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Rad 1980s Inventions
Going to "Pot"
100

Wellington is the capital of this island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.  Its official bird is the kiwi.

What is New Zealand?

100

She plays Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.

Who is Betty White?

100

He was the famous owner of the Playboy Mansion (Beverly Hills, California).

Who is Hugh Hefner?

100

A modern nickname for this a.m. beverage is java.

What is coffee?

100

I can't believe it's not this dairy product.

What is butter?

100

The Irish Famine refers to this crop.

What is potato?

200

Incorrectly known as Holland, this is the official name of the European country.

What is the Netherlands?

200

This first lady entered rehabilitation for alcohol and drug addiction after her husband left office.  Later, she opened a drug rehab center near Los Angeles.

Who is Betty Ford?

200

He inhabited Graceland (Memphis, Tennessee). 

Who is Elvis Presley?

200

This favorite refrigerated dairy snack is often paired with crackers.

What is cheese?

200

This transdermal invention to help with quitting smoking was invented in 1984.

What is nicotine patch?

200

Pot is slang for this drug.

What is marijana?

400

This is a Scandinavian country that is one of the "Land of Midnight Sun" countries.

What is Norway?

400

Humphrey Bogart's wife grew up in Canada and was known as Betty to her friends.

Who is Lauren Bacall?

400

He was the owner of the Neverland Ranch (Los Olivos, California).

Who is Michael Jackson?

400

this "incredible, edible" food can be ordered hard-boiled, soft-boiled, or poached, among other ways.

What is egg?

400

This invention that succeeded the cassette tape was developed in the 1980s.

What is CD or compact disc?

400

It is a river in Washington, D.C.

What is the Potomac?

600

This country is home to Kim Jung Un.

What is North Korea?

600

Known also as "The Divine Miss M," she's a singer and dramatic and comedic actress.  She stars in the movie Beaches.

Who is Bette Midler?

600

This author of the classic novels The Sun Also rises, The Old Man and the Sea, and many others had a famous home in Key West, Florida.

Who is Ernest Hemingway?

600

Not an accountant or a CPA, this person records financial transactions into a ledger or a program such as QuickBooks.  This word contains three consecutive sets of double letters.

What is bookkeeper?

600

In 1982, an artificial and temporary replacement for this organ was invented to keep patients alive while they awaited a transplant.

What is heart?

600

It is a Chinese dumpling that can be steamed or fried.

What is a pot sticker?

800

This Central American country was home to the Sandinistas during the 1970s and '80s.

What is Nicaragua?

800

She co-founded the National Organization for Women and authored The Feminine Mystique. She is an icon of the women's rights movement.

Who is Betty Friedan?

800
This author and playwright lived in a basement apartment while finishing Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood.

Who is Truman Capote?

800

This is the missing word from a phrase that 1970s CB-radio owners used: "10-4, [missing word] buddy. I hear you loud and clear."

What is good?

800

Tab diet soda was the immediate predecessor to this popular diet soda.

What is Diet Coke?

800

This Barn is a home furnishing store.

What is Pottery? 

(Pottery Barn)

1000
Lagos is the capital of this African country, which has the largest economy in Africa.

What is Nigeria?

1000

She plays Goldie Applebee, a manicurist who inherited a fortune, a mansion, and three children from a wealthy Wall Street broker in an eponymous sitcom that aired from 1959-1960.

Who is Betty Hutton?

1000

Frank Lloyd Wright designed this private residence in western Pennsylvania for Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. and his family.

What is Fallingwater?

1000

The [missing word] Eater was invented in 1972 to help trim the edges of one's yard.

What is Weed?

1000

This American personal computer company founded in 1982 was, at one time, one of the largest PC suppliers.  Its name stands for compatibility and quality.

What is COMPAQ?

1000

This popular horticultural phrase is for someone who adds nothing to a conversation, sits in a meeting like a bump on a log, or is known as a wallflower at parties.

What is potted plant?