The Print Industries
This was the first newspaper of the American colonies.
What is Publick Occurrences?
Thomas Edison invented this kind of movie parlor where he charged viewers five cents to enter.
What is a nickelodeon?
This catchphrase from "The Simpsons" was so iconic that the Oxford English Dictionary made it an official word.
What is "D'oh!"?
This is the highest-selling studio album in history.
What is "Thriller"?
This video game was the first to use the concept of open-play structure.
What is "The Legend of Zelda"?
This magazine did a special in 2015 when every player of the United States women's soccer team had their own individual cover in celebration for winning the World Cup.
What is Sports Illustrated?
This 1984 Steve Spielberg movie helped give birth to the PG-13 rating.
What is "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"?
This network was around in TV's infancy but didn't survive due to not having radio affiliates. It later became FOX.
What is DuMont?
Other than rock and country, no genre of music makes more money than this one.
What is hip-hop (or rap)?
This man was known as "The King of Hype" and once promoted an elderly Black woman as 150 years old and a nurse of George Washington.
Who is Phineus Barnum?
This is the concept used in the book, magazine and newspaper industries, where by printing mass quantities, publishers save money per copy.
What are economies of scale?
This iconic 1939 movie was known for controversy when actor Clark Gable said a curse word on screen.
What is "Gone With the Wind"?
This was the first cable channel people had to pay extra for, and it proved people were willing to pay for premium programming.
What is HBO?
The plane crash that killed rock n roll pioneers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens was immortalized in this popular song.
What is "American Pie"?
This Super Bowl commercial had no video, no music, lasted two minutes long, and was sponsored by Dodge, and featured this catch phrase from Paul Harvey.
What is "so God made a farmer"?
What is the pass-along rate?
This 1927 movie became known because it was the first to have actors speaking.
This eight-part series was dominated by Black actors, but the directing, writing and producing were by white people.
What is "Roots"?
CDs, streaming, radio and vinyl records are all competing for our attention and is known as this concept.
What are format wars?
This form of advertising is liked among businesses because they know people will at least look at it.
What is direct mail?
This was the first American colonial newspaper to survive more than one issue.
What is the Boston News-Letter?
This movie was considered a landmark because of its length, but due to its racist tones and the KKK being the protagonist, it has lost its status.
What is "The Birth of a Nation"?
This TV show has proven to have an effect on how people view real-life court cases.
What is "CSI"?
This rock n roll Hall of Fame artist was signed by CBS records in 1973 but their first two albums bombed.
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
When the Kansas City Royals have a Fireworks Friday, this is an example of this kind of advertising.
What is target marketing?