Fads through the decades
Economics
Name the Girl
Single Season TV Shows
Just Desserts
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Marketed by WHAM-O in 1960's, this originated as exercise equipment in Australia. It was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 1999.

What is the Hula Hoop?

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Credited as being the founder of modern economics. He wrote An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

Who is John Smith?

400

This multi meaning message....

Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Who is Lucy?

400

Joss Whedon's 2002 hit futuristic show that shared the leading actor from ABC's Castle series.

What is Firefly?

400

Invented at an Inn by Ruth Graves Wakefield and chef Sue Brides in 1938, goes great with milk.

What is a chocolate chip cookie?

800

Originated back in 1812 with sailors because it made it easier to rollup their trousers in high waters.  Hippies brought them back in the 1970's.

What are bell bottom jeans?

800

The economic theory of total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation was a theory defined by who in the 1930's. 

Who is John Maynard Keynes?

800

This Blondie "like" star sang....

Her hair is Harlow gold
Her lips are sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got .... eyes.

Who is Bettie Davis?

800

A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, and school. This was Clair Danes breakout role.

What is My So-Called Life?

800

The meringue exterior keeps the cold interior from melting.  

What is a Baked Alaska?

1200

The 1980's craze about the multicolored box.  How many turns did it take you to arrange the colors?

What is the Rubik's Cube?

1200

The amount of goods and services that are available for people to buy compared to the amount of goods and services that people want to buy.  

What is supply and demand?

1200

1980's hit

All I want to do when I wake up in the morning is see you eyes, ...

Never thought that a girl like you could ever care for me ...


Who is Rosanna?

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This was set in 1980's at Mckinley High School.  This show was the springboard careers of James Franco, Jason Segel, and Seth Rogan.

What is Freaks and Geeks?

1200

1904 Latrobe was the first reported recipe by a pharmacist. Jim's favorite!

What is Banana Split?

1600

It was created as a cancer fundraiser. Other fundraising campaigns adopted its model by using different colors. 

What is the Livestrong band?

1600

How many years does the US Federal Reserve chairman serve in office?

What is 14 years?

1600

This duo's song.....

You're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily

I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Come on home

Who is Cecilia?

1600

ABC's exciting portrayal of the strong women who worked as flight attendants.

What is Pan Am?

1600

This chocolate dessert is a homophone for this large forest dwelling deer.

What is chocolate mousse?

2000

Popular with girls in the 1990's.  Madonna wore a velvet one in Desperately Seeking Susan.  Debbie Gibson wore them often.

What is a scrunchie?

2000

Who was an American economist who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the complexity of stabilization policy.

Who is Milton Friedman?

2000

This metal band hit....

I hear you calling
But I can't come home right now
Me and the boys are playing
And we just can't find the sound

Just a few more hours
And I'll be right home to you
I think I hear them calling

Who is Beth?

2000

A mix between the  1965 series "Lost in Space" and 1970's "Land of Lost"  this 2011 series had the Shannon family searching for solution to build a new civilization.

What is Terra Nova?

2000

An English confection consisting of a short crust pastry shell, and layers of jam, frangipane, and flaked almonds.

What is a Bakewell Tart?