Then VS Now
Before modern streaming, families watched shows at a scheduled time on this device with channels you flipped through.
What is television?
Known as the “King of Pop,” this artist released the iconic album Thriller.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This handheld device introduced in 2007 by Apple Inc. combined a phone, camera, and internet device in one product.
What is the iPhone?
Gen Z slang meaning embarrassing or awkward to watch.
What is cringe?
This year the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading globally.
What is 2020?
Today many people send quick messages through apps like Snapchat, but in the 1990s people often sent short messages using this device that clipped to your belt.
What is a pager?
This legendary British band released classics like “Hey Jude” and helped define music in the 1960s.
Who are The Beatles?
People once used this portable music device with headphones to listen to cassette tapes on the go
What is a Walkman?
In older slang, something very cool or stylish might be described as this word popular in the 1960s and 70s.
What is groovy?
This year humans first walked on the Moon during the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
What is 1969?
Today we watch movies on streaming services like Netflix, but in the 1990s families rented movies from this once-massive video rental chain.
This Canadian pop star sang the hit “Baby” as a teenager in 2010.
Who is Justin Bieber?
This company created the first widely used social network where users “friended” each other and posted on walls.
What is Facebook?
In the 1990s, if something was impressive or great, people often called it this slang word meaning cool.
What is rad?
This year the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
What is 1912?
Before texting, people commonly communicated quickly using these small electronic devices that received short messages.
What is a pager?
This singer known for “Blinding Lights” performs under a stage name that references a day of the week.
Who is the Weekend?
This once-popular phone brand was famous for durable cell phones in the early 2000s.
What is Nokia?
Gen Z slang for stylish clothing or impressive fashion.
What is drip?
This year the first Star Wars movie premiered in theaters.
What is 1977?
Today people quickly search for information online using Google, but before the internet many students looked up facts in large reference books called these.
What are encyclopedias?
This New Jersey rock icon famous for “Born to Run” has been nicknamed “The Boss.”
Who is Bruce Springsteen
Introduced in 1977, this Apple computer helped start the personal computer revolution.
What is the Apple II?
This 1980s slang word described someone who was very stylish, attractive, or impressive.
What is fly?