Pop Culture Decades
Disneyland opens
1950s
An episode of "Happy Days" in which an alien attempted to kidnap Richie Cunningham led to this series starring Robin Williams
Mork & Mindy
Use all 7 of your tiles on one turn & get a 50-point bonus
Scrabble
Dave had a place with games near the restaurant of a guy with this nickname; the 2 teamed up in 1982
Buster
Chill out by Taku Glacier, southeast of downtown
Juneau (Alaska)
"The Lone Ranger" & "Meet the Press" debut on TV
1940s
This animated MTV series about 2 high school numbskulls featured a cynical female foil named Daria, who got her own series
Beavis & Butthead
The classic version incorporates real streets in Atlantic City
Monopoly
This ice cream chain is named for brothers-in-law Burt & Irv
Baskin-Robbins
Honestly, the Lincoln Home National Historic Site is there
Springfield (Illinois)
Mary Lou Retton scores a perfect 10 at the Olympics
1980s
Call me the spin doctor of spinoffs! Including "Good Times" & this one all about "Movin' on up to the Eastside"
The Jeffersons
Water on the knee is one challenge
Operation
Fancy British cars were born after 1904, when Charles Stewart Rolls got into business with this Henry
Royce
Get your choir on at the Latter-Day Saints Conference Center
Salt Lake City (Utah)
Wheaties cereal & the Baby Ruth candy bar are introduced
1920s
"Torchwood" was a spinoff of this British series; the titles of the 2 shows are anagrams of each other
Doctor Who
Use letter tiles to build words in this a-peeling game with a fruit in its name
Bananagrams
This bookstore chain traces its roots to 1873 & a book business in Wheaton, Illinois
Barnes and Noble
Plant yourself at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Providence (Rhode Island)
Russia democratically elects first president
1990s
Here's a bit of truthiness: this show started as a bit on "The Daily Show" that parodied Bill O'Reilly
The Colbert Report
It takes some math skills & strategy to win in this ancient African family of games
Mancala
Three Mile Island is a powerful nearby site to see
Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)