1970s
For listening to music on the go, Sony released this piece of portable technology in 1979
Walkman
This 1982 Toto song, whose title is a continent, experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2018 when Weezer covered the song
Africa
This cartoon character who lives in a pineapple made his debut in 1999
Spongebob Squarepants
The year Michael Jackson died
2009
This tech company was founded in 1975 and is now one of the biggest in the world
Microsoft
Coined in 1988 was this famous slogan for Nike
Just Do It
This Philadelphia-born rapper had a hit TV show in the 90s
Will Smith
This famously unreliable web source launched in 2001
Wikipedia
This 1970’s toy would tell you things like ‘it is certain’ and ‘reply hazy, try again’
Magic 8 ball
The opening of a crate and revealing a "leg lamp" is a pivotal scene in this 1983 holiday classic movie
A Christmas Story
This 1996 movie featured Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes
Space Jam
Brad Pitt married this actress in 2000
Jennifer Anniston
The 26th Amendment became law in 1971, it granted anyone over age 18 the ability to do this
Vote
Joe Cool” and “The Comeback Kid” were two nicknames of this Notre Dame QB who would go on to win multiple Super Bowls as part of an 1980s dynasty
Joe Montana
In 1998, the fruit-flavored sweets Opal Fruits changed their name to this
Starburst
He won an Oscar in 2003 for his song "Lose Yourself"
Eminem
This band was described as ‘the biggest band of the 1970’s’ by Rolling Stone magazine
Led Zeppelin
This singer (who died last week) went from the massive success of her 1984 album “Private Dancer” to starring as the villain in the 1985 film “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome”
Tina Turner
AOL was first introduced in the 1990’s, AOL stands for:
America Online
The 2006 winter Olympics took place in this European country
Italy
This boyband became the first act in history to have their first three albums debut at No. 1 in the USA
One Direction