Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
This man had a self-named car company and was the chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production.
Who is Henry Ford?
This book focused on a Long Island millionaire living during the roaring '20s, and has recently become a popular party theme for the 2020s.
What is The Great Gatsby?
A 1997 cartoon movie about this demi-god became a smash hit because of songs like "I Won't Say I'm in Love" and "I Can Go the Distance".
NYC nickname that refers to the most special person ever.
What is Big Apple of my eye?
This decade was marked by the Macarena, Furbies believed to be government spies, and the rise of boy bands.
What is the 1990s?
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This book is about a cult in which the wives wear red robes, and which may or may not be modeled after one that Justice Amy Coney Barrett served in.
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
Icarus with his wax wings flew too close to this celestial body. They melted, and he died after falling into the ocean.
What is the Sun?
American daisy with dark center that was a leading U.S. suffragette.
What is Black-Eyed Susan B. Anthony?
This decade saw man land on the moon (?), Julia Child become a household name, and Martin Luther King Jr. deliver a famous speech.
What is the 1960s?
Roger Bacon, a Franciscan friar who lived in the 1200s, predicted the existence of this super-common type of private transportation.
What is the car?
This book tells the tale of a legendary warrior who defeats a series of monsters in his life before his demise. Another book was written about one of the monsters, Grendel.
What is Beowulf?
Those who gazed into this Gorgon lady's eyes were immediately turned to stone. She was the inspiration for the Versace logo.
Who is Medusa?
The Caped Crusader gets a Blurred Lines singer as a new sidekick & they tour as this duo.
Who are Batman & Robin Thicke?
In this decade, the Beatles broke up, the Atari game console became very popular, and a certain type of flared jeans were in fashion.
What is the 1970s?
This U.S. state and national avian-named, Amtrak-run train route is the longest in America, running 1,306 miles between Chicago, Illinois and San Antonio, Texas.
What is the Texas Eagle?
A "sequel" to this original best-selling 1960 book about a lawyer and his children fighting against racial inequality (and more) was released in 2015, reportedly without the author's permission.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
This man killed his father, married his mother, and inspired a swear word as well as a "complex".
Who is Oedipus?
I'll have a vodka & tomato juice drink with a Julie Andrews movie chaser.
What is Bloody Mary Poppins?
In this decade, Audrey Hepburn made her debut in "Roman Holiday", McCarthyism began, and sock hops were the new dance craze.
What is the 1950s?
A man with a bird-like name aptly invented this high-lift device used to reduce the stalling speed of an aircraft at a given weight. You can probably see it in action if you're at a window seat when your plane is landing.
What is the Fowler flap?
The movie "Easy A" was inspired by this 1850 novel about a woman named Hester Prynne in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
What is The Scarlet Letter?
This god granted King Midas the power to turn anything into gold. But he is probably most well-known for being the patron god of wine.
Who is Dionysus?
A woman who gets married in the sixth month to a 1935 movie monster.
What is a June bride of Frankenstein?
In this decade, over a billion people tuned in to watch Prince Charles and Lady Diana get married, Michael Jackson released the "Thriller" music video, and Richard Pryor (a comedian) set himself on fire.
What is the 1980s?