Statistics for American Generations: Generation X

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Gen Xers were the first generation to grow up with this influential educational PBS children's show featuring puppets and muppets.	Sesame Street	90%
Gen Xers were the first generation to enter the job market needing skills using what home and office electronic appliance?	computer	85%
What sexually transmitted disease pandemic started while Generation Xers were still mostly school-aged children?	HIV/AIDS	85%
Gen Xers were the first generation to grow up with video games in their homes. What was the first video game system?	Atari	80%
Nirvana and Pearl Jam are examples of what musical genre?	Grunge	80%
This symbol of the Cold War was torn down as many Gen Xers came of age.	Berlin Wall	73%
Generation X was the first generation to watch this cable music video channel.	MTV	70%
While you could try to use your finger, one of these was the best way to re-spool a cassette tape.	pen or pencil	65%
This new musical genre grew out of disco and funk in New York to become very popular with Gen X teens.	Hip-Hop	63%
What was the new term for children who would go home and lock themselves inside until their parent or guardian would come home from work? (Something that first became commonplace with Gen X children.)	latchkey kids	60%
Who famously told Gen Xers to "just say no?"	Nancy Reagan	53%
Gen Xers were often labelled as one of these, because they were in dead end service industry jobs instead of aspiring to better employment.	slacker	45%
New Order, Depeche Mode, and Echo and the Bunnymen are all examples of what musical genre?	New Wave	43%
Who directed films such as The Breakfast Club and Pretty and Pink?	John Hughes	38%
Excessive speculation on the new frontier of cyberspace start-up companies led to this unstable tech boom.	the Dot-Com Bubble	38%
Characters such as Bill and Verb were part of what Saturday morning educational cartoon?	Schoolhouse Rock	33%
What is the term for just a tiny beard under the lower lip?	soul patch	30%
Who directed the movie Clerks?	Kevin Smith	18%
What was the first rap song to reach the top forty?	Rapper's Delight	18%
Who wrote the novel, Generation X?	Douglas Coupland	13%