This author created the wizard boy who attends Hogwarts.
J.K. Rowling
He’s known as “His Airness” and won six NBA titles with the Bulls.
Michael Jordan
This is what you call the upfront payment on a home purchase.
Kids in the ’70s loved this spinning toy on a string you flicked up and down.
A yo-yo
Before streaming, kids had to rent movies from this famous blue-and-yellow video store.
Blockbuster
Harper Lee wrote this classic about Scout Finch and Atticus.
To Kill a Mockingbird
He’s the only NBA player to win MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year in his career.
Larry Bird
The amount of money you owe on your house is called this.
A Mortgage
This famous music channel launched in 1981 with the words “Video Killed the Radio Star.”
MTV
This extremely popular doll line came with a birth certificate and unique name.
Cabbage Patch Kids
Who created Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
This golf legend is often considered the greatest of all time and was nicknamed “The Golden Bear.”
Jack Nicklaus
This industry term describes a market where there are more buyers than homes.
A seller’s market
This blockbuster movie about a shark terrified theaters in 1975.
Jaws
This 1980s toy craze featured small figurines that smelled like fruit and had outrageously big hair.
Strawberry Shortcake Dolls
Jane Austen novel featuring Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
Pride and Prejudice
This Olympic event features the 100m, long jump, shot put, and seven total events for women.
The Heptathlon
This government-sponsored program often helps first-time homebuyers with lower down payments
FHA loans
Before smartphones, kids played this early home video game system with Pong.
Atari
This Saturday morning cartoon featured He-Man shouting this famous phrase before powering up.
‘By the power of Grayskull!’
This dystopian George Orwell novel warns of Big Brother.
1984
In men’s tennis, he holds the record for the longest match ever played, lasting 11 hours and 5 minutes at Wimbledon in 2010.
John Isner
This is what it’s called when you exchange your old loan for better interest terms.
Refinancing
This hit TV show followed this family of six kids and their blended home.
The Brady Bunch
Before Google Maps, families used this massive spiral-bound book to navigate roads city by city.
Thomas Guide / Map book