1950’s
This war began in 1950 and involved North Korea and South Korea.
What is the Korean War
This arcade game featured a yellow character eating dots while being chased by ghosts.
What is PAC-Man
This social media platform, launched in 2004, started as a site for college students.
What is Facebook
This photo-sharing app, launched in 2010, became famous for filters and square images.
What is Instagram
This global pandemic began in 2020 and led to widespread lockdowns.
What is Covid-19
This rock-and-roll legend, known as “The King,” rose to fame in the 1950s.
Who is Elvis Presley
This pop superstar released the best-selling album Thriller in 1982.
Who is Michael Jackson
This Apple device, released in 2007, combined a phone, iPod, and internet browser.
What is an iPhone
This streaming service became a household name in the 2010s
What is Netflix
This social media app, known for short-form videos, exploded in popularity during the early 2020s.
What is Tik-Tok
This U.S. president led the country for most of the 1950s and was a former WWII general.
Who is Eisenhower
This U.S. president, a former actor, served most of the 1980s
Who is Ronald Reagan
This major terrorist attack occurred on September 11, 2001, in the United States.
What is 9/11
This 2016 viral game had people walking around catching virtual creatures on their phones.
What is Pokémon Go
This AI tool, released publicly in 2022, sparked widespread discussion about generative artificial intelligence.
What is ChatGPT
This 1957 launch by the Soviet Union marked the start of the Space Race.
What is Sputnik
This 1986 disaster involved a nuclear power plant in what is now Ukraine.
What is Chernobyl
This fantasy film series, based on books by J.K. Rowling, dominated the box office throughout the decade.
What is Harry Potter
This Marvel movie, released in 2019, became one of the highest-grossing films of all time.
What is Avengers: Endgame
This 2020 documentary series about big cats and even bigger personalities went wildly viral on Netflix
What is Tiger King
This 1955–1956 protest began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This 1989 event marked the symbolic end of the Cold War when a famous barrier in Germany was torn down.
What is The Fall of The Berlin Wall
This 2008 financial crisis began with the collapse of this major investment bank.
What is Lehman Brothers
This 2015 international agreement aimed to combat climate change by limiting global warming.
What is the Paris Agreement
This 2021 ship blockage in the Suez Canal caused a massive global trade disruption.
What is Ever Given incident