Story Tunes
in this 1978 signature tune about a betting man with some strong advice, Kenny Rogers sang:
" You've got to know when to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em."
What is " The Gambler"
This grocery store chain, known by it's initials (A&P), closed in 2015 after serving communities for 156 years.
What is Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company?
This is a male roommate Character on Three's Company.
Who is Jack Tripper? John Ritter played Jack Tripper
These 1950's dolls and outfits came in booklets or magazines.
What are paper dolls?
In 1982, this four-color general interest newspaper went on sale throughout the United States.
What is USA Today? During its first year, circulation reached one million.
Johnny Cash reordered this 1969 song about a father who had given his son this girl's name. He sang:
"But the meanest thing that he ever did,
Was before he left, he went and named me ______"
What is Sue? The tune is " A Boy Named Sue"
This iconic five-and-dime store was known for its soda counter and ended its resign in 1997 after 117 years in business.
What is Woolworth? It feel victim to Wal-Mart and Target?
This is the Happy Days' bad boy.
Who is "The Fonz" (or Fonzie)? The character's full name is Arthur Fonzarelli, and he was played by Brad Garrett.
We played a game by rolling these small glass balls on the ground.
What are marbles?
In 1982, Michael Jackson released tis blockbuster hit album
What is Thriller?
Barry Manilow's 1978 hit tune about a woman who used to entertain at this nightclub starts:
"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and dress cut down to there"
What is "Copacabana" or "At the Copa"
In 1965, this video-rental store opened its first store in Dallas, Texas. As of May 2019, there is only one remaining store left located in Bend, Oregon. Netflix and other streaming services have taken its place.
What is Blockbuster?
This is the husband character on Married with Children.
Who is Al Bundy? Ed O'Neil played Al Bundy
This telephone was named for royalty
What is Princess? they had square buttons.
This Jamaican reggae legend died in 1981.
Who is Bob Marley? He died from a melanoma on his toe that spread to his lungs and brain. Marley was a Rastafarian and refused surgery for religious reasons.
In this 1968 hit Jeanne C. Riley sang about a widow attending this Parent Teacher Association meeting to "reveal their cheatin', drinkin, sneaking'-around ways"
What is "Harper Valley PTA"
This store hit its peak in 19650's. If you bought a pair of their brand shoes, you got to pull the neck of a goose and egg with a gift popped out its rear end.
What is Red Goose Shoe Store? The brand changed hands several times, including a sale to Florsheim Shoes. It was eventually bought by Furniture Brads International.
This is Raymond's Brother on Everybody Loves Raymond.
Who is Robert? The character is played by Brad Garrett.
Physical record albums are called this
named for the material from which they are made.
What is vinyl?
In the 1980 Summer Olympic Games were held in Eurasian city and boycotted by the U.S.
What is Moscow? President Jimmy Carter called for the boycott to protest the U.S.S.R.'s invasion of Afghanistan
The Temptations' 1968 tune about a father who "never worked a day in his life" "wherever he laid his hat was his home" "and when he died, all he left us was alone"
The Tittle is Papa was a __________"
What is Rolling Stone?
This New York City landmark housing an upscale women's emporium with the initials BT was replaced by Trump Tower in 1983.
What is Bonwit Teller? Henri Bendel closed in 2018, but Bergdorf Goodman remains.
They are the cousins Pyle of Mayberry.
Who are Gomer (Jim Nabors) and Goober (George Lindsey)? The show is The Andy Griffith Show. Jim Nabors reprised the role in Gomer Pyle, USMC, and Goober made two guests appearances on the show.
What is Psychic Readers Network. In 2002, the FTC fined her $5 million, but she wasn't charged with a crime. The company had to cancel $500 million in outstanding payment's
Name the three world leaders who developed close relationships and dominated the world stage during 1980's: the U.S. president, the U.K. prime minister and the president of the U.S.S.R and general secretary of the Communist Party.
Who are Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Mikhail Gorbachev? It was during this period that Gorbachev introduced glasnost and perestroika--openness and change.