Big Events
In 1989, this famous barrier dividing a European city finally came down.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This three‑letter acronym became the backbone of the modern internet.
What is the WWW?
This European currency launched in 2002.
What is the Euro?
This company shifted from DVDs to streaming and changed entertainment forever.
What is Netflix?
This music channel launched in 1981 with “Video Killed the Radio Star.”
What is MTV?
This pop star debuted the “moonwalk” during a 1983 TV special.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This 1997 film became the highest‑grossing movie of the decade.
What is Titanic?
This video platform was founded in 2005 and later bought by Google.
What is YouTube?
In 2012, SpaceX became the first private company to dock with this space station.
What is the ISS?
This sitcom about six New Yorkers ran from 1994 to 2004.
What is Friends?
This U.S. president told Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”
Who is Ronald Reagan?
In 1990, these two halves of a European nation officially reunited.
What is East and West Germany?
This Apple device launched in 2007 and revolutionized mobile tech.
What is the iPhone?
This 2012 K‑pop hit became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views.
What is “Gangnam Style”?
The first film in this magical franchise premiered in 2001.
What is Harry Potter?
This Japanese company released the NES in North America in 1985.
What is Nintendo?
This computer bug caused global anxiety as the year 2000 approached.
What is Y2K?
This year’s financial crisis was the worst since the Great Depression.
What is 2008?
Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant are examples of these digital helpers.
What are voice assistants?
This cinematic universe began in 2008 with Iron Man.
What is the MCU?
This 1985 global concert raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
What is Live Aid?
This search engine launched in 1998 and changed how we find information.
What is Google?
This platform, launched in 2004, became the world’s largest social network.
What is Facebook?
This company became the world’s most valuable automaker in 2020.
What is Tesla?
This short‑form video app exploded in popularity starting in 2018.
What is TikTok?