60's
This popular children's TV show featuring a yellow bird and a grouchy character in a trash can premiered in 1969
What is 1969
This 1975 film about a killer shark became the first summer blockbuster
What is Jaws
Nintendo released this console in 1985
What is the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
This search engine founded in 1998 became the most popular way to find information on the internet
What is Google
This was the year the first iPhone was released
What is 2007
Who is Mohammad Ali
This Swedish pop group won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and became international superstars
What is ABBA
This U.S. president was shot in an assassination attempt in 1981 but survived
Who is Ronald Reagan
This online auction site was founded in 1995 and revolutionized e-commerce
What is e-bay
This social networking site founded in 2004 became the world's largest
What is Facebook/Meta
This iconic doll was introduced by Mattel in 1959 and became wildly popular throughout the 1960s?
What is Barbie
This portable music player was introduced by Sony in 1979
What is "Walkman"
This TTRPG was banned in some households during the satanic panic due to its alleged link to Satanism, witchcraft, and occult practices, thus fearing it would corrupt the youth.
What is Dungeons and Dragons.
This 1990's toy line featured collectible stuffed animals with heart shaped tags
What are Beanie Babies
This Harry Potter film, released in 2001, launched one of the most successful movie franchises of all time
What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
This Beatles album, released in 1967, is considered one of the most influential albums of all time and features "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
What is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
This national holiday was founded April 22, 1970
What is Earth Day
This 1980 attempted rescue mission to free American hostages in Iran ended in disaster
What is Operation Eagle Claw / Desert One
This South African leader was released from prison in 1990 after 27 years and later became president
Who is Nelson Mandela
This is the year the popular e-reader "Kindle" was introduced by Amazon
What is 2007
This is the third person to walk on the moon
Who is Pete Conrad
In 1976, this deadly virus outbreak occurred in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), killing hundreds
What is Ebola
This 1987 stock market crash saw the Dow Jones fall 22.6% in a single day, the largest one-day percentage decline in history
What is Black Monday
This 1993 standoff between federal agents and a religious group ended in a deadly fire.
What is Branch Davidian Standoff
This 2008 financial crisis began with the collapse of which major investment bank
What is the Lehman Brothers