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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