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Dolly, the first successfully cloned mammal from an adult cell, was this type of animal.
sheep
Created in 1984, this video game challenges players to arrange geometric shapes as they drop into a playing field.
Tetris
In a delicious ad campaign, this restaurant chain sang, “I want my baby back ribs.”
Chili’s
Among many iconic roles, he has appeared as R. P. McMurphy in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Jack Nicholson
Cartier sold him a 69.42-carat diamond in 1968; he in turn gave it to then-wife Elizabeth Taylor.
Richard Burton
He was freed from prison in February 1990, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, and elected president of his country in 1994.
Nelson Mandela
This video game brand began selling the arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981; other products include the NES system and the Game Boy.
Nintendo
Since 1989, this store chain proclaimed itself “the place with the helpful hardware man.”
Ace
He plays the titular character Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, appearing on the show from 1974–1980.
James Garner
This famous diamond was donated to the Smithsonian by Harry Winston, Inc. in 1958 and was exhibited at the Louvre in 1962.
Hope Diamond
Launched on April 24, 1990, from the Kennedy Space Center, this object was named for a Missouri astronomer.
Hubble Space Telescope
Created in 1980, this video game favorite features a hungry yellow character evading four colorful ghosts.
Pac-Man
Running for more than two decades through the 1970s and ’80s, this detergent brand’s jingle promised not to leave a “ring around the collar.”
Wisk
Roles he brings to life include Jack Crabb in Little Big Man, Carl Bernstein in All the President’s Men, and Ted Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer.
Dustin Hoffman
This gem, sometimes called a “simulated diamond,” was first commercially produced in the 1970s.
cubic zirconia
This 1990–1991 conflict began when Iraq invaded nearby Kuwait over oil reserves.
(Persian) Gulf War
A popular series of football video games first produced in the 1980s bears the name of this football coach and broadcaster.
John Madden
They’ve wanted to “teach the world to sing” since 1971.
Coca-Cola
He plays Bill McKay in 1972’s The Candidate, Jeremiah Johnson in the eponymous 1972 movie, and Bob Woodward in 1976’s All the President’s Men.
Robert Redford
This style of bracelet named for a sport gained its name when Chris Evert wore one during a match and dropped it.
tennis bracelet
A 1993 treaty officially created this entity, a partnership between 27 European member states.
European Union (or EU)
This is the decade believed to have produced the first video game.
1950s
“You deserve a break today,” said this fast-food giant in 1971.
McDonald’s
This actor has appeared as Dr. Steven Kiley on Marcus Welby, M.D. and George Lutz in 1979’s The Amityville Horror.
James Brolin
This jewelry company introduced its quintessential open-heart pendants in the 1970s and began making the U.S. Open trophies in 1987.
Tiffany & Co.