70s Pop Culture
This dance craze took over in the late ‘70s thanks to movies like Saturday Night Fever.
What is disco?
This 1980 arcade classic, designed by Toru Iwatani, was inspired by food and originally meant to appeal to female gamers.
What is Pac-Man?
This James Cameron film, set against the backdrop of a maritime disaster, won 11 Academy Awards and featured a famous line about “never letting go.”
What is Titanic?
Originally limited to Harvard students, this social media giant expanded rapidly and changed the way people interact online.
What is Facebook?
This Pixar film, featuring a forgetful fish and an adventure across the ocean, made audiences laugh and cry in equal measure.
What is Finding Nemo?
The first movie in this legendary sci-fi saga introduced audiences to a desert farm boy, a galactic empire, and an ancient mystical energy field.
What is Star Wars?
This pop star’s provocative music video for Like a Prayer sparked controversy due to its use of religious imagery and interracial romance.
Who is Madonna?
This boy band’s 1999 album Millennium became one of the best-selling albums of all time, featuring hits like I Want It That Way.
What is Backstreet Boys?
This reality competition, in which contestants must survive the elements and each other, revolutionized the genre with its “tribal council” eliminations.
What is Survivor?
This 2008 superhero film, praised for its deep themes and an iconic villain performance, set the standard for modern comic book movies.
What is The Dark Knight?
This TV family featured parents Mike and Carol, along with their six children and housekeeper Alice
What is The Brady Bunch?
This John Hughes film, featuring a group of students stuck in Saturday detention, defined teenage rebellion in the ‘80s.
What is The Breakfast Club?
This animated sitcom, initially a segment on The Tracey Ullman Show, became a prime-time phenomenon and the longest-running scripted TV series.
What is The Simpsons?
This young wizard’s journey from an orphan to a legendary hero captivated millions across seven books and eight films.
What is Harry Potter?
This animated film, featuring a cowboy doll and a space ranger, revolutionized the industry as the first fully computer-animated feature film.
What is Toy Story?
This rock band, led by Freddie Mercury, released hits like Bohemian Rhapsody.
What is Queen?
This basketball icon, known for his unmatched drive and ability to play through illness, led his team to two three-peats in the ‘90s.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This film, a mix of live-action and animation, saw NBA superstar Michael Jordan team up with the Looney Tunes in an intergalactic basketball match.
What is Space Jam?
This 2008 romantic fantasy, based on a best-selling novel, sparked global fan obsession and led to a multi-film franchise centered on vampires and werewolves.
What is Twilight?
This 2001 heist thriller, starring a star-studded ensemble, follows a meticulously planned casino robbery in Las Vegas.
What is Ocean’s Eleven?
This boxer, famously taunted by his opponent before their 1974 fight, employed the “rope-a-dope” strategy to secure a historic win.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This sitcom, which starred a former football player as the patriarch, tackled race and class struggles in an affluent Brooklyn household.
What is The Cosby Show?
This Nickelodeon sketch comedy show launched the careers of future stars like Kenan Thompson and featured the memorable “Good Burger” sketch.
What is All That?
This pop star, once America’s sweetheart, faced intense media scrutiny and public struggles, culminating in a controversial conservatorship battle.
Who is Britney Spears?
This 1994 film, about a simple man with a knack for being at the right place at the right time, chronicles U.S. history through his eyes.
What is Forrest Gump?