Music
What 1970s band was famous for inventing the genre of "heavy metal"?
Led Zeppelin
This President is often cited as one of the most controversial Presidents in American history, he served from 1981-1989.
President Ronald Reagan
This war started in 1955, but ended for the U.S in 1975 after fierce and intense opposition from voters.
Vietnam War
This city would become the place of the infamous Rodney King riots in 1992, which were riots in response to police brutality caught on film.
L.A.
Star Wars
Nirvana and Soundgarden were the two bands that created what new music genre in the 1990s?
Grunge Rock
This former NFL running back ran for 61 touchdowns, and was also acquitted of a double murder in 1995.
O.J. Simpson
On December 26th, 1991 this country fell and ended the Cold War.
The Soviet Union
A famous wall in this German city fell in 1989
Berlin, Germany
This Basketball team won 6 championships during the 1990s.
Chicago Bulls
What rap collective was known as the creator of harder type of rap and were so controversial that police would often storm their concert venues?
N.W.A
On April 8th 1994 this popular singer was found dead inside his home, shocking a young millennial generation.
Kurt Cobain
In 1986 this space shuttle exploded while taking off. The entire thing was broadcast to the whole nation.
During the 1972 Summer Olympics, Palestinian insurgents took 9 Israeli athletes hostage in the Olympic village. It ended in a botched rescue mission. What German city were these Olympics in?
Munich, Germany
This famous singer rose to new levels of popularity when she went solo in the early 1980s in a male dominated pop music scene. She continued to stay extremely relevant all the way through the 1990s.
Madonna
This Michael Jackson song was the number 1 hit in the country for 37 weeks starting in 1982
Thriller
This lesser known Arizona born activist fought for the civil and labor rights of farmers throughout the 70s, and created the National Farm Workers Association.
Cesar Chavez
Steve Jobs and Apple revealed their famous home computer in 1998 known as the:
iMac
In 1999 Nelson Mandela, after a long struggle, became the president of this country:
South Africa
The famous movie ET by Steven Spielberg came out in what year?
1982
The song Y.M.C.A came out in 1978, what musical group sang the song?
The Village People
This president was famously at the center of the Watergate scandal.
President Richard Nixon
In 1972, with a 7-2 vote, abortion became legal under which supreme court case?
Roe v. Wade
In 1986 this Russian Nuclear site in a Ukrainian city melted down, creating the worst nuclear disaster ever recorded.
Chernobyl
This famous search engine was created in 1998 in Menlo Park, California