1920s
- What year was the first talking picture made?
- 1927 The Jazz singer
- What dance were Flappers known for?
- The Charleston
- In what city did the St. Valentine’s day massacre occur?
- Chicago
- What sitting U.S president died in 1923?
- Warren Harding
- Who were the murderers row?
- New York Yankees (1927 team most notably)
- Who flew the first trans-Atlantic solo flight?
- Charles Lindbergh
- What amendment gave women the right to vote?
- 19th
- What happened on Black Tuesday?
- 1929 stock market crash
- Where did the NFL originate?
- Canton, OH
- Where was the first winter Olympics held?
- Chamonix, France
- Who became Emperor of Japan on December 25, 1926?
- Hirohito
- In what cartoon does Mickey Mouse first appear?
- Steamboat Willie
- Penicillin is discovered in 1928 by whom?
- Alexander Fleming
1930s
- John Steinbeck’s novel “The Grapes of Wrath” is based on what event?
- The Dust Bowl
- What year was the “Wizard of Oz” released?
- 1939
- What did FDR call his programs to combat the Depression?
- The New Deal
- What English king abdicated the throne in 1936?
- Edward VIII
- What blew up over Manchester Township, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937?
- Hindenberg
- How many Gold Medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Summer Olympics?
- 4
- What superhero first appeared in 1938?
- Superman
- What surrealist painted Persistence of Memory in 1931?
- Salvador Dali
- What year was the Empire State Building completed?
- 1931
- What gang did Bonnie and Clyde belong?
- Barrow Gang
- The invasion of what country started World War II?
- Poland
1940s
- What event triggered the U.S.’s entry into WW2?
- Pearl Harbor
- What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
- To build a nuclear weapon
- Who played Sam Spade in the Maltese Falcon?
- Humphrey Bogart
- What nuclear technology was developed in the 1940s?
- Atomic bomb
- What was introduced at the 1939 World’s Fair and then made commercially available in the 1940s?
- Television
- What men’s fashion item became popular due to rationing?
- Zoot suits
- What women’s clothing item was first introduced during the 1940s?
- Bikini
- What major sporting event was cancelled in 1940 and ’44 due to WW2?
- Olympics
- Which actress starred in the 1945 film National Velvet?
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Who won the world series in 1940?
- Cincinnati Reds
- In 1943, what building, considered to be the world’s largest office building, was completed?
- The Pentagon
- What company began production of Italian sports cars in 1947?
- Ferrari
- In what year did the Golden Globe Awards start?
- 1943
- Which children’s board game was introduced in 1943 by Milton Bradley?
- Chutes and Ladders
- What cowboy show began broadcasting in 1949?
- The Lone Ranger
1950s
- What parallel separated North and South Korea at the cease fire in 1953?
- 38th
- What record studio did Elvis first record?
- Sun Records
- What year was the DNA double helix discovered?
- 1953
- Who developed the inactivated polio vaccine in the mid ’50s?
- Jonas Salk
- What Russian satellite was launched in 1957?
- Sputnik
- What western television show debuted in 1955 and continued until 1975?
- Gunsmoke
- How did James Dean die?
- Car accident
- What is Marilyn Monroe birth name?
- Norma Jean Baker
- In 1951, what baseball player hit the shot heard round the world?
- Bobby Thompson of the New York Giants
- What amusement park opened in California in 1955?
- Disneyland
- What is the name of Bill Haley’s backup band?
- The Comets
- What art movement was popularized by Warhol and Lichtenstein?
- Pop Art
- What hairdo is commonly associated with “greasers”?
- Duck Tail
- What two colors are saddle shoes?
- Black and white
- What hip swiveling toy was introduced in the 1950s?
- Hula hoop
1960s
- Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock travelled on what ship?
- Enterprise
- What team won the NFL championship in 1964?
- Cleveland Browns
- What happened on 11/22/63 at Dealy Plaza?
- JFK assassination
- What breakfast food first appeared in 1964 and in 1967 with a frosted version?
