Retro Cocktails & Drinks
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Which cocktail, made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream, became hugely popular in the 1970s and 1980s?
About Retro Cocktails & Drinks
Give your memory a workout with Retro Cocktails & Drinks: 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 7 medium, 5 easy, 3 hard questions, free to play right in your browser. Remember the drinks that defined cocktail hour and social gatherings from the 1940s through the 1980s? Expect to spend about 7 minutes; every question comes with an explanation, so you learn something even when you miss.
A few sample questions
1. Which cocktail, made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream, became hugely popular in the 1970s and 1980s?
Answer: White Russian
The White Russian surged in popularity during the 1970s and 1980s. It later had a resurgence thanks to the 1998 film 'The Big Lebowski.'
2. What was the name of the popular powdered drink mix that astronaut John Glenn took into space in 1962?
Answer: Tang
Tang was carried aboard Friendship 7 by John Glenn in 1962. Though it existed before the space program, NASA's use made it a household name.
3. Which classic cocktail, popular in the 1950s, combines bourbon, sugar, mint, and crushed ice?
Answer: Mint Julep
The Mint Julep, while dating back much earlier, was a hugely popular cocktail in the 1950s and is forever associated with the Kentucky Derby.
4. What colorful layered drink, served in a tall glass, became a tiki bar sensation in the 1960s?
Answer: Mai Tai
The Mai Tai was already popular but became a tiki bar sensation in the 1960s during the peak of America's Polynesian restaurant craze.
5. Which non-alcoholic drink brand introduced its iconic 'plop plop, fizz fizz' jingle in 1976?
Answer: Alka-Seltzer
Alka-Seltzer's famous 'Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is' jingle debuted in 1976 and became one of the most memorable advertising slogans ever.
Things you'll learn along the way
- The Harvey Wallbanger was made with vodka, fresh orange juice, and Galliano liqueur. It was one of the most popular cocktails of the 1970s.
- Pepsi-Cola was originally called 'Brad's Drink' after its inventor Caleb Bradham, a pharmacist from New Bern, North Carolina. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898.
- The ICEE machine was invented by Omar Knedlik in the late 1950s. 7-Eleven licensed the technology and rebranded it as the Slurpee in 1967.
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