Sweets
This peanut-buttery candy’s popularity in the early ’80s is attributed to the film E.T.
What are Reese’s Pieces?
Early in his career, Eastwood was known for playing people in this macho profession, including in a Sergio Leone trilogy.
What is cowboy?
In 1976, this letter A author published Sleeping Murder, a Miss Marple mystery.
Who is Agatha Christie?
Opened in 1988, this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical still holds the record for Broadway’s longest-running show.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
Rumours have it that Lindsey Buckingham played lead guitar for this iconic ’70s band.
Who is Fleetwood Mac?
In the early 1970s, this gelatin product brand popularized no-bake cheesecakes.
What is Jell-O?
In this 1971 film, Eastwood plays a contentious and hotheaded San Francisco policeman.
What is Dirty Harry?
In the 1980s, her vampire novels, like Queen of the Damned, were popular spooky reads.
Who is Anne Rice?
A long-running Broadway favorite is this tale of the (literal) king of the jungle, which opened in 1997.
What is The Lion King?
Billy Gibbons is the lead guitarist of this 1980s end-ofthe-alphabet group.
Who is ZZ Top?
The 1970s and ’80s saw a chocolate craze, including a trend toward this flowing chocolate fountain dessert.
What is chocolate fondue?
Eastwood’s comedic roles include a starring turn in Every Which Way But Loose, in which he stars alongside this kind of creature.
What is an orangutan?
Arthur Hailey’s 1971 novel Wheels covers this industry.
What is the automobile industry (cars)?
In the 1980s, Joe Papp led the campaign to save these.
What are theaters?
This Queen guitarist is known for hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and for a 1980s collaboration with Eddie Van Halen.
Who is Brian May?
This retro dessert consisting of layered cake, fruit, and pudding had a resurgence in the 1980s, particularly in Great Britain.
What is a trifle?
A lover of music, Eastwood is accomplished at this black-and-white instrument and plays it in several movies, including 1993’s In the Line of Fire.
What is the piano?
He is known for works like The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency as well as works of poetry and children’s literature.
Who is Alexander McCall Smith?
This Broadway musical based on a lengthy book by Victor Hugo opened in 1987.
What is Les Misérables?
Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborated with this musician on ’80s hits like “Modern Love.”
Who is David Bowie?
This Australian dessert, consisting of shortbread, caramel, and chocolate, was invented in the 1970s and originally called a caramel slice.
What is millionaire shortbread?
His work on this 1992 film earned Eastwood his first Academy Award.
What is Unforgiven?
This Woodward and Bernstein book has been called “the work that brought down a presidency and launched a thousand reporting careers.”
What is All the President’s Men?
In 1980, a revival of this show at the Majestic Theatre introduced new audiences to the story of a magical village in the Scottish Highlands.
What is Brigadoon?
This incredible, unconventional guitarist is often remembered for his iconic rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?