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This political scandal, located in Washington D.C. in the 1970s and named after the location it occurred, caused a great uproar in the election and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
What is the Watergate Scandal?
This video game plumber made his debut in 1981's Donkey Kong before getting his own hit series.
Who is Mario?
This President, in 1998 was considered to be the second president to be Impeached due to lying under oath to a federal jury.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This debut single from Beyonce came out as the lead single to "Dangerously in Love" in 2003.
What is "Crazy in Love?"
This 2013 animated Disney film melted box office records with the song “Let It Go”
What is Frozen?
This 1978 video game where one’s goal is to protect a ship from aliens via shooting rockets, was published and developed by Taito for arcades.
What is “Space Invaders"?
This 1984 movie featured a young fighter from Philadelphia training under Mr. Miyagi.
What is The Karate Kid?
his actor starred in two of the top 10 highest-grossing films of the 1990s. These movies being Independence Day and Men in Black.
Who is Will Smith?
This 2005 stop-motion movie from the mind of Tim Burton features Johnny Depp, as a timid pianist who ends up accidentally proposing to a dead girl while practicing his vows and ends up going between the dead and living to find his true lover.
What is Corpse Bride?
This social media app, launched in 2010, made it socially acceptable to post nothing but your face, food and pictures of your dog.
What is Instagram?
This vigorous dance developed in the early 1960s off a song written by Hank Ballard, a Rhythm and blues singer from 1959. The dance is characterized with hip, arm, and leg movements resembling drying oneself with a towel while grinding out an imaginary cigarette with one foot.
What is the Twist?
In 1989, this world changing political event symbolized the end of the cold war.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
This game, originally popularized in 1989, became the first video game to be played in space, consisting of geometric blocks that were placed in a rectangular field with the goal of completing horizontal lines.
What is Tetris?
This city was the location for the 2008 Summer Olympics where legendary swimmer Michael Phelps won a world record of eight gold medals.
Where is Beijing?
In 2016, this video game phenomenon had people leaving their houses just to chase tiny digital monsters in the wild.
What is Pokemon Go?
This iconic TV show aired from 1969-1974, where a mother with three daughters meets a man with three sons and becomes this iconic family.
What is the Brady Brunch?
his iconic 1980s film featured Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and a very slimy ghost named Slimer.
What is Ghostbusters?
This stuffed animal fad debuted in 1993 where it was believed that collecting them would be an investment in the future.
What are Beanie Babies?
This 2001 film from Studio Ghibli won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003. It is known highly for being Ghibli’s best animated movie filled with beautiful and imaginative animation, unique fantasy world, and evocative scoring.
What is "Spirited Away?"
This 2018 superhero movie had a villain so intimidating that people cheered when half of him and half of their favorite characters disappeared.
What is Avengers: Infinity War?
This music festival in 1969 epitomized the 60s counterculture, focusing on social change, freedom, and anti-war sentiment.
What was the Woodstock Musical Festival?
Micheal Jackson's 1982 album that became the best selling album of all time featuring hits like “Billie Jean” and “Thriller.”
What is Thriller?
This aesthetic, originally emerged in the late 80s, is known for its oversized, distressed, and loose manner and clothing frequently bought from thrift stores for a more vintage look. It was popularized by bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam providing a rebellious style.
What is Grunge?
This console was advertised on the cover of a May 2005 Time Magazine with Bill Gates who said “Microsoft has finally made something hip.”
What is the Xbox 360?
This small European country voted in 2016 to leave the European Union, sparking years of political debate.
What is the United Kingdom? (Referring to Brexit)