in many films, including Sleepless in Seattle.
Who is Meg Ryan?
Short for light-emitting diodes, energy-friendly bulbs called by this abbreviation came on the market between 1962 and 1993.
What are LED bulbs?
Olympic events added in the 1990s include this women’s bat-andball sport.
What is softball?
One of the most successful movie musicals and an iconic romcom, this 1978 film features ’50s teens Danny and Sandy
What is Grease?
This Mark is known for his role on Shark Tank; he got his start selling startups in the 1990s.
Who is Mark Cuban? He now owns a stake in the Dallas Mavericks and produces films.
Called the most magical parks on Earth, this company opened theme parks in Florida, Tokyo, and Paris between the 1970s and ’90s.
What is Disney (or Disneyland)? Tokyo Disneyland was their first theme park built outside the United States.
This Golden Girl was born Bernice Frankel and worked in the U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve before meeting her future husband, Robert Alan Aurthur.
Who is Bea Arthur?
Despite controversial origins, this paperless form of mail was invented during the 1970s and has been saving paper ever since.
What is email?
In this sport, Janet Guthrie was the first woman to qualify for the Indy 500 and Daytona 500 in the same year.
What is auto racing?
This rom-com is recognizable just from a few big names: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, and director Garry Marshall.
What is Pretty Woman?
This Mark is best known as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film franchise.
Who is Mark Hamill?
This national park is a collection of sites showcasing the revolutionary history of one city in Massachusetts and including the USS Constitution.
What is Boston National Historical Park?
Audrey Perry moved to Nashville at 19 to become a singer, married Daniel Hill, and began using her middle name, becoming better known as this singer.
Who is Faith Hill?
Organic, natural products gained popularity in the 1970s, including this staple food that is a mix of grains, nuts, and dried fruits.
What is granola?
In 1975, Jackie Tonawanda, called the “female Ali,” sued for the right to face men in this combative sport.
What is boxing?
In 1989, Billy Crystal met Meg Ryan as this pair of friends caught up in will-they-won’t-they.
Who are Harry and Sally? One of the most beloved quotes from When Harry Met Sally is when Harry confesses, “I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
This defensive center (number 53) for the Utah Jazz holds the NBA’s single-season block record.
Who is Mark Eaton?
This kind of theme park, specializing in aquatic pursuits, surged in popularity during the 1980s.
What are water parks?
This great actor, known for The Prestige and The Cider House Rules, has been known by Maurice Joseph Micklewhite (his birth name) and Michael Scott (his first stage name).
Who is Michael Caine?
An innovation of the ’90s, EZVI is a cleanup technology that takes contaminants out of this important stuff for hydration.
What is water? Invented for NASA, the system is able to pull contamination out of groundwater.
In 1970, she organized the “Original Nine” tennis greats for a women’s tournament, with a symbolic one-dollar contract.
Who is Billie Jean King?
Quirky rom-com Joe Versus the Volcano stars him as the title character, a man ready to sacrifice himself in a tropical volcano.
Who is Tom Hanks?
This actor and musician, sometimes known as Marky Mark, transitioned from early ’90s music sensation to serious actor.
Who is Mark Wahlberg?
On October 31, 1994, California opened two national parks: Death Valley, and this one named for a tree said to resemble a Biblical figure.
What is Joshua Tree National Park? Mormon settlers named the tree after the Biblical figure Joshua, believing the trees’ outstretched branches resembled him raising his hands in prayer.
This actress and British dame goes by an Anglicized version of her Russian name, Ilyena Mironov.
Who is Helen Mirren?
Discoveries in the 1980s led to various environmental innovations and efforts to repair this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the ozone layer?
In 1991, this organization held its first Women’s World Cup, which was won by the U.S. team over Norway.
What is FIFA?
The 1990s teen romance A Walk to Remember is based on a book by this noted author of love stories.
Who is Nicholas Sparks?
Born in 1951, this famous Mark’s resumé includes roles on St. Elsewhere and NCIS.
Who is Mark Harmon?
This North Dakota national park, named for our 26th president, opened on November 10, 1978.
What is Theodore Roosevelt National Park? Teddy Roosevelt is often called the “conservation president” and was instrumental in creating many national parks and monument sites.