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100

Complete the real-life couple: Katharine Ross and this mustachioed leading man.

Who is Sam Elliott?

100

It was during this big-hair decade that young inventor Rachel Zimmerman created a symbol communication device called the Blissymbol.

What is the 1980s?

100

Debuting in 1969 and running for decades, this brand’s most famous commercial features an owl asking, “How many licks” to the center of this sweet treat.

What is a Tootsie Pop?

100

Cars driven by this suave spy include the Mustang Mach 1, Aston Martin V8, and BMW Z8.

Who is James Bond?

100

Established in 1973, the International Cosmetic Ingredient Nomenclature Committee oversaw standardizing these for cosmetic ingredients.

What are names?

200

Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei are couple Vinny Gambini and Mona Lisa Vito in this 1992 comedy

What is My Cousin Vinny?

200

During the 1970s, Erna Schneider Hoover patented a new switching system that helped manage calls from these devices.

What are telephones?

200

In the 1990s, a famous commercial for this soft drink featured Cindy Crawford simply walking to a vending machine.

What is Pepsi?

200

These, with shoulder harnesses, were required by U.S. law starting in 1968 in all consumer automobiles.

What are seat belts?

200

Animal lovers rejoiced in 1981, when a research center was founded to find alternatives to this controversial kind of cosmetic testing.

What is animal testing?

300

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell take their romance to the big screen with this 1987 flick about an heiress with amnesia.

What is Overboard?

300

Maria Telkes was an inventor nicknamed the “Sun Queen” for her inventions in this kind of energy.

What is solar?

300

A 1987 Super Bowl commercial from this beer brand featured a goofy bull terrier named Spuds MacKenzie.

What is Bud Light?

300

The Swedish automaker Saab made these bottom-warming devices standard in 1972.

What are heated seats (or seat warmers)?

300

Popular since the 1960s, this cosmetic brand is named for its founder and known for its trademark pink cars driven by the company’s salespeople.

What is Mary Kay?

400

This “Hound Dog” singer and his wife, Priscilla, were one of the “it” couples of the 1960s and early ’70s.

Who is Elvis?

400

This bulletproof material used for vests and other military gear was invented thanks to scientist Stephanie Kwolek.

What is Kevlar?

400

Fittingly, an Apple commercial from this year referenced George Orwell’s most famous book.

What is 1984?

400

In the 1980s, French automaker Renault debuted a car that could unlock without the use of these.

What are keys?

400

In the 1970s, this eyelash enhancer became popular in colorful varieties like blue, green, and purple.

What is mascara?

500

In 1984’s Splash, Tom Hanks’ love interest is secretly this type of mythical being, played by Daryl Hannah.

What is a mermaid?

500

In this field of STEM, Mary Wilkes is known for creating programs like the LINC software.

What is computing?

500

One of the most famous commercial campaigns of all time, Coca-Cola’s 1971 “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” ad was originally shot in this European nation.

What is Italy?

500

This Hueytown, Alabama, resident, along with son Davey, is one of NASCAR’s most beloved drivers from the 1970s and ’80s.

Who is Bobby Allison?

500

Cover Girl introduced a “crackle” variety of this fingertip-adorning cosmetic in 1999.

What is nail polish?