May the force be with you!
This NFL Team won the Super Bowl three times in the 1970s
Who is the Pittsburgh Steelers?
’75 against Minnesota, ’76 Dallas, ’79 Dallas
1985 John Hughes film that features a group of uniquely different high school students, all forced together for Saturday detention
What is The Breakfast Club?
Anthony Michael Hall's real life mother and sister are actually in the film. They are in the car with him at the beginning dropping him off at detention.
Everything he did, he did it for you
Who is Bryan Adams?
Released in 1991. Beginning in 1993, Adams' hits were mostly ballads, including the worldwide number one or two hits "Please Forgive Me" (1993); "All for Love" (1993); and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (1995)
"Houston, we have a problem!" is a quote from this famous movie
What is Apollo 13?
This movie is based on true life events.
This song by Carly Rae Jespen, released in 2012, became a global viral hit
What is Call Me Maybe?
Premiered in 1975, this TV series is still on air today and still a launching pad for many comedians’ careers
What is Saturday Night Live?
The show's premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night.
"All the old paintings on the tombs, they do the sand dance, don't yah know?" according to this 1986 hit song by the Bangles
What is Walk Like an Egyptian?
The Bangles were originally called the Bangs, but a legal issue forced them to change the name of their band, so they dropped "The" and added the letters "les" to the end to become Bangles. However, "The" has since been added on various occasions.
This was Julia Robert's characters first name in "Pretty Woman"
What was Vivian?
Released March 23, 1990. The film's title Pretty Woman is based on the 1964 song "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison.
This social media giant came into existence in the year 2004
What is Facebook?
This British royal couple got married in 2011
Who is Prince William and Kate Middleton?
William and Kate are now known as the Prince and Princess of Wales
This MLB player held the home run record for a single-season from 1974-2007
Who is Hank Aaron?
755 HR. Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762 on August 7, 2007.
If you wanted to type up a "flawless" document in the 1980s, you would use this Windows word processor
What is WordPerfect?
These "jumpy" snacks featured crackers and frosting to dip them in
What are Dunkaroos?
Dunkaroos from Betty Crocker, first launched in 1990.
The first Twilight book was released in 2005, they are the author of this series
Who is Stephenie Meyer?
This person won the presidential election in 2012
Who is Barack Obama?
He was our 44th president of the United States and served 2009-2017
On November 29, 1972, Atari released what was their first commercial video game
What is Pong?
Pong is a table tennis
This was the name of the shuttle involved in the first fatal accident of a spacecraft in flight in 1986
What is the Challenger?
The Challenger completed nine successful missions between 1983-1986.
In 1997, Reed Hastings' anger over a $40 movie-rental late fee, founded what very successful
business
What is Netflix?
Netflix was founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings on August 29, 1997, in Scotts Valley, California. Hastings decided to start Netflix after being fined at a Blockbuster store for being late to return a copy of Apollo 13.
This film was released in 2009 and is one of the highest grossing films of the 21st century
What is Avatar?
Still the highest grossing film making over $2.9 billion. Director James Cameron directed 3 out of the top 5 grossing films - Avatar (1st), Avatar: The Way of the Water (3rd), and Titantic (4th)
Disney claims that in 2014 alone, it sold more than 3 million costumes of this movie character
Who is Elsa?
Frozen was released in November 2013 and made over $1.2 billion in worldwide box office revenue. Frozen 2 released in November 2019 surpassed that by making over $1.4 billion.
This animated series tricked kids into learning on Saturday mornings during the cartoon line-up.
What was Schoolhouse Rock?
Debuted as a series in January 1973 with Multiplication Rock and Three is a Magic Number songs. The series' original run lasted from 1973 to 1985
The fall of the Berlin Wall was this year
When was 1989?
The Berlin Wall was 96 miles in length and two walls rose between 11 and 15 feet high.
This A-lister got his Hollywood start in "Thelma and Louis"
Who is Brad Pitt?
1991, then-unknown Brad Pitt in one of his first major film roles. Other film stars Susan Sarandon as Louise and Geena Davis as Thelma
This city hosted the 2008 Olympic Games
Where is Beijing?
More than 11,000 athletes competed in 302 events in 28 sports. Michael Phelps broke the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympics, he took home 8. Usain Bolt became known as "the fastest man alive" by winning the gold in both 100-metre and 200-metre sprints, while also shattering the world record time for each event.
This mobile app, released in 2016, uses augmented reality to allow players to catch virtual creatures in the real world
What is Pokemon Go?
This app had 15 million downloads in its first week of release. It also set a new record by generating $200 million in revenue in the first month, earning seven times more than Candy Crush in its first month, and nearly doubling Clash Royale.