Pop Culture of the 1980's
This term refers to a person, object, or image that is widely admired, represents significant cultural values, and is remembered for having a lasting impact.
What is an icon?
This was the most popular movie of the 1990s.
What is Titanic?
This man was elected President of the United States back in 2008.
Who is Barack Obama?
This viral internet challenge raised money for ALS.
It has recently made its way back onto the scene to raise money for Active Minds.
This term refers to mainstream preferences in society within a specific time frame.
It is always evolving and engaging with new trends.
What is Pop Culture, or Popular Culture?
This space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986
What is the Challenger?
This man was elected President in 1992 and was president when our peer JK was born in the year 1995.
Who is Bill Clinton?
In 2007 this company named after a fruit released its first phone.
What is Apple?
What is Twitch?
This musical artist performed at this year's Super Bowl.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
NAME THAT ICON: This musical icon established the "Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights" Fund
Who is Cyndi Lauper?
This book written by J.K. Rowling was the most popular book of the 1990s.
What is "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?"
This 2005 natural disaster changed the way the U.S. Government responds to natural disasters.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This feminist movement that started in 2006, but really became popular on social media in 2017.
What is the #MeToo Movement?
This movement advocates for the political, economic, and social equality of all genders, challenging systemic inequalities and promoting women's rights.
What is feminism?
Name That Icon: This style Icon is known for her timeless and sophisticated looks. She was said to have a graceful yet modern take on royal fashion
Who is Princess Diana?
This mass shooting is remembered as the first highly televised and covered school shooting in the United States. It happened in Colorado.
This game, released in 2000, allows players to create virtual people and worlds. It has countless sequels, expansions, and a large fan base.
This social justice movement gained following after multiple instances of police brutality against African American individuals.
What is Black Lives Matter (BLM)?
True or False: The First Super Bowl was televised.
True
Name A technological advancement of the 1980's that we talked about.
What are Personal Computers, The internet, the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the first cellphones.
In 1998, the U.S. Government filed a lawsuit against this tech company.
What is Microsoft?
This 2003 event in the world of science mapped the entire human genome, marking a major milestone in science and medicine. This groundbreaking research has led to advances in genetic medicine, personalized healthcare, and our understanding of human biology.
What is the Human Genome Project?
This social justice movement was started by kids after a tragic school shooting in 2018.
What is the March for Our Lives?
In what decade did commercials during the Superbowl become a cultural phenomenon.
What is The 1990s?
It was when they became a cultural phenomenon
But you will get credit for also saying the 1980s because that's when they started.