Only People Born Before 1980 Will Remember These: Take the Quiz
Party lines, Fotomats, TV sign-offs and Jiffy Pop. If you can ace this quiz, you definitely remember the good old days.
Life before smartphones and the internet was a different world. These everyday things were second nature to anyone who grew up before 1980. How many do you remember?
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Question 1 of 10
What was a telephone 'party line'?
Neighbors could pick up and listen in, and many did.
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Question 2 of 10
How did you dial a number on a rotary phone?
Numbers with lots of 9s and 0s took the longest to dial.
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Question 3 of 10
What did 'rabbit ears' on top of the TV do?
Adjusting them, sometimes with aluminum foil, could mean the difference between a clear picture and snow.
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Question 4 of 10
What happened when many TV stations 'signed off' late at night?
24-hour broadcasting wasn't common until later.
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Question 5 of 10
What was Jiffy Pop?
Watching the foil dome expand was half the fun.
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Question 6 of 10
What was a Fotomat?
The small huts with pointed yellow roofs were common in parking lots.
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Question 7 of 10
What was the Sears 'Wish Book'?
Kids circled the toys they wanted for Christmas.
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Question 8 of 10
What did the milkman do?
Glass bottles were left on the doorstep, and empties went back out for pickup.
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Question 9 of 10
How did most families find out what was on TV each week?
TV Guide was one of the best-selling magazines in America.
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Question 10 of 10
Before remote controls were common, how did you change the channel?
Often the youngest kid was the 'remote control.'
