1970s Innovations
In 1973, the first communication from this device was completed.
what is cell phone? The cell phone of 1970 bore no resemblance to today’s cell phone.
They were called “brick phones” because they were as large as a brick and similar in design.
Sweetened dessert that is baked in the oven and served mostly on birthdays
Cake
A sweet, edible fruit produced by a tree available in red, green, and yellow varieties
Apples
An Italian dish consisting largely of noodles and sauce.
Spaghetti
This country’s springtime array of tulips is legendary
What is the Netherlands? Holland, a region of the Netherlands, has been known
for its tulips since the 17th-century tulip mania when tulips were traded as commodities.
In the 1970s, McDonald’s introduced this jolly menu item that is still going strong today.
What is the Happy Meal? The original packaging resembled a cereal box with
games, comics, and jokes on it.
Made with a crust and pastry dough that covers a filling of various sweet or salty ingredients
Pie
A widely cultivated plant in the gourd family that's green and can be made into pickles
Cucumber
Spanish dish made of rice and an assortment of meat and seafood
Paella
Sometime between January 21 and February 21, on
the new moon, this country explodes with colorful floats and
parades as the celebration of its New Year begins.
What is China? The celebration lasts until the
full moon
In 1979, Sony released this device for playing cassette tapes.
What is the Walkman? At last, we had a personal and portable device for playing
favorite tunes.
A baked food that is flat, sweet, and has chocolate chips in it
Cookies
A fruit that is long and purple with a green stem
Eggplant
A Japanese dish that is a small roll of raw fish, vegetables, or egg
Sushi
his country’s samba schools prepare for their dazzling
competitions, which highlight the country’s culture in parades
during the pre-Lenten Carnival.
What is Brazil? The eye-poppingly colorful costumes are on display for all the world
to see. The legendary samba schools are organized by neighborhood
This was the first kind of computer disc.
What is floppy? The first floppy disc was eight inches
in diameter. Today, computers use internal hard drives, external
drives, or the cloud for backups.
A square, baked, chocolate dessert, mostly served with ice cream on top
Brownie
Brown on the outside and yellow on the inside. Big and prickly fruit with leaves that grow on top of it.
Pineapple
French baked bread with usually a chocolate cream filling
Eclair
This desert in Arizona is known for its vibrant, earth-toned colors.
What is the Painted Desert? When you take a scenic drive through the Painted
Desert, you will pass through the Petrified Forest. It is believed that some of the fossils in the forest date to 220 million years ago.
This was the first video arcade game, introduced in 1974.
What is Pong? Pac-Man didn’t arrive until the following year.
Traditional dessert served in Thanksgiving
Pumpkin Pie
Green leafy vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked
Cabbage
Pasta in the shape of pockets of dough containing a savory filling (could be meat or cheese)
Ravioli
Lavender fields in this country provide an endless
landscape of majestic purple.
What is France? The countryside of Provence,
France, is where you can view the fields.