When I Was Your Age...
Yes, And
Show Me the Ropes!
In the Bag
No Impastas Here
200

...we didn't have streaming. We had to rewind these newfangled movie devices every time we finished watching!

What is a VHS tape?

200

Mandy Moore was the voice of Rapunzel in Tangled and is also responsible for this catchy 1999 single.

What is "Candy"?

200

Tying this between two pieces of rope doesn't necessarily strengthen it - it actually sometimes weakens it!

What is a knot?

200

This major United States city was the first to completely ban plastic bags in 2007, with the rest of the state following suit in 2014.

What is San Francisco?

200

Italy is not the largest producer of pasta; it's actually this Asian nation.

What is China?

400

...we didn't have TikTok. We took mirror pictures with point-and-shoots on this social media site created by Tom Anderson!

What is Myspace?

400

Bruce Willis is known for the Die Hard series and also this M. Night Shyamalan thriller starring a young Haley Joel Osment.

What is The Sixth Sense?

400

Tying this in one piece of rope is not exactly a knot; it's actually this.

What is a hitch?

400

You might be all ears for a seafood boil bag, which contains this starchy cereal grass vegetable.

What is corn?

400

It takes about 5,600 gallons of this liquid to produce just over 2 pounds of dried pasta.

What is water?

600

...we didn't play music on our phones. We freaked out when this type of iPod came out in 2004!

What is an iPod Mini?

600

GZA is a member of the Wu-Tang clan and also a true genius in this field of science.

What is physics?

600

Rope was used as a written language by this ancient South American civilization.

Who are the Incas?

600
The phrase, "The cat's out of the bag!" is allegedly attributed to this scam, where you would get a cat instead of this other baby mammal.

What is a pig?

600

It's actually not a great idea to add this type of oil to a pot of pasta, as it can prevent sauce from sticking to the noodles properly.

What is olive oil?

800

...we didn't have ChatGPT. We had to steal these multiple choice papers and copy the answers to share with everyone!

What is a scantron?

800

George W. Bush was our 43rd president and also partakes in this creative medium on his Texas ranch.

What is painting?

800

While ropemaking machines became prevalent in the 1800s, this renowned Renaissance era inventor and artist drew up a mechanical sketch of such a machine in the 15th century.

Who is Leonardo DaVinci?

800

The average woman in this European country owns six purses, but that's not a lot of bags compared to an Italian woman's stash of twenty to sixty!

What are the Netherlands?

800

A bit of a darker fact: Most pasta that you buy in the United States is linked to the mafia in this Italian city.

What is Naples?

1000

...we didn't have Indeed or Craigslist. If we wanted a job, we'd look in this section of the newspaper! Remember those?!

What is the classified section?

1000

Christopher Lee played Saruman in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and also this iconic horror character.

Who is Dracula?

1000

The oldest example of rope dates back to 20,000 to 30,000 years ago, found in the bogs of this Western European nation.

What is Switzerland?

1000

The most expensive bag ever made includes 18 karat gold and 4,517 of this precious gemstone.

What is a diamond?

1000

The largest spaghetti serving was achieved in Garden Grove, California in 2010 when this family portion-happy restaurant managed to fill a swimming pool with over 13,780 pounds of pasta.

What is Buca di Beppo?