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Pop Culture Word Search for Adults
From drive-ins to dial-up
Find the songs, TV shows, arcade games, and everyday favorites that defined the decades from the 1960s through the turn of the millennium. Start with the British Invasion, take a detour through disco, or head straight to the arcade.
- Large print puzzles
- 100
- Words per puzzle
- 18
- Grid size
- 15 × 15
- Solutions
- Included
Pop culture word searches by decade
Start with a decade you know by heart, or pick a favorite subject. Alongside the decade chapters, you’ll find sections on screen and stage and on everyday American life, from Saturday morning cartoons to family game night.
1960s word search puzzles
Revisit the record rack in The British Invasion and The Motown Sound. Saturday Night at the Drive-In brings back movie nights, and One Small Step turns to the moon landing.
1970s word search puzzles
Find Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, and “I Will Survive” in Disco Fever. The other grids cover bell-bottoms, the first blockbusters, and even fondue parties.
1980s word search puzzles
Look for Frogger and Donkey Kong in Arcade Heroes. The Music Video Revolution, Meet Me at the Mall, and Be Kind, Rewind take you through the rest of the weekend.
1990s word search puzzles and Y2K
Find scrunchies, bucket hats, and baggy jeans in Flannel to Butterfly Clips. Other puzzles revisit grunge, boy bands, and getting online.
Puzzle 42 · The Eighties
Try the Arcade Heroes word search
This page comes straight from the book. Start with PACMAN. The grid leaves out the hyphen in Pac-Man, so the six letters appear together.
Show a hint for PACMAN
Look at the third row from the bottom.
How the large print puzzles work
Each puzzle fills one page. Check off the 18 words as you find them across, down, or diagonally downward. The word lists are alphabetical, and every page points to its solution at the back of the book.
Pick a puzzle from your favorite decade
For a gift, mark the page that brings a particular song, show, or old arcade game to mind.
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