City Time Zones
Chicago, Illinois
What is Central? Chicago is one hour behind the Eastern time zone.
“Under the [missing word]” was a song by the Drifters, and it’s also a hangout location in Atlantic City.
What is boardwalk? Hurricane Sandy destroyed Atlantic City’s boardwalk, but it has been rebuilt.
This trial of the century took place, and the defendant was found not guilty, sending shockwaves through the country.
Who is O.J. Simpson? The entire trial was aired on TV, and it is archived in its entirety on YouTube.
Back in the day, we used this at the public library to find books.
What is card catalog? The books were arranged according to the Dewey Decimal System. Today, the card catalog is computerized.
Ricky’s birth country
What is Cuba?
Denver, Colorado
What is Mountain? Denver is two hours behind the Eastern time zone.
Students hang out together in study groups in this location.
What is the library?
We had this type of internet/online service connection during the early-to-mid 1990s.
What is dial-up? Do you remember that horrible noise the modem made while it connected? Netscape was the dominant browser.
Before the internet, we referred to this tome to find synonyms.
What is the thesaurus, or Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases? Peter Roget’s background was medicine. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and was one of the founders of a medical school in Manchester
Lucy’s maiden name in the show
What is McGillicuddy?
Phoenix, Arizona
What is Mountain? Arizona does not observe daylight saving time.
The popular hangout on Happy Days was this diner and drive-in.
What is Arnold’s? It’s a typical 1950s diner, complete with a jukebox.
Al Gore gave his version of this dance at the 1996 Democratic National Convention.
What is Macarena? It was a funny moment because Al Gore just stood there with a blank expression on his face. Then, he asked the delegates if they would like to see it again. The song by Los Del Rio was a one-time hit, but it prompted the dance.
It is a textbook on human anatomy as well as a TV series.
What is Gray’s Anatomy (Grey’s Anatomy)? The textbook is spelled with an “a” and is the classic reference still used in medical schools. The full name is Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body. The TV series is spelled with an e.
Last name of the Ricardos’ neighbors Fred and Ethy
What is Mertz?
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
What is Eastern? The Canadian Eastern time zone is the same time zone as the Eastern time zone in the United States.
During the 1980s, people who went to happy hour settled in around cocktail tables that had a screen on top of the table with this video game.
What is Pac-Man? The game was released in Japan and the United States in 1980. It has 255 levels of play.
During the 1992 presidential campaign, she came forward and revealed she had an affair with Bill Clinton.
Who is Gennifer Flowers? The Clintons appeared on 60 Minutes to deny the claim.
It’s the definitive American dictionary.
What is Merriam-Webster? Noah Webster published the first iteration, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, in 1806.
The decade I Love Lucy aired.
What is 1950s? It aired from 1951–1957.
Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
What is Mountain? They observe daylight saving time in concert with the United States.
Tourists and locals hang out on these steps in Rome.
What are the Spanish Steps? The steps make up the widest staircase in Europe.
This former West Coast governor owned a Hummer
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger? He saw some Hummers at a military base and convinced GM to make a version for civilians.
This is one of the two standard style books used by news and feature writers and/or general writers.
What is Associated Press or Chicago Manual of Style?
The town in the countryside that Ricky and Lucy moved to
What is Westport? Westport is in Connecticut and a popular suburban area because of it’s relatively easy commute to New York City.