60's
Before becoming arguably the most famous British rock group, they arrived in New York in 1964 and performed on The Ed Sullivan Show.
What are The Beatles?
This household appliance was invented by Percy Spencer after he discovered that waves from radar equipment could heat food.
What is the microwave oven?
This company began in 1886 when a pharmacist in Atlanta created a caramel-colored soft drink that would eventually become one of the world's most recognizable brands.
What is Coca-Cola?
This legendary comedy team starred together in films such as Sons of the Desert and Way Out West, with one known for his bowler hat and the other for his distinctive British accent.
Who are Laurel and Hardy?
When it rains…
What is it pours?
This 1965 television series introduced viewers to a family living in a spooky mansion, including Herman, Lily, Grandpa, and Eddie.
What is The Munsters?
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was awarded a patent for this invention, which allowed people to communicate by speaking to someone who was miles away.
What is the telephone?
This American company started as a small workshop in Michigan and became famous for its distinctive motorcycles, first produced in 1903.
What is Harley-Davidson?
This songwriting duo wrote numerous hits for Broadway and Hollywood, including songs for Oklahoma! and South Pacific.
Who are Rodgers and Hammerstein
Let sleeping dogs…
What is lie?
In 1969, millions watched on television as Neil Armstrong became the first person to do this during NASA's Apollo 11 mission.
What is walk on the Moon?
In 1927, Philo Farnsworth successfully demonstrated an electronic version of this invention, which would eventually become one of the most important forms of home entertainment.
What is television?
Known for its blue-and-white logo, this Swedish company became famous for affordable furniture that customers often assemble themselves at home.
IKEA?
This country music partnership produced hits such as “Jackson” and “It Ain't Me Babe,” even though the two performers were not married to each other.
Who are Johnny Cash and June Carter?
You made your bed…
What is now lie in it?
This British spy became one of the most famous fictional characters of the 1960s, appearing in films such as Goldfinger and Thunderball.
Who is James Bond?
Dr. Jonas Salk developed this medical breakthrough in the 1950s, dramatically changing the fight against a disease that once caused widespread paralysis in children.
What is the polio vaccine?
This canned soup company became famous for its red-and-white label and the slogan “M'm! M'm! Good!”
What is Campbell’s?
This detective duo solved mysteries together on the long-running television series Dragnet, with Jack Webb playing Sergeant Joe Friday alongside various partners.
Who are Joe Friday and Bill Gannon?
You can lead a horse to water…”
What is but you can’t make him drink?
This 1967 Aretha Franklin hit was originally recorded by Otis Redding and became one of her most famous songs.
What is Respect?
Developed by Willis Carrier in the early 1900s, this invention was originally designed to control humidity in a printing plant before becoming a household comfort.
What is air conditioning?
This frozen-food brand became famous for TV dinners, helping make frozen meals a convenient part of American family life beginning in the 1950s.
What is Swanson?
This famous singing duo recorded “The Sound of Silence” and “Mrs. Robinson,” becoming one of the defining musical partnerships of the 1960s.
Who are Simon and Garfunkel?
A chain is only as strong…
What is as its weakest link?