Early Childhood (76 - 86)
This 1979 event saw the seizure of a U.S. embassy and dominated nightly news throughout the early 1980s.
What is the Iran hostage crisis?
First made publicly available in the early 1990s, this invention transformed the internet from a research network into a tool for everyday life.
What is the World Wide Web?
At the turn of the millennium, investor confidence collapsed in this tech-driven market sector, reshaping venture capital, startups, and Silicon Valley for years to come.
What is the dot-com bubble?
In 2012, this South Korean music video became the first to reach one billion views on a major video-sharing platform.
What is Gangnam Style?
Beginning in the early 2020s, this conflict reintroduced large-scale conventional warfare to Europe for the first time in decades.
What is the Russia-Ukraine War?
In 1976, just after the first major oil shock of the decade, Americans were adjusting to higher fuel costs. The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. that year was closest to:
A. $0.35
B. $0.60
C. $1.10
D. $2.00
What is B. $0.60?
In 1989, images of crowds celebrating atop concrete slabs marked a major world event.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Introduced in 2001, this pocket-sized device permanently changed how people carried music.
What is iPod?
In the late 2000s, this U.S. political figure’s rise coincided with a financial crisis and a redefinition of campaign strategy.
Who is Barack Obama?
Rolled out nationally in the late 2010s, this real-time digital payments system helped move India toward a cash-light economy and became one of the largest of its kind globally.
Released in 1977, this space opera launched a franchise so successful that its characters became toys, lunchboxes, and Halloween costumes for decades.
What is Star Wars?
First broadcast in 1987, this Indian television series became so popular that streets emptied during its weekly airing.
What is Ramayan?
In 2004, this quadrennial international competition returned to the city where it first took place.
What is the Olympic Games?
Emerging in the late 2000s, this shift in online behavior transformed users from passive consumers into constant content creators, helping redefine news, entertainment, and social interaction.
What is social media?
In the late 2010s, this once-niche distribution format helped transform long-form conversation into a dominant medium for journalism.
What are podcasts?
The breakup of this band became official in 1980, shortly after the death of one of its founding members.
Who are the Beatles?
In the early 1990s, this long-running animated TV series expanded globally and became one of the first American shows to dominate pop culture across multiple continents.
What is The Simpsons?
Released in 2001, this Bollywood film about three friends marked a tonal shift toward urban, youth-focused storytelling in Indian cinema.
What is Dil Chahta Hai?
Premiering in 2011, this fantasy television series turned a premium cable network into a global pop-culture force.
What is Game of Thrones?
Built on a public ledger rather than institutional trust, this asset category challenged monetary authority while oscillating between speculative mania and systemic skepticism.
What is cryptocurrency?
Introduced in 1981, this machine standardized home computing and helped make “PC” a household term.
What is IBM Personal Computer (PC)?
This conflict is often remembered as the first “televised war,” though its official U.S. military phase was named for a weather phenomenon.
What is Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)?
In 2001, the final installment of this fantasy film trilogy concluded with multiple Academy Awards and one of the largest box-office runs in history.
What is the Lord of the Rings trilogy (Return of the King)?
Launched in 2014, this Indian space mission reached its destination on the first attempt and became notable for its comparatively low cost.
What is Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)?
In the late 2010s, this long-standing institution faced renewed scrutiny as artists, audiences, and sponsors debated the line between tradition and representation.
What are the Academy Awards?