What did a 1950s advertisement predict for 2000?
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People would live on the moon
Flying family cars
Teleportation as common transport
Underwater cities
Who predicted that the telephone had no future?
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Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
William Orton
Nikola Tesla
What year was the end of the world predicted in 2000 by Y2K fears?
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1999
2000
2001
2002
What invention was predicted to end all wars?
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The airplane
The tank
The atomic bomb
The internet
Which 1960s prediction claimed that by 2000, Americans would work only 22 hours a week?
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Time Magazine
U.S. Government Report
Forbes
Futurist Magazine
Who forecasted that 1929 would be a prosperous year?
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Herbert Hoover
John Maynard Keynes
Irving Fisher
Winston Churchill
What was predicted about the rise of ice cream by 1950?
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Replaced all other desserts
Only for the wealthy
Sold in all pharmacies
Daily consumption recommended
What did people in the 1900s predict for 2000’s fashion?
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Clothes would be disposable
No more natural fabrics
All clothes are self-cleaning
Clothing with climate control
What transportation prediction was made about underwater railroads?
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Connect continents by 1985
Cheaper than ships by 2000
Fail due to engineering limits
Built by 1950
What did a Victorian-era prediction say about London by 1950?
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Completely submerged underwater
Abandoned due to coal smoke
Overrun by horses
Powered entirely by solar energy
What did 19th-century futurists predict for schools?
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Virtual reality learning
Automated teaching machines
Flying classrooms
No more schools by 2000
Which invention was thought to replace horses entirely by 1930?
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Steam-powered wagons
Electric cars
Diesel trucks
Gasoline cars
What was a 1950s prediction about household robots?
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They would walk dogs
All homes would have one by 2000
Only for cooking
Robots would replace TVs
Who predicted a paperless office by the late 20th century?
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IBM
Xerox
Apple
Microsoft
What did early 20th-century futurists think about ocean travel?
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Submarine family trips
Trans-oceanic tunnels
Jet-powered boats
All travel above water by 2000
What was believed about computers in the 1960s?
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Fit in a pocket
Everyone would own one
Only for science
Would become self-aware by 2000
What catastrophic event was predicted for 1997?
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Giant meteor strike
Worldwide plague
California would sink
Nuclear war
What health benefit was attributed to tobacco in the early 1900s?
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Cures tuberculosis
Improves digestion
Enhances brain function
Boosts physical endurance
What was predicted about the population of New York by 2000?
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Reach 20 million
Buildings over 200 stories
Abandoned due to crime
Covered in a dome
Which appliance was expected to be obsolete by 1980?
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Television
Radio
Refrigerator
Telephone
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