80s Throwback
This 1981 music video channel changed pop culture and originally aired “Video Killed the Radio Star” as its first video.
What is MTV?
This cracker brand features varieties called Cheddar Blast, Pizza, and Pretzel.
What is Goldfish?
This project, revealed in the 1970s, involved CIA experiments on mind control and behavior modification.
What is Project MKUltra?
This instrument has 88 keys and is often used in classical music and pop songs.
What is a piano?
The word “biology” combines Greek roots meaning “study of” and this word.
What is life?
In 1986, this space shuttle exploded shortly after launch, shocking the nation.
What is the Soace Shuttle Challenge?
This candy bar combines caramel, nougat, and peanuts under a milk chocolate coating.
What are Snickers?
This secretive all-male club in California is often connected to elite political conspiracy theories.
What is the Bohemian Club?
This string instrument is played with a bow and is the smallest member of its family in an orchestra.
What is a violin?
This word comes from the Latin word for “water.” It describes something that lives or grows in water.
What is aquatic?
This 1987 stock market crash became known by the color and day of the week on which it occurred.
What is Black Monday?
First introduced in 1963, this triangular corn chip snack’s name is Spanish for “little golden things.”
What are Doritos?
Conspiracy theories about this 1947 incident in New Mexico often involve crashed alien spacecraft.
What is the Roswell Incident?
This percussion instrument has black and white bars and is played using mallets.
What is a xylophone?
The word “telephone” comes from Greek roots meaning “far” and this word.
What is sound?
This 1980s handheld gaming device by Nintendo included games like Tetris and Super Mario Land.
What is Game Boy?
This spicy chip brand uses the slogan “The Original Hot Chip” and is known for its crunchy curls.
What are Takis?
This phrase refers to the alleged hidden network of powerful people secretly controlling governments and economies worldwide.
What is the “New World Order”?
This brass instrument is known for its loud sound and is commonly played in marching bands. It is joked that the difference between this instrument and a jet engine is about four decibels?
What is a trumpet?
This everyday word comes from the Latin scribere, meaning “to write.”
What is script?
In 1985, this international charity concert organized by Bob Geldof raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
What is Live Aid?
This popular movie theater candy comes in both “Original” and “Tropical” flavors and is known for being chewy
What are Dots?
This real U.S. military proposal from 1962 suggested staging attacks to justify action against Cuba, fueling later conspiracy discussions.
What is Operation Northwoods?
This woodwind instrument uses a reed, is usually black, and is often featured in jazz bands and orchestras. 75% of the letters in its name are also vowel.
What is an oboe?
The word “pandemonium” was first created by this English poet in his epic poem Paradise Lost.
Who was John Milton?