1957
This country shocked the world by launching Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
What is the Soviet Union?
On July 20, 1969, this American astronaut became the first human to set foot on the Moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This American city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics, marking 100 years since the first modern Olympic Games.
What is Atlanta?
The 2000 Summer Olympics took place in this Australian city, famous for its iconic Opera House.
What is Sydney?
Tobey Maguire made his debut as this web-slinging Marvel superhero in a blockbuster movie released in May 2002.
What is Spiderman?
This rock 'n' roll superstar purchased Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This iconic children's television show debuted in 1969, introducing audiences to Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, and Bert and Ernie.
What is Sesame Street?
This video game franchise made its Japanese debut in 1996, introducing players to creatures like Pikachu, Charmander, and Squirtle.
What is Pokemon?
This Republican presidential candidate defeated Al Gore in one of the closest and most controversial U.S. elections in history.
Who is George W. Bush?
This country won the 2002 FIFA World Cup, defeating Germany 2–0 in the final with two goals from Ronaldo Nazario. This country has also won the most amount of world cups.
What is Brazil?
Nine Black students made history by integrating Central High School in this Arkansas city.
What is Little Rock?
Over 400,000 people attended this legendary three-day music festival held on a dairy farm in New York.
What is Woodstock?
Will Smith starred in this 1996 blockbuster about aliens invading Earth, with its title referencing an American holiday.
What is Independence Day?
This CBS reality competition premiered in May 2000, introducing American audiences to the phrase "The tribe has spoken."
What is survivor?
This reality singing competition premiered on Fox in 2002, with Kelly Clarkson becoming its first winner.
What is American Idol?
This dog became the first animal to orbit Earth aboard Sputnik 2.
Who is Laika?
In 1969, this unidentified serial killer began sending cryptic letters and coded messages to San Francisco newspapers, taunting police with his crimes.
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
After 15 years of marriage, this famous British royal couple finalized their divorce in August 1996.
Who are prince charles and princess diana?
This 2000 animated film, set in a fictional South American empire, was originally conceived as a more serious musical titled Kingdom of the Sun before being reworked into a comedy.
What is the Emperors New Groove?
In January 2002, banknotes and coins of this new currency entered circulation in 12 European countries.
What is the euro?
This legendary actor and star of The Untouchables was born in Scotland in 1957 and later became famous for playing James Bond.
Who is Sean Connery?
In 1969, this supersonic passenger aircraft made its first flight, eventually becoming famous for crossing the Atlantic in roughly three and a half hours.
What is the Concorde?
This 1996 disaster movie follows a team of storm chasers attempting to deploy a revolutionary weather-measuring device named Dorothy.
What is Twister?
On November 2, 2000, the first long-duration crew arrived at this orbiting laboratory, beginning an era of continuous human presence in space.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
Founded by Elon Musk in 2002, this aerospace company would go on to develop the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft.
What is SpaceX?