1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
100
Which Swedish band won Eurovision in 1974 with “Waterloo”?
A) ABBA B) Queen C) Bee Gees
ABBA
100
What small yellow video game character debuted in 1980?
A) Sonic B) Pac-Man C) Pikachu
Pac-Man
100
Which boy band released “I Want It That Way” in 1999?
A) *NSYNC B) Backstreet Boys C) Boyzone
Backstreet Boys
100
Who won the first season of American Idol in 2002?
A) Kelly Clarkson B) Carrie Underwood C) Jennifer Hudson
Kelly Clarkson
100
What royal wedding took place in 2011?
A) William & Kate B) Harry & Meghan C) Charles & Camilla
✅ William & Kate
100
Which global event delayed the Tokyo Olympics to 2021?
A) Earthquake B) COVID-19 C) Heatwave
✅ COVID-19 pandemic
200
Which drink brand used the slogan “Have a Coke and a smile”?
A) Pepsi B) Coca-Cola C) Dr Pepper
Coca-Cola
200
Which film featured the line “Nobody puts Baby in a corner”?
A) Footloose B) Dirty Dancing C) Flashdance
Dirty Dancing (1987)
200
What search engine was founded in 1998?
A) Yahoo B) Google C) Safari
200
What social media site launched in 2004?
A) Facebook B) Twitter C) Myspace
200
Which app popularized short dance videos?
A) TikTok B) Vine C) Instagram
✅ TikTok (2016)
200
Who became U.S. President in 2021?
A) Donald Trump B) Joe Biden C) Barack Obama
✅ Joe Biden
300
What 1977 movie became the first major sci-fi blockbuster?
A) Star Trek B) Star Wars C) Alien
Star Wars (1977)
300
Which musician was nicknamed the “King of Pop”?
A) Prince B) Michael Jackson C) David Bowie
✅ Michael Jackson
300
Which electronic pet became a 1990s craze?
A) Furby B) Tamagotchi C) Beanie Baby
Tamagotchi
300
Which iPod model was first released in 2001?
A) iPod Nano B) iPod Classic C) iPod Shuffle
✅ iPod Classic
300
What movie won Best Picture at the 2010 Oscars?
A) Avatar B) The Hurt Locker C) Inception
✅ The Hurt Locker
300
What was the first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022?
A) The Moon B) A Deep Space Galaxy Cluster C) Mars
✅ A Deep Space Galaxy Cluster
400
Which country hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics?
Canada (Montreal)
400
What 1986 disaster released radiation across Europe?
Chernobyl nuclear disaster
400
Which U.S. president was impeached in 1998?
Bill Clinton
400
Which device changed how people listened to music in 2001?
The iPod
400
Which event was known as “the Arab Spring”?
A series of pro-democracy protests in the Middle East
400
Which spacecraft carried the first civilian tourist crew into orbit in 2021?
SpaceX Inspiration4
500
What small computer company was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976?
Apple
500
What movie’s villain says, “I’ll be back”?
The Terminator
500
Which book series by J.K. Rowling began in 1997?
Harry Potter
500
What website changed how people share videos after 2005?
YouTube
500
Which British singer released “Hello” in 2015?
Adele
500
Which pink movie became the highest-grossing film of 2023?
Barbie
600
What NASA mission was the last to send humans to the moon in 1972?
Apollo 17
600
What 1989 fall of a wall symbolized the end of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
600
Which online marketplace was founded in 1995?
eBay
600
What worldwide event was celebrated in 2000 marking the new millennium?
Y2K / Millennium celebrations
600
What series finale in 2019 disappointed fans worldwide?
Game of Thrones
600
Which social media platform was banned in several countries in 2020?
TikTok
700
What 1975 film about a giant shark terrified audiences?
Jaws
700
Which gaming console did Nintendo release in 1985?
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
700
What was the first cloned sheep called in 1996?
Dolly
700
What social media platform launched the “Like” button in 2009?
700
What 2016 musical film starred Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone?
La La Land
700
What AI language model was released in 2022?
ChatGPT
800
What were the 1970's high-waisted disco pants called?
Bell bottoms
800
What handheld gaming system debuted in 1989?
Game Boy
800
What 1997 classic movie won 11 Oscars?
Titanic
800
Which online library launched in 2001?
Wikipedia
800
Which 2014 viral challenge raised awareness for ALS?
The Ice Bucket Challenge
800
Which two 2023 films were released the same day, inspiring “Barbenheimer”?
Barbie and Oppenheimer
1000
What 1979 space horror film introduced the character Ellen Ripley?
Alien
1000
What 1985 charity concert raised funds for famine relief?
Live Aid
1000
What 1994 movie popularized the phrase “Life is like a box of chocolates”?
Forrest Gump
1000
What 2008 superhero movie launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Iron Man
1000
What global movement reignited after the death of George Floyd in 2020?
Black Lives Matter
1000
What word did Oxford Dictionaries name as 2023’s Word of the Year, inspired by social media slang?
Rizz