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100

Gen X is the smallest generation for these two main reasons.

What are the Pill and women in the workforce?

100

This gameshow spans 3 generations and is still a popular part of daytime television today.

What is The Price Is Right - on the air from 1956 - 1965, 1972 - present?

100
Christina Aguilera, Macaulay Culkin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Venus Williams and Yao Ming all share this year of birth.
What is 1980?
100
This first and only resignation rocked 1974
What is the resignation of Richard Nixon?
100

Who said: "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

Who is Ronald Regan?

200

This is the estimated number of Gen Xers born between 1965 and 1980.

What is 60 million?

200

This actor played Col Henry Blake on M*A*S*H and quit the show in 1975 - causing the writers to off his character in a tragic downing of his plane on his way home from Korea.

Who is McLean Stevenson?

200
Sergey Brin and Larry Page - both born in 1973 - founded this company that fundamentally change how we use the internet.
What is Google?
200
This NASA disaster occurred January 28, 1986
What is the loss of the shuttle Challenger?
200

Name this famous actress who asked "Where's the beef?" in 1984

Who is Clara Peller?

300

What years of birth make up the the Cuspers between Baby Boomers and Gen Xers?

What are 1960 - 1964?

300

People were asking "who shot JR?", Empire Strikes back was a hit at the box office and Call Me by Blondie held the number one billboard spot in what year?

What is 1980?

300
Gen Xers watched this famous wedding in 1981.
What is the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Di?
300
On the 9th of November, 1986 this famous "fall" occurred in Germay
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
300

Curtis Armstrong, who played Miles, uttered this famous quote "I don't believe this! I've got a trig midterm tomorrow, and I'm being chased by Guido the killer pimp." in what 1983 blockbuster hit

What is Risky Business?

400

In the Clashpoints this is considered the ultimate reward for Gen Xers.

What is freedom?

400

This now famous "Negotiator" often said the number one quote from his popular 1966 futuristic TV series.

Who is Captain Kirk/William Shatner - " Beam me up Scotty"?

400
Charlie Sheen, the troubled but "winning" actor, born in 1965, has been on these two hit TV shows.
What are Two and a Half Men and Anger Management?
400
On April 19, 1995 domestic terrorists bombed this building in Oklahoma City.
What is the Alfred P. Murrah building?
400

This animated character from the 90s (and today) advised: "Don't have a cow, man!"

Who is Bart Simpson?

500

Known as the generation that would never amount to anything - this number of cabinet positions in the current administration are held by Generation Xers

What is 4 (17%) - Denis McDonough White House Chief of Staff, Demetrios Marantis US Trade Representative, Jeffrey Zients Office of Management and Budget, Shaun L.S. Donovan Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

500

You were watching E.R., Friends, and Frazier on TV and viewing Saving Private Ryan, Armageddon and There's Something about Mary at the theater in what year?

What is 1998?

500
This mayor of Newark, New Jersery (D) and this Senator from Florida (R) are considered to be the up and comers in their respective political parties
Who are Cory Booker (born 1969) and Marco Rubio (born 1971)?
500
Business and families did massive amount of preparation for what turned out to be mostly a non - event
What is Y2K?
500

" I believe our adventure through time has taken a most serious turn." came from this 1989 cult hit

What is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?

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