The 1980's
On April 26, 1986 in Ukraine this nuclear power plant's reactor experienced a power surge during a safety test causing a massive explosion releasing dangerous radiation across Europe
What is Chernobyl
Elmo and his friends that live on Sesame Street teach kids life skills and elementary education through the use of comedy and celebrity appearances on this PBS show
What is Sesame Street
In an Oprah Winfrey interview in 2013 this legendary cyclist admitted to using PED's to win his 7 Tour De France Titles
Who is Lance Armstrong
in 1499 Johannes Stöffler predicted that on 20th February 1524, the world would end by this cataclysmic event due to the Sun, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury alligning very closely in the Pisces constellation on that day, which sparked mass panic, and skyrocketing boat sales.
What is a (world) flood
Start your meal of this country's cuisine off with a Gazpacho, have Paella for your main, and Churros for desserts
What is Spain
On December 8 1980 this former Beatles member is shot and killed outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman
Who is John Lennon
While Avatar takes the number one spot in terms of top grossing movies at #3 sits this movie in which the main characters must find a way to protect their children from returning human invaders by hiding in the water of Pandora
What is Avatar the Way of Water
This is the name of one of the two biggest scandals in NFL history perpetrated by the New England Patriots first by illegally videotaping opposing coaches’ defensive signals and then members of the Patriots deflating 11 of the 12 game ready footballs
What is Spygate or Deflategate
When this was created to symbolize how close humanity was to destroying itself was set to 7 minutes before midnight, went all the way up to 17 minutes but today sits at its lowest point ever at just 85 seconds.
What is the Doomsday Clock
Start off with some Mozarella Sticks, then some Spaghetti and Meatballs, and finish it all off with a delicious Brownie and you have a full meal of dishes originating from this country
What is the USA
On May 18th 1980 this volcano erupts in Washington after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake killing 57 people, destroying homes, highways, land, and creating bodies of water within a 230 square mile radius
What is Mt. Helens
This song by Nickelback's music video begins by Nickelback displaying a framed photograph of him and a man named Joey, reached #2 on the Billboard top 100, and has become a very popular meme
What is Photograph
In what is known as Bountygate where players of the New Orleans Saints received cash bonuses for doing this during games
What is Injuring/Knocking Out Opposing Players
Pope Innocent III believed the world would end in 1284, This many years after what he believed to be the birth of Islam, and urged for more crusades to save the world by defeating Islam and altering the end times
What is 666 years
Start your meal with some sweet Festival, followed by Jerk Chicken and, some Sweet Potato Pudding, all originating from this country
What is Jamaica
On August 1 1981 MTV airs for the first time ever with its first ever music video being this song performed by the one hit wonder band the Buggles
What is Video Killed the Radio Star
This is the longest running Prime Time TV show ever with 55 seasons across 58 years and thousands of episodes with 60 minutes of runtime which broadcast the top news stories
What is 60 Minutes
Eight players from this MLB team were permanently banned from the sport in 1919 for intentionally throwing and losing the World Series in which they were heavy favorites in exchange for cash payouts from people who betted against them
What are the Chicago White Sox
In 1704 Isaac Newton wrote about how he thought it would be unreasonable for the world would end before the year 2060, 1,260 years after the rise of the Holy Roman Empire based on his interpretations of Revelations and this biblical book
What is Daniel
For the first course have some Lumpia, followed by the main Pork Adobo, and finishing with some leche flan for dessert from this country
What is the Philippines
On January 28 1986 this space shuttle launches from the Kennedy Space center despite several engineers pleading that management postpone the launch and then its subsequent explosion only 73 seconds after liftoff killing all 7 crew members on board
What is the Challenger
This 2008 Michael Jackson could not be beat as it held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 consecutive weeks and with the song being about running away from danger
What is Beat It
In the 2000 summer olympics she won 3 gold medals and two bronze, but seven years later had them all stripped after she confessed to using a drug known as "The Clear" which was undetectable to all of the Olympics' drug tests, ten years after the cheat she briefly became a WNBA player
Who is Marion Jones
The author of the Book of Prophecies named this notably wrote how he believed the world would end in 1656 or 1658, because he believed the world would cease to exist 7,000 years after its creation
Who is Christopher Columbus
Start the meal with Pierogis, and then have some bigos (aka Hunter's Stew), and Pączki all famous dishes from this country
What is Poland