Posts tagged with Trivia

What was the first 24-hour news station?

What was the first 24-hour news station?

News coverage in the '80s meant waiting for the evening broadcast or morning paper. But one media mo...

What was the first show filmed with a live studio audience?

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...

Who performed the theme song for the James Bond movie "A View to a Kill"?

Who performed the theme song for the James Bond movie "A View to a Kill"?

Roger Moore's final outing as James Bond needed a theme song as bold as the '80s themselves. But whi...

What are the ghost-catching weapons called in “Ghostbusters”?

What are the ghost-catching weapons called in “Ghostbusters”?

Armed with unlicensed nuclear accelerators strapped to their backs, the Ghostbusters revolutionized ...

What were Cabbage Patch Kids originally called?

What were Cabbage Patch Kids originally called?

Parents camped outside toy stores in sleeping bags during Christmas 1983, desperate to get their han...

Who starred as the twins in the remake of "The Parent Trap"?

Who starred as the twins in the remake of "The Parent Trap"?

While remakes often feel like cynical cash grabs, its remake of "The Parent Trap" managed to capture...

Which actress played Esther Anderson in "Sanford and Son"?

Which actress played Esther Anderson in "Sanford and Son"?

In the world of sitcom rivalries, few match-ups were as legendary as Fred Sanford versus his sister-...

Where is the Wright Brothers National Memorial?

Where is the Wright Brothers National Memorial?

The Orville brothers' wild experiment changed the world forever. You can still visit the exact spot ...

What year was Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" released?

What year was Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" released?

Between the thumping bassline and an iconic guitar riff, "Hot Stuff" turned up the temperature on th...

Who directed "Raging Bull"?

Who directed "Raging Bull"?

In "Raging Bull," a boxer's ego tears his life apart while the camera catches every brutal moment in...

What was the first vegetable grown in space?

What was the first vegetable grown in space?

The quest to grow food in space was about to take one small step for vegetables, one giant leap for ...

In "Cheers," what street is the bar on?

In "Cheers," what street is the bar on?

For eleven seasons on "Cheers," millions of viewers descended those familiar steps into a basement b...

What was the first full-length movie to use CGI?

What was the first full-length movie to use CGI?

The story of CGI begins way back in the 1950s, when a legendary director and a pioneering graphic de...

What was the name of the android on the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” crew?

What was the name of the android on the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” crew?

The original crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise was a mix of various alien races, sure, but we didn’t get...

What was the first state to require wearing seatbelts?

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...