Retirement Party Jeopardy

This decade brought the moon landing, Woodstock, and the debut of Sesame Street.

What is the 1960s?

This decade saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first proposal for the World Wide Web, and the launch of the Game Boy.

What is the 1980s?

This decade introduced the personal computer to homes, along with disco music and the first Star Wars film.

What is the 1970s?

This decade saw the World Wide Web go mainstream, the launch of Google, and the Y2K scare at its close.

What is the 1990s?

This decade opened in the shadow of a global financial crisis and saw the launch of the first iPad in its opening year.

What is the 2010s?

This basketball legend retired from the Chicago Bulls in 1998 after winning his sixth NBA championship, though he later returned to play for the Washington Wizards.

Who is Michael Jordan?

This tennis legend announced her retirement in 2022 after a career that included 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

Who is Serena Williams?

This South African anti-apartheid leader retired as president of his country in 1999 after serving a single term.

Who is Nelson Mandela?

This Microsoft co-founder stepped down as CEO in 2000 to focus on philanthropy through his foundation.

Who is Bill Gates?

This Cuban revolutionary leader formally retired from the presidency in 2008, handing power to his brother Raul after nearly five decades in charge.

Who is Fidel Castro?

This country's state pension system traces back to 1889, when Chancellor Otto von Bismarck introduced the world's first old-age social insurance program.

What is Germany?

This country's traditional company retirement age, called teinen, has historically been set around 60 to 65.

What is Japan?

This country raised its national retirement age from 62 to 64 in 2023, triggering nationwide strikes and protests.

What is France?

This country's superannuation system requires employers to contribute a percentage of wages into a retirement fund for every employee.

What is Australia?

This country's national pension program, established in 1935 during the Great Depression, is funded through payroll taxes.

What is the United States?

This tile-based game, believed to have originated in 19th-century China, is a popular pastime at retirement communities and involves matching tiles in sets and runs.

What is mahjong?

This outdoor pastime involves hitting a small ball into a series of holes using clubs, and is a favorite retirement hobby thanks to courses built around retirement communities.

What is golf?

This home-on-wheels lets retirees travel the country full time while still sleeping in their own bed and cooking in their own kitchen each night.

What is an RV?

This hobby involves tracing family history through birth, marriage, and death records, and has become a popular retirement pursuit aided by DNA testing services.

What is genealogy?

This overseas program, offered by countries such as Panama and the Philippines, grants long-term residency to qualifying foreign retirees with a guaranteed pension income.

What is a retirement visa?

This piece of office equipment used carbon paper or correction fluid before word processors made it largely obsolete.

What is a typewriter?

This boxy piece of office furniture, often beige, held file folders in hanging racks inside pull-out drawers.

What is a filing cabinet?

This now-outdated office machine sent documents over phone lines using a scanning and printing process, and was a staple of 1980s and 1990s offices.

What is a fax machine?

This yellow sticky-note product was invented at 3M in the 1970s after a failed attempt to create a super-strong adhesive.

What is a Post-it Note?

This informal workplace gathering spot near the drinking fountain gave its name to casual office gossip and chit-chat in general.

What is water cooler talk?

This ancient Chinese philosopher, believed to have lived around the 6th century BC, is credited with sayings about the value of never stopping, however slowly one goes.

Who is Confucius?

This Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher wrote a personal collection of reflections now published as Meditations.

Who is Marcus Aurelius?

This American inventor and statesman is credited with the saying that failing to prepare means preparing to fail.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

This Indian independence leader said the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Who is Mahatma Gandhi?

This American poet and civil rights icon is remembered for saying people will forget what you said, but never how you made them feel.

Who is Maya Angelou?