Nostalgia and Generations quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which 2000s social network was known for friend rankings and HTML profiles?

   Answer: Myspace

   Why: Every new user was automatically befriended by Myspace co-founder Tom Anderson upon creating an account.

2. 2 Medium

   What did the original Sony Walkman feature two of for shared listening?

   Answer: Headphone jacks

   Why: The chairman also demanded an orange button that dipped the music and opened a microphone so the two listeners could talk.

3. 3 Hard

   What broken electronic item was the first thing ever sold on eBay?

   Answer: a laser pointer

   Why: The founder listed it as a test and warned the buyer it was broken, and the buyer replied that he collected them anyway.

4. 4 Easy

   Which toy became a 1998 holiday craze by speaking its own fake language?

   Answer: Furby

   Why: Furbies began speaking Furbish and gradually substituted English words as children played with them.

5. 5 Medium

   Which generation name did authors William Strauss and Neil Howe coin in 1987?

   Answer: Millennials

   Why: The authors coined the name anticipating that the high school graduating class of 2000 would come of age during the turn of the new millennium.

6. 6 Hard

   What was the View-Master originally marketed as in the late 1930s?

   Answer: Travel souvenir

   Why: It was pitched as an alternative to the scenic postcard in gift shops, and the US military later bought a hundred thousand viewers for aircraft recognition.