Inventions
this invention made an expensive, creative hobby turn into easy access fun
A) cellular car phone
B) disposable cameras
C) CD player
D) LaserDisc player
B) disposable cameras
This president was in office for most of the 1980s and was elected to two terms.
A) George H.W. Bush
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Richard Nixon
D) Gerald Ford
B) Ronald Reagan
A yellow, arcade-game superstar with ghosts who became a massive pop culture craze, inspiring songs and merchandise.
What is Pac-Man?
This breakthrough made unquestionable scientific certainty
A) mood rings
B) DNA profiling
C) polygraph lie detector
D) phrenology head charts
B) DNA profiling
Who was the only Democratic president in the 1980s?
A) Walter Mondale
B) Richard Nixon
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Bill Clinton
C) Jimmy Carter
The 1982 Michael Jackson release that became the best-selling music album of all time.
What is Thriller?
This invention brought access to information to everyone.
A) fax machine
B) pocket calculators
C) personal computers
D) iphone
C) personal computers
This amendment was being violated according to the state of Texas in the landmark Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson.
A) 14th Amendment
B) 5th Amendment
C) 2nd Amendment
D) 1st Amendment
D) 1st Amendment
A plastic toy cube which makes kids to twist colorful, interlocking shapes to solve a puzzle.
What is a Rubik's Cube?
This machine doesn’t directly relate to science, but it helps those who work in science.
A) autoclave
B) incubator
C) fume hood
D) 3D printer
D) 3D printer
This union went on a massive strike in 1981, prompting President Reagan to give them a strict ultimatum to return to work.
A) UAW (United Auto Workers)
B) PATCO (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization)
C) Teamsters
D) AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
B) PATCO (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization)
1985 time-travel movie featuring a sports car that jumps through time.
What is Back to the Future?
This invention helped reduce allergic reactions for a specific group of people.
A) genetically engineered Insulin
B) synthetic penicillin
C) antihistamine pills
D) hypoallergenic baby formula
A) genetically engineered Insulin
This major legislation was introduced to bring sweeping reforms to federal criminal law.
A) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
B) Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
C) Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984
D) Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
C) Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984
In "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" what did filmmakers use to create the squishing sound of E.T. walking around?
A) A wet sponge
B) Slime on a leather tarp
C) Crushed watermelon in a sock
D) Jell-O stuffed inside a wet t-shirt
D) Jell-O stuffed inside a wet t-shirt