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Game 20
The Years of the Transistor Radio
Music You Could Carry
A video by AllAmericanFiveRadio
The game's question
Take the pictures one at a time and stop as soon as the years come back to you.
Little seven-inch records: the 45s. A jukebox with 50 records, played on both sides, for 100 songs. A radio station playing the Top 40. And the Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio sold to the public, in stores for $49.95—music you could carry anywhere. Which decade are we in?
- The 1920s
- The 1950s
- The 1990s
Need a hint?
Picture the jukebox in the diner and the little radio on a beach towel. Then think of Elvis Presley’s first big hits: they belong to the same years.
See the answer
Answer: The 1950s—the Regency TR-1 reached stores in October 1954.
Why this game : Guessing a decade together turns a list of objects into a whole era: the diner, the radio, and the records bought back then.
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