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In the 1960s, a first-class stamp cost about 5 cents, and you bought them in these small, colorful "books" to keep in your desk.
What are stamp booklets?
From the 1930s to the 80s, shoppers collected these small stamps at the checkout to trade in for household appliances.
What are S&H Green Stamps?
These wide-legged trousers became the definitive fashion statement of the late 1960s and early 70s.
What are bell bottoms?
This pocket-sized device, fueled by a 9-volt battery, was the first way teenagers could take their music anywhere in the 1950s.
What is a transistor radio?
At its peak in the 1950s, there were 4,000 of these "under the stars" venues where you watched movies from your station wagon.
What is a drive-in theater?
In the world of social media, if you want to send a private note to someone, you are "sliding into" these.
What are DMs (direct messages)?
Instead of walking the aisles, many people today use this app to have a personal shopper pick up and deliver their groceries.
What is Instacart?
Fashion trends move fast; these tight-fitting denim pants were the standard for 15 years until "Gen Z" declared them "uncool" in 2021.
What are skinny jeans?
These digital "radio shows" on demand—like The Daily or Smartless—are the modern equivalent of 1940s serial programs.
What are podcasts?
This modern feature allows friends in different houses to watch the same movie at the same time while chatting in a side window.
What is a Netflix party?
While we have email now, this 1860s mail service used young men on horseback to deliver letters across the West.
What was the Pony Express?
Swanson introduced these in 1953, allowing families to eat a full turkey dinner in front of the television for the first time.
What are TV dinners?
These knee-high, typically white plastic boots were popularized by Nancy Sinatra and the "Mod" fashion movement.
What are go-go boots?
For a nickel or a dime, you could select your favorite hit on this glowing, record-playing machine found in every 1950s diner.
What is a jukebox?
By wearing a bulky headset like the Meta Quest, you can enter this type of "reality" that isn't actually there.
What is VR (virtual reality)?
This AI tool, released in 2022, can write entire letters, essays, or poems for you in seconds.
What is ChatGPT?
Brands like "Impossible" and "Beyond" have created this modern food trend that looks like beef but contains no animal products.
What is plant-based meat?
This modern style category involves wearing gym clothes—like yoga pants and hoodies—to work or social events.
What is athleisure?
Modern headphones use this feature to block out the sound of airplane engines or noisy surroundings.
What is noise cancellation?
This massive online gaming platform allows kids today to build their own worlds, similar to a digital version of LEGOs.
What is Roblox?
Long before "Blue Sky" apps, this was the official postal service's WWII experiment with "jet-speed" mail to relieve the volume of mail on transport ships going overseas.
What was V-Mail (or Victory Mail)?
This modern grocery store feature allows you to be your own cashier, often resulting in the phrase "unexpected item in bagging area."
What is self-checkout?
Companies like Shein and Zara are part of this modern industry known for moving designs from the runway to stores in just weeks.
What is fast fashion?
Name all of the Hill students' first names currently in the room for 100 extra points.
Ben, Julian, Michael, Zane, Sawyer, Aiden, Wolf, Eugenio/Mario, Jake, Gabe
For 100 extra points, the Hill students on your team need to give the first names of all TRAAC members on their team.
Who are __________________?