New Year’s Through the Decades
Retro Rhyme Time
Seuss in the ’60s and ’70s
Who Said It?
1970s A–Z
100

It was on New Year’s Day 1976 

that this bronze Philadelphia 

landmark was moved out of 

Independence Hall.

What is the Liberty Bell?

100

This mellow phrase is 

closely associated with the 

1960s hippie movement: 

“Go with the _____.”


What is flow?

100

Kicking off the decade with a 

classic, this 1960 book features 

the persistent Sam-I-Am.


What is Green 

Eggs and Ham?

100

“Ask not what your country 

can do for you; ask what you 

can do for your country."

Who is John F. Kennedy?

100

M is for this first female 

prime minister of the U.K. 

who served as the “Iron Lady” 

from 1979 until 1990.

Who is 

Margaret Thatcher?

200

This navy special 

operations force was 

created on January 1, 1962.

What is the Navy SEALs?

200

This exclamatory rhyming 

phrase was often used 

in the ’50s and ’60s: 

“Jeepers _______!”


What is Creepers?

200

We were first introduced to this 

nature-loving character who 

“speaks for the trees” in 1971.

Who is the Lorax?

200

“Float like a butterfly, 

sting like a bee.”


Who is Cassius Clay 

(or Muhammad Ali)?

200

B is for this Brit-rock 

band who announced 

their split in 1970.


Who are the Beatles?

300

At the Cotton Bowl stadium on 

January 1, 1967, this team from 

Green Bay won a 34–27 victory 

over the Dallas Cowboys.

Who are the Packers?

300

This is a rhyming term for 

a hairstyle like that of John, 

Paul, Ringo, and George.


What is mop top?

300

There’s a wasket in my 

basket and other fun rhymes 

in this 1974 book: There’s a 

Wocket in My______!


What is pocket?

300

“That’s one small step for man, 

one giant leap for mankind.”


Who is 

Neil Armstrong?

300

J is for this 1975 hit 

film about a seaside 

town beset by a shark.

What is Jaws?

400

This Star Trek actor known for 

playing Spock married Susan 

Bay on New Year’s Day in 1989.

Who is 

Leonard Nimoy?

400

Also called punch buggy, 

slug bug is a childhood game 

inspired by this classic car.


What is the Volkswagen Beetle?

400

This book has been a 

classic since 1960: One ____ 

Two ____ Red ____ Blue____.


What is fish?

400

“I have a dream that my four 

little children will one day live in a 

nation where they will not be judged 

by the color of their skin but by the 

content of their character."

Who is 

Martin Luther King Jr.?

400

A is for this NASA mission 

that landed a rover on the 

moon for the first time

What is Apollo 15?

500

On January 1, 1966, “The 

Sound of Silence” by this duo 

topped the Billboard charts.

Who are 

Simon and Garfunkel?

500

This two-word rhyme was 

coined by Allen Ginsburg 

to describe the anti-war 

demonstrators of the 1960s.


What is “flower power”?

500

Dads everywhere hope their 

children won’t take the title of 

this 1963 Seuss classic literally, 

but sometimes they do

What is Hop on Pop?

500

“You’ve got to ask yourself 

one question: ‘Do I feel 

lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?

Who is Clint Eastwood 

(or Dirty Harry)?

500

V is for this publication, 

which in 1974 became the first 

major fashion magazine to 

feature a Black cover model.

What is Vogue?

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