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Which Decade Are You Most Caught In? |
It seems like we all have a particular era that holds a certain allure for us.
Maybe you were born in the sixties, but you've always felt drawn to the fashion, movies, trends and sensibilities of the 1940s. Or maybe you were a teenager during the 1950s, and you still have a soft spot for those early days of Rock and Roll.
Take the following fun quiz to find out what decade you're most caught in, and when you have finished and have gotten your results, be sure to guess what your friends' and family's results will be in the spaces provided. This enjoyable, free test will then automatically be sent to them and, after they take it, you'll have the chance to find out if your guess was right or wrong!
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Your favorite fashion trend out of the following has to be:
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A
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Flower child "peasant skirts" |
B
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"Low rider" jeans |
C
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Poodle skirts |
D
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Big shoulder pads (like those favored on "Dynasty" and "Dallas") |
E
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Dance hall "full circle" skirts |
F
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Mini-skirts | |
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2.
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In your view, the loveliest way for a woman to wear her hair out of the following is:
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The bob |
B
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Feathered and layered |
C
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Long, wavy, glamorous and flowing, like Veronica Lake |
D
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Long and unkempt (hippie style) |
E
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Long and ironed very straight (like Rachel's latter-day style on "Friends") |
F
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The beehive | |
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As you see it, the best comedic movie of all time from this list is:
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A
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Tootsie |
B
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The Seven Year Itch |
C
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There's Something About Mary |
D
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The Lady Eve |
E
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The Odd Couple |
F
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Young Frankenstein | |
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4.
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The most memorable movie hero or heroine from the choices below is:
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A
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Atticus Finch (played by Gregory Peck in "To Kill A Mockingbird") |
B
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Indiana Jones (played by Harrison Ford in "Raiders of The Lost Arc") |
C
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Rick Blaine (played by Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca") |
D
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Erin Brockovich (played by Julia Roberts) |
E
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Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone in "Rocky") |
F
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Jim Stark (played by James Dean In "Rebel Without A Cause") | |
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5.
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One of the greatest movies stars of all time from the following has to be:
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Julia Roberts |
B
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Robert Redford |
C
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Cary Grant |
D
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Audrey Hepburn |
E
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Michael Douglas |
F
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Jack Lemmon | |
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6.
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Which of the following historic events evokes the most emotion in you personally?
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The assassination of JFK |
B
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D-Day |
C
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The Oklahoma City Bombing |
D
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When our teachers made us do nuclear drills in school |
E
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The Vietnam War Protests |
F
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The day the Berlin Wall fell, and we sensed the Cold War was really over | |
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7.
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From the following, the television show you've always enjoyed the most is:
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Seinfeld |
B
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Cheers |
C
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The Brady Bunch |
D
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
E
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Leave It To Beaver |
F
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The Lucille Ball Show | |
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8.
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Out of the following, the popular music act you most enjoy listening to is:
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A
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Frank Sinatra |
B
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Nirvana |
C
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The Beatles |
D
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The Smiths |
E
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Led Zeppelin |
F
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Elvis Pressley | |
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In your opinion, the most monumental scientific and/or technological development or event of the twentieth century from this list was:
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A
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The day the U.S. put a man on the moon |
B
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster |
C
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The creation and use of the first Atomic Bomb |
D
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The development and use of the first Polio vaccine |
E
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The explosive growth of the Internet |
F
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When the Voyager Space program sent unmanned probes to Jupiter and Saturn | |
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The U.S. President (or Presidents) that you think accomplished the most in the last century was (or were):
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Reagan |
B
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Kennedy and Johnson |
C
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Roosevelt and Truman |
D
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George H.W. Bush and Clinton |
E
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Nixon, Ford and Carter |
F
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Truman and Eisenhower | |
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11.
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One of your favorite sports figures of all time has to be:
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Joe Dimaggio |
B
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Mickey Mantle |
C
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Jack Nicklaus |
D
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Chris Everet |
E
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Magic Johnson |
F
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Michael Jordan | |
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12.
