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Name That Decade
Old-School Technology
TV Catchphrases
Prices & Purchases
100

These small plastic cubes were used to make ice before automatic ice makers became common.

What are ice trays?

100

Elvis Presley became a major star during this decade.

What are the 1950s?

100

This machine played large black discs.

What is a record player?

100

“Lucy, you’ve got some explaining to do!” is associated with this sitcom.

What is I Love Lucy?

100

Before debit cards, this paper booklet was commonly used to pay bills by mail.

What is a chequebook?

200

These were often rolled into typewriters to correct typing mistakes.

What is correction paper?

200

The Beatles first became hugely popular in North America during this decade.

What are the 1960s?

200

This device allowed you to rewind or fast-forward music on tape.

What is a cassette player?

200

“Here’s Johnny!” became famous on this late-night show.

What is The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson?

200

Milk was once commonly delivered to homes in these containers.

What are glass bottles?

300

Families once gathered around these machines to watch photo slides.

What is a slide projector?

300

Disco reached its peak in this decade

what are the 1970s?

300

This bulky television technology used a picture tube.

What is CRT television?

300

“Book ’em, Danno” came from this police series

What is Hawaii Five-O?

300

Before online shopping, people often ordered goods from these printed books.  

What are catalogues?

400

These were used to manually wind film inside a camera.

What is a film advance lever?

400

MTV launched in this decade.

 What are the 1980s?

400

This portable music device became famous after Sony introduced it in 1979.

What is the Walkman?

400

“Good night, John-Boy” came from this family drama.

What is The Waltons?

400

This small metal object was inserted into many public telephones to make a call.

What is a coin?

500

Before television remotes were common, viewers had to do this to change channels.

What is get up and turn the dial?

500

The first commercial compact discs appeared in this decade.

What are the 1980s?

500

This early home-video format competed with VHS.

What is Betamax?

500

“The tribe has spoken” comes from this reality show

What is Survivor?

500

This Canadian department-store catalogue was once a major source for mail-order shopping.

What is the Eaton’s catalogue?

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