Baby Boomers (Born 1946–1964)
This classic hairstyle became a cultural icon of the 60s.
What is the beehive?
Gen X is often nicknamed the “___ generation” because they were commonly left without adult supervision after school.
What is the latchkey generation?
Millennials grew up during the rise of this social media platform known for “poking” friends.
What is Facebook?
Gen Z is known for growing up with this type of smartphone technology already mainstream.
What is touch‑screen / app-based smartphones?
Many Gen Alpha kids learned early through tablets like this popular brand.
What is the iPad?
Boomers witnessed the first landing on this celestial body in 1969.
What is the moon?
This 80s video game console, featuring Mario and Duck Hunt, was a Gen X staple.
What is the Nintendo Entertainment System?
This portable music device, released in 2001, transformed how Millennials listened to music.
What is the iPod?
This short-form video platform is a major part of Gen Z culture.
What is TikTok?
This franchise featuring blue creatures has become a hit with Gen Alpha.
What is Paw Patrol?
This genre of music, featuring bands like The Beatles, defined boomer youth culture.
What is rock ’n’ roll?
Gen X saw the rise of this music genre that included bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam.
What is grunge?
Millennials are known as “digital ___” because technology became a part of their lives early on.
What are digital natives?
Gen Z often communicates emotions using these tiny digital images.
What are emojis?
Gen Alpha kids are growing up with AI assistants like Siri, Google Assistant, and this Amazon device.
What is Alexa?
In the workplace, Boomers are often associated with this strong work ethic value.
What is loyalty / “paying your dues”?
In the workplace, Gen X is known for valuing this balance between personal and professional life.
What is work–life balance?
This workplace collaboration tool became widely adopted by Millennials for GIFs, chats, and channels.
What is Slack?
In the workplace, Gen Z is known for prioritizing this type of communication style—short, direct, and digital.
What is texting / instant messaging?
This digital building‑block video game is one of the most popular among Gen Alpha.
What is Minecraft?
Many Boomers grew up with this type of TV, which broadcast in black and white before color became widespread.
What is a tube (CRT) television?
This device, popular in the 90s, let people store and transport digital files but only had 1.44 MB of storage.
What is the floppy disk?
Many Millennials remember this educational computer game where players tried not to die of dysentery.
What is The Oregon Trail?
Gen Z has revived this early-2000s digital camera trend known for bright flash and slightly grainy photos.
What is the point‑and‑shoot camera trend?
Unlike older generations, much of Gen Alpha’s “TV time” happens on this video streaming platform.
What is YouTube?