1960s
Name of the music and arts festival held in upstate New York in the summer of 1969 that epitomized the counterculture's philosophy of peace, love, and individual freedom.
What is Woodstock?
A major cause of inflation and high energy costs throughout the 1970s.
What is an oil shortage caused by OPEC?
Name critics gave to President Reagan's economic plan introduced in 1981.
What is Reaganomics?
This artist put out 3 of the top 10 best-selling albums of the 90s.
Who is Garth Brooks?
In 2015, this biographical comedy-drama film about the 2007-2008 financial crisis was released in theatres.
What is The Big Short?
President known as LBJ
Who is Lyndon Baines Johnson?
Scandal most associated with Richard Nixon.
What is Watergate?
This movie had a theme song that include lyrics, "Who yah gonna call?"
What is Ghostbusters?
President who oversaw America's involvement in the Persian Gulf War in 1991
Who is George H W Bush?
This character lives in a pineapple under the sea.
Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?
The English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.
Who are the Beatles?
This TV network launched in September 1979, with the words: “if you love sports…..if you really love sports, you’ll think you’ve died and gone to sports heaven”.
What is ESPN?
This animated satirical sit-com debuted in December 1989 with a main character that has a catchphrase of “D’oh!”?
What is The Simpsons?
This was the first movie to gross more than $1 billion at the box office.
What is Titanic?
In 2006, this planet was no longer considered one of the nine planets recognized in our solar system.
What is Pluto?
Julie Andrews starred in this musical.
What is The Sound of Music?
This sci-fi movie started a trilogy that started in a galaxy far, far away.
What is Star Wars?
Amount of jigowatts required for the flux capacitor to operate the DeLorean in Back to the Future?
What is 1.21?
This 1994 movie stars Tom Hanks. One famous line from the movie is "Life is like a box of Chocolates"
What is Forrest Gump?
In August 2005, this category 5 Hurricane started off in the Bahamas, then later made its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
In January 1967, 40 million TV viewers watched the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first of this annual NFL championship game.
What is the Super Bowl?
In 1973, the second tallest building in the United States opened in Chicago.
What is the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower)?
German landmark that was torn down in 1989, symbolizing an end to the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This dance move was named after a cartoon character in a movie.
What is the Roger Rabbit?
In 2001, this Act of Congress was signed into law to strengthen security controls following the 9/11 attacks.
What is the USA Patriot Act?