Eco-Friendly Innovations
An oil crisis in the ’70s helped spur the development of this type of power from our closest star.
What is solar power? The first solar power plant came online in California in the 1980s.
This beloved ’70s rom-com is directed by and stars Woody Allen alongside Diane Keaton.
What is Annie Hall? The film won many awards, including the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture.
Baltic Avenue, Park Place, St. James Place, Atlantic Avenue, and Boardwalk are all street names in this city.
What is Atlantic City? If you have ever played classic Monopoly, you are familiar with the names of some Atlantic City streets.
Even before she performed the final concert with the Supremes in 1970, she was recording her first solo album.
Who is Diana Ross? She and Mary Wilson, fellow former Supreme, had a spat on stage at the Motown reunion years after the Supremes had disbanded. It ended with Ross shoving Wilson, and Smokey Robinson took the stage to defuse the scene.
This elongated car is used by wedding parties, in funeral processions, and to and from the office by moguls of industry.
What is a limousine? Initially, they were used to transport freight. The name comes from the Limousin region in France.
Short for light-emitting diodes, energy-friendly bulbs called by this abbreviation came on the market between 1962 and 1993.
What are LED bulbs? The blue LED was developed by Shuji Nakamura in 1993 and won him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
One of the most successful movie musicals and an iconic romcom, this 1978 film features ’50s teens Danny and Sandy.
What is Grease? The film was director Randal Kleiser’s debut and is still popular today.
This capital city of a Pacific Rim country has the largest population in the world.
What is Tokyo? Its population exceeds 37 million. Delhi, India, is in the No. 2 spot, with more than 34 million. There is no North American city in the top 20.
He left his band of five family members in 1979 and struck out on his own with two consecutive hit albums, Off the Wall and Thriller, right out of the gate.
Who is Michael Jackson? The Jackson 5, as the family band was known, consisted of Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael.
One tourist adventure in Venice is to ride one of these through the canals
What is gondola? All 280 components of modern Venetian gondolas are still handcrafted.
This Golden Girl was born Bernice Frankel and worked in the U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve before meeting her future husband, Robert Alan Aurthur.
Who is Bea Arthur? Although the pair divorced, she kept his surname (minus one letter) as her stage name.
This rom-com is recognizable just from a few big names: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, and director Garry Marshall.
What is Pretty Woman? The costars had incredible chemistry from their first meeting, with Roberts convincing Gere to take the role.
One of the world’s most expensive places to live, this lavish European city is located on the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Monaco? Fun fact: Monaco is both a city and a state, known as a city-state
In 1971, this Beatle started a band known as Wings.
Who is Paul McCartney? His wife Linda played the keyboard. The band disbanded in 1981. Its most popular album is Band on the Run, which features two Top 10 singles, including the title song.
Jules Verne wrote a book about traveling for five weeks in one of these unlikely modes of transportation, customarily used for recreation and sightseeing.
What is a balloon? The book is Five Weeks in a Balloon, a notable departure from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
Despite controversial origins, this paperless form of mail was invented during the 1970s and has been saving paper ever since.
What is email? Various tech innovators lay claim to its invention, and the term email gained traction in the 1980s.
In 1989, Billy Crystal met Meg Ryan as this pair of friends caught up in will-they-won’t-they.
Who are Harry and Sally? One of the most beloved quotes from When Harry Met Sally is when Harry confesses, “I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
This European city is infamous for its red-light district.
What is Amsterdam? De Wallen, Amsterdam’s oldest neighborhood, is the best-known modern red-light district.
This popular duo, consisting of Paul and Art, who each went on to successful solo careers.
Who are Simon and Garfunkel? They have since performed reunion tours together. “The Sound of Silence,” released in 1965, is the tune that catapulted their duo career.
Get comfortable—we’re going for a ride on this, the longest highway in the world.
What is Pan-American Highway? It runs 19,000 miles (30,578 km) from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to the tip of Argentina. It traverses 14 countries from the United States south through Central and South America.
An innovation of the ’90s, EZVI is a cleanup technology that takes contaminants out of this important stuff for hydration.
What is water? Invented for NASA, the system is able to pull contamination out of groundwater.
The 1990s teen romance A Walk to Remember is based on a book by this noted author of love stories.
Who is Nicholas Sparks? Sparks took inspiration from his sister and dedicated the book and movie to her.
Africa’s oldest subway is found in this city.
What is Cairo? It was opened in 1987 and spans 66 miles (106 km), with 80 stations.
This performer was a member of the New Christy Minstrels and the First Edition before he left to pursue a solo career.
Who is Kenny Rogers? According to the bio on his website, “Rogers sold over 120 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling male artists of all-time according to the RIAA, with one Diamond album, 20 Platinum albums, and 11 Gold albums.”
Cruise control was designed by an engineer who had this disability.
What is blindness? Ralph Teeter invented cruise control in 1945. He got the idea when he noticed that his driver’s speed varied depending on whether he was talking.