1978 Pop Culture Riddle: Paper and Screen
Chapter 1

The global groove of seventy-eight

Chapter 2

Silver screens and paper strips

Chapter 3

The dawn of digital play

Chapter 4

A world in transition

YOUR GOAL

Master of Spaced out and spinning in 1978

Ch 2 · Silver screens and paper strips
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schopenhauer Director John Carpenter redefined modern horror with his movie Halloween

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Printed on paper, / Safe from the fire, / Alive on the screen!

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schopenhauer The musical movie Grease became a global pop culture phenomenon

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Halloween redefines the horror genre

schopenhauer A low-budget independent film created the modern slasher movie formula in October 1978.

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Flicker Tape '78
BETA

schopenhauer Flick the trivia tape to master the biggest pop culture moments of 1978.

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Fun Fact

Star Wars holiday: In November 1978, the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special aired once on TV and was never broadcast again.

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Glossary
comic strip (noun)
A sequence of drawings in boxes that tell an amusing story, typically printed in a newspaper. On June 19, 1978, Jim Davis's Garfield debuted as a syndicated comic strip in 41 newspapers.

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Gossip

Which 1978 movie genre would you rather watch tonight?

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Quiz

Which long-running CBS television drama about a wealthy, scheming Texas oil family debuted in April 1978?

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schopenhauer Cartoonist Jim Davis launches the Garfield comic strip in American newspapers.

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Quiz

Which famous sci-fi television series, featuring colonial warriors fighting Cylons, premiered in September 1978?

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Which actress starred alongside John Travolta as Sandy in the 1978 musical film Grease?

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Quiz

Which animated fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi brought J.R.R. Tolkien's world to theatres in 1978?

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Quiz

Which director created the suspenseful 1978 horror masterpiece Halloween?

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Quiz

Who played the title role of the Man of Steel in the groundbreaking 1978 movie Superman?

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Quiz

Which classic war film starring Robert De Niro about the Vietnam War's psychological impact premiered in December 1978?

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Quiz

What is the favorite food of Garfield the cat, who debuted in comic strips in 1978?

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