- Pop Tarts
- What was the major war in the 1960s?
- Vietnam
- What boxer changed his name in 1964?
- Cassius Clay to Mohammed Ali
- In 1962, 3 inmates escaped from what escapable prison?
- Alcatraz
- Name the first James Bond movie released in 1962?
- Dr. No
- What Apollo mission first landed on the moon?
- 11
- What 1960s guitar virtuoso was part Cherokee?
- Jimi Hendrix
- What dance in the 1960s created the largest craze?
- The twist
- What band appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964?
- The Beatles
- What 1960 Alfred Hitchcock movie contains a famous shower scene?
- Psycho
- What music festival was held August 15-18th in 1969?
- Woodstock
- Who delivered the famous “I have a dream” speech in 1964?
- Martin Luther King
1970s
- What famous Steve designed the Apple computer?
- Steve Wozniak
- What SNL star lampooned Gerald Ford?
- Chevy Chase
- What product was the first to have a bar code scanned?
- Wrigley’s Chewing Gum
- Who directed Jaws?
- Steven Spielberg
- What city was Corporal Klinger from?
- Toledo, Ohio
- Who won the Daytona 500 in 1979, for his sixth Daytona victory?
- Richard Petty
- How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in the 1972 Olympics?
- 7
- What style of pants did Cher popularize?
- Bell bottoms
- Who became the first British female prime minister in 1979?
- Margaret Thatcher
- Who won the world championship of chess in 1972?
- Bobby Fischer
- What popular American car was known for being a fire hazard?
- Ford Pinto
- What was the speed limit dropped to when the oil crisis was in effect?
- 55
- What decathlete was on the Wheaties box in 1976?
- Bruce ‘Caitlyn’ Jenner
- What horse won the 1973 triple crown?
- Secretariat
- What country invaded Afghanistan in 1979?
- USSR
1980s
- What was the highest grossing movie of the 1980s?
- E.T.
- Who did the Mets beat in the 1986 World Series?
- Boston Red Sox
- Who was the first woman appointed to the supreme court?
- Sandra Day O’Connor
- What type of car transported Marty and Doc back in time?
- DeLorean
- What team won 3 super bowls in the 1980s?
- San Francisco 49ers
- What company released the Walkman in 1980?
- Sony
- Namco created what ghost gobbling arcade game?
- Pac-Man
- What type of dance had moves like baby freeze, back spin, and helicopter?
- Break Dancing
- What TV show had a car named KIT?
- Knight Rider
- What was the biggest selling album of the 1980s?
- Thriller, Michael Jackson
- What was the first music video to play on MTV?
- Video Killed the Radio Star
- How many squares are on each side of a Rubik’s cube?
- 9
- Who were Ohio’s governors in the 1980s?
- James Rhodes and Richard Celeste
- What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- 1989
- How many states did Walter Mondale win in the 1984 presidential election?
- 1
1990s
- Whitney Houston sang the huge hit “I Will Always Love You” in 1992, who wrote that song?
- Dolly Parton
- When was the World Wide Web first introduced?
- 1991
- What was the name of the first cloned sheep?
- Dolly
- How many championships did the Chicago Bulls win in the ’90s?
- 6
- What band was featured on Beavis’ shirt?
- Metallica
- What video game was the first ever to be played in space?
- Tetris
- What is considered the first reality TV show?
- The Real World
- What fashion trend in the ’90s involved wearing oversized flannel shirts and ripped jeans?
- Grunge
- What Spanish group Los del Rio song inspired a dace crazy with the same named song?
- Macarena
- What telescope was launched into orbit in 1990?
- Hubble space telescope
- What food did George H. W. Bush say he was not going to eat anymore?
- Broccoli
- What’s the nickname of the dress Princess Diana wore to the Serpentine Gallery?
- The Revenge Dress
- Who was the first elected president of Russia?
- Boris Yelstin
- What popular toy was thought to be a security concern?
- Furby
- When did the Google search engine first debut?
- 1998