Sweets
This peanut-buttery candy’s popularity in the early ’80s is attributed to the film E.T.
What are Reese’s Pieces? Although the candy was introduced in 1978, it wasn’t popular until a beloved on-screen alien munched on them in 1982.
Earli in his career, Eastwood was known for playing people with macho profession, including in a Sergio Leone trilogy.
What is cowboy? Eastwood plays The Man with No Name in Leone's Dollars Trilogy.
In 1976, this letter A author published Sleeping Murder, a Miss Marple mystery.
Who is Agatha Christie? Christie’s mystery novels include characters like Detective Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, a ghost hunter.
Mary Martin played Maria in this 1959 Broadway musical; Julie Andrews plays the role in the 1965 film.
What is The Sound of Music? Set in Austria just before World War II, Maria leaves the convent to assume the role of governess before falling in love with the children’s father.
Rumours have it that Lindsey Buckingham played lead guitar for this iconic '70s band.
Who is Fleetwood Mac? Buckingham is known for his unique style of fingerpicking.
Known for their wafer candies, this company introduced candy conversation hearts in 1866.
What is Necco? Spangler Candy Company bought the Necco and Sweethearts brands in 2018 and continues to produce the wafers and candy hearts.
In this 1971 film, Eastwood plays a contentious and hotheaded San Francisco policeman.
What is Dirty Harry? The gritty film was so popular that it spawned several sequels.
In the 1980s, her vampire novels, like Queen of the Damned, were popular spooky reads.
Who is Anne Rice? One of her most popular works, Interview with the Vampire, was adapted to a recent TV series.
A high-spirited, “unsinkable” young woman is the protagonist in this 1960 musical.
What is The Unsinkable Molly Brown? The show follows the story of a young mountain girl who leaves home in search of a wealthy husband.
Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborated with this musician on ’80s hits like “Modern Love.”
Who is David Bowie? SRV, as he is sometimes known, helped reset Bowie’s image with his bluesy riffs.
In the early 1970s, the gelatin product brand popularized no-bake cheesecakes.
What is Jell-O? A 1972 ad featured their no-bake pudding cheesecake as a perfect summer recipe; it became the year's most popular dessert.
Eastwood's comedic roles include a starring turn in Every Which Way But Loose, in which he stars alongside this kind of creature.
What is an orangutan? Other comedic roles include his 1974 appearance in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot with Jeff Bridges.
He is known for works like The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency as well as works of poetry and children’s literature.
Who is Alexander McCall Smith? His most popular series centers around a group of female detectives in Botswana
This 1960 musical is named for the first three notes on the musical scale, or solfege.
What is Do Re Mi? The complete solfege scale is do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, and do. The musical follows the ups and downs of Harry as he tries to make it big in the jukebox business.
This Queen guitarist is known for hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and for a 1980s collaboration with Eddie Van Halen
Who is Brian May? May has a degree in physics and a doctorate in astrophysics, making him a genius of both music and science.
The 1970s and '80s saw a chocolate craze, including a trend toward this flowing chocolate fountain dessert.
What is chocolate fondue? At the same time, cheese fondue gained popularity.
Eastwood is referenced by Marty, Michael J. Fox‘s character, in 1990’s third installment of this franchise.
What is Back to the Future? Eastwood not only gave permission for his name to be used but he was also said to be entertained by the homage.
This Woodward and Bernstein book has been called “the work that brought down a presidency and launched a thousand reporting careers.”
What is All the President’s Men? The book details the Watergate scandal and was adapted to a film starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.
The 1963 Broadway musical Here’s Love was based on this film about Santa Claus, released in 1947.
What is Miracle on 34th Street? In the beloved story, Kris Kringle, a New York City department-store Santa Claus, goes on trial to prove he is Santa.
Billy Gibbons is the lead guitarist of this 1980s end-of-the-alphabet group.
Who is ZZ Top? Gibbons also sings lead vocals on many of the band’s blues-influenced tunes.
This retro dessert consisting of layered cake, fruit, and pudding had a resurgence in the 1980s, particularly in Great Britain.
What is a trifle? The old-fashioned dessert was rebranded as a modern, easy to assemble confection.
A lover of music, Eastwood is accomplished at this black-and-white instrument and plays it in several movies, including 1993’s In the Line of Fire.
What is the piano? Specifically, Eastwood is known for his talent in jazz piano music.
His The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series is popular sci-fi from the 1980s.
Who is Douglas Adams? Adams’ books are regarded as great works of satire and science fiction.
This 1975 jazz musical, based on reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins’ 1926 play, is named for the city in which it is set.
What is Chicago? The show explores Watkins’ fact-based reports on crimes and criminals during the city’s jazz era.
This incredible, unconventional guitarist is often remembered for his iconic rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock.
Who is Jimi Hendrix? Hendrix played a right-handed guitar but held it upside-down.