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The funniest comedian(s) from this list is:
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Woody Allen |
B
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Eddie Murphy |
C
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Jerry Seinfeld |
D
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Mel Brooks |
E
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The Marx Brothers |
F
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Abbott and Costello | |
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13.
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One of the most memorable femme fatale/screen sirens in American film history has to be:
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Marilyn Monroe |
B
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Sharon Stone |
C
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Rita Hayworth |
D
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Bridget Bardot |
E
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Kathleen Turner |
F
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Raquel Welch | |
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14.
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Among the greatest U.S. artists and/or architects of the twentieth century, the best include:
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Artists Jasper Johns and Keith Haring |
B
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Artist Andy Warhol and architect Philip Johnson |
C
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Artist Jackson Pollock |
D
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Photographers Annie Leibovitz and William Wegman |
E
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Artists Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning |
F
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Artists David Hockney and Andrew Wyeth | |
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15.
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Your favorite twentieth century playwright and/or musical theater producer from this list was or is:
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Andrew Lloyd Webber |
B
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Eugene O'Neill |
C
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Tennessee Williams |
D
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Tony Kushner |
E
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Edward Albee |
F
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Sam Shepherd | |
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One of the greatest dance styles to come out of the twentieth century was:
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The Twist |
B
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The jitterbug |
C
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The hand jive (first made popular on "American Bandstand") |
D
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The "retro-return" of Swing dancing |
E
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Moshing (in the mosh pit) |
F
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Disco | |
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17.
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When it comes to twentieth century American literature, the most important book from this list is probably:
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Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" |
B
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J.D. Salinger's "Catcher In The Rye" |
C
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Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of A Geisha" |
D
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Richard Wright's "Native Son" |
E
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John Irving's "The World According to Garp" |
F
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Erich Segal's "Love Story" | |
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18.
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The greatest American singer ever from this list is:
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Billy Holiday |
B
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Bruce Springsteen |
C
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Aretha Franklin |
D
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Kurt Cobain |
E
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Nat King Cole |
F
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Billy Joel | |
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One of the most important American events, movements, or social trends of the twentieth century was:
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Watergate |
B
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The beginning of the Baby Boom |
C
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The Civil Rights Movement |
D
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When Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice |
E
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The naming of Alaska and Hawaii as the 49th and 50th states |
F
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The Gulf War | |
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One of the greatest shoe styles ever has to be:
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Go-go boots |
B
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Doc Martens |
C
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Flip-flops |
D
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Wedge shoes |
E
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Platform shoes |
F
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Saddle shoes | |
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My favorite fad from the following choices has to be:
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Playing with Barbie and/or Ken |
B
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Mood rings |
C
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When Tupperware first became all the rage |
D
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Beanie Babies |
E
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The Smurfs |
F
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Those little Troll dolls | |
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22.
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Another fad that I used to get a big kick out of when it first became popular was:
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Casual Fridays at the office |
B
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Lava lamps |
C
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Playing with Silly Putty |
D
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The Slinky (that toy that goes up and down stairs) |
E
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G.I. Joe |
F
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"The Official Preppy Handbook" | |
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23.
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And yet another twentieth century fad that I most enjoyed from the choices below was:
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Cabbage Patch Kids |
B
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Pet Rocks |
C
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The increasing popularity of Hip Hop |
D
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Watching "American Bandstand" as often as possible |
E
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Nehru jackets |
F
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When people first started writing "Kilroy was here" all over the place | |
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24.
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And one final fad that I have the most nostalgia for would have to be:
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Valley girls |
B
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When skateboarding got really popular the first time around |
C
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Looking for flying saucers |
D
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When eating at diners first got really popular |
E
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Grunge music and fashion |
F
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Rubik's cubes | |
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25.
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Of all the hugely famous, iconic individuals to emerge from the last century, my favorite from the list below has to be:
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Mohammed Ali |
B
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Cary Grant |
C
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Bill Gates |
D
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Oprah Winfrey |
E
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Jackie Kennedy |
F
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James Dean | |
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