Posts tagged with History
Which city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics?
One city took such a massive economic hit from hosting the Olympic games that it spooked potential h...
Which of these isn't a ghost in Pac-Man?
When "Pac-Man" burst onto the arcade scene in 1980, its four colorful ghost characters became instan...
What was the first show filmed with a live studio audience?
Back in TV's early days, shows used fake laughs from machines to tell viewers when something was fun...
What were Cabbage Patch Kids originally called?
Parents camped outside toy stores in sleeping bags during Christmas 1983, desperate to get their han...
Where is the Wright Brothers National Memorial?
The Orville brothers' wild experiment changed the world forever. You can still visit the exact spot ...
What was the first state to require wearing seatbelts?
Back in the '60s, most Americans treated seatbelts with a collective shrug. Then one state decided t...
What was Wayne Gretzky's first professional hockey team?
Before Wayne Gretzky became The Great One, some team took their first chance on him. Which organizat...
What was the first video game played in space?
It’s wild to think that we sent people into space before video games were really a thing. What was t...
Which country has the most pyramids?
Ancient civilizations had a thing for building massive pointy tombs. Which country today can claim t...
What's the most expensive comic book ever sold?
If we had known that those $.10 comic books back in the day would end up being worth thousands, or i...
Which video game character was the first to get a Macy's Parade balloon?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a national tradition, sending massive balloons floating above ...
Which state produces the most turkeys?
Every Thanksgiving, as Americans settle in to watch "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," roughly 46 milli...
What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
Flying monkeys and emerald cities might be everywhere these days, with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eri...
What year did the “Got Milk” ad campaign launch?
We've all been there – that moment of dairy desperation when the carton runs dry. But when exactly d...
Which game led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)?
One controversial fighting game forced the entire industry to change. Which video game caused congre...