The 1920s
This slang term was used in the 1920s to refer to alcohol during prohibition
What is hooch
Israel moved its capital from this city to this city in 1950
What is Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
This was the most popular girl’s name in Canada in the 1980s (and the 1970s too)
What is Jennifer
These two downtown Jerusalem bars were popular tourist haunts during the 1990s
What were the Underground and the Arizona
“Live long and prosper” and “resistance is futile” are two quotes from this TV show about the future
What is Star Trek
This was the most popular item purchased in North America in the 1920s
What are cars
This type of natural disaster hit Winnipeg in 1950 and prevented the mohel from performing Jody Leven’s bris on the scheduled day
What is a flood
This singer had the most billboard hits in the 1980s
Who is Michael Jackson
This historic event took place in Canada in 1999 changing the country’s landscape
What is the founding of Nunavut as a territory
This Biblical book contains the prophecy for the end of days: “and they shall beat their swords into plowshares… nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
What is Isaiah or ישעיהו
One of the names that the 1920s is known by
The Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age
One of the three top hairstyles for women in the 1950s
What was the bouffant, the bob or a high ponytail tied with a scarf
This historic world event took place in 1989 and was written about by Ronit and Shachy in an essay for Mr. Shield’s history class
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall
This movie was the highest grossing comedy of the 1990s
What is Home Alone
Who penned the lyrics: “I've seen the future, brother/ It is murder”
Who is Leonard Cohen
These two medications were discovered in the 1920s - the first by Alexander Fleming in 1927 and the second by a group of scientists in Canada in the early 1920s
What were penicillin and insulin
These two famous works of literature were both penned in the 1950s: 1. A play about witches 2. The story of a laboratory mouse gifted with intelligence
What are : The Crucible and Flowers for Algernon
This 1980s sarcastic expression means "obviously yes"
What is “no doy”
This 1990s slang meant “take it easy,” while this phrase was accompanied by a bodily gesture.
What are “chillax” and “talk to the hand”
These three dystopian authors are famed for their respective works about the future: 1984, the Handmaid’s Tale and Brave New World
Who are: George Orwell, Margaret Atwood and Aldous Huxley
The year in her 20s when Andrea spotted her first grey hair.
What is at age 20 (or maybe even earlier)
The year and month in which Kobi will turn 50
What is June 2028
This is the sum of the following equation: Richard’s age + Richard’s address (street number) + Amy’s address (street number) + number of Amy’s dogs + number of Richard’s cats
What is 89
This was Leslie’s favourite musical in the 1990s
What is Rent
Name one of the future professions that Joelle and Jeremy wanted to be as kids.
What is librarian (Joelle) and photographer (Joelle). Jeremy was happy to follow the threads of whatever he was interested at a given time.