Technology
Year ago, most homes had one shared phone with a cord. Today, we carry these with us everywhere.
What is cellphone?
In the past, you had to watch your favorite show at a set time. Today, you can watch it anytime using this.
What is streaming?
Before cards were common, most people paid for things using this.
What is cash?
Before GPS, drivers used these paper guides to find their way.
What are maps?
Families used to sit together for dinner at the table. Today, some people eat while watching this.
What is TV?
Before streaming, people watched movies on these bulky tapes.
What is VHS tape?
People used to go to a store to rent movies for the night. What kind of store was it?
What is a video/rental store?
To save money at the store, people cut these out of newspapers.
What are coupons?
Years ago, you had to roll car windows down by hand. Now they are often this.
What are power windows?
Before dryers were common, clothes were often hung outside on this.
What is a clothesline?
What is a typewriter?
What are records/vinyl?
Instead of shopping online, people flipped through these to order items by mail.
What are catalogs?
Today, wearing this in a car is required for safety, but it wasn't always common.
What are seatbelts?
Kids used to spend more time playing outside. Today, many spend time on these items.
What are phones/tablets?
Before the internet, people looked up phone numbers in this thick book.
What is a phone book?
After watching a rented movie, you had to do this before returning it.
What is rewind?
Milk used to be delivered right to your door in these containers.
What are glass bottles?
Before Bluetooth, people listened to music in the car using these tapes.
What are cassette tapes?
Instead of looking things up online, people used this for recipes.
What are cookbooks?
Before digital photos, you had to load this into a camera and develop it later.
What is film?
Saturday mornings were once on the main line to watch these on TV.
What are cartoons?
Instead of paying bills online, people filled out one these and mailed it.
What is a check?
Today, many families have multiple cars. In the past, many families had just this.
What is one car?
Before texting, people stayed in touch by writing and mailing these.
What are letters?