1950s
Who was President of the United States for most of the 1950s?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was elected President of the United States in 1960?
John F. Kennedy
Who was President of the United States when the 1970s began?
Richard Nixon
Who was elected President of the United States in 1980?
Ronald Reagan
Who was known as "The King of Rock and Roll"?
Elvis Presley
What toy became a nationwide craze after being introduced in 1958?
Hula Hoop
What famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr. was delivered in 1963?
"I Have a Dream"
What famous dance craze became popular in the 1970s after the movie Saturday Night Fever?
Disco
What popular video game character was created by Nintendo and first appeared in 1981?
Mario
What group sang "Stayin' Alive" and helped popularize disco music?
The Bee Gees
What soft drink company used the slogan "Sign of Good Taste"?
Coca-Cola
What was the name of the first man to walk on the moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong
What television show featured a group of friends named Archie, Edith, Gloria, and Meathead?
All in the Family
What music television channel launched in 1981 and played music videos?
MTV
What female singer was known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
What household appliance became increasingly common in American kitchens during the 1950s?
Television (also acceptable: Automatic washing machine or Refrigerator)
What popular British band arrived in America in 1964?
The Beatles
What puzzle toy was introduced in 1974 and became a huge craze in the late 1970s?
The Rubik’s Cube
What famous movie featured the character E.T., an alien who wanted to go home?
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
What group sang the hit song "Dancing Queen"?
ABBA
What famous doll made her debut in 1959?
Barbie
What television show featured the characters Pebbles and Barney Rubble?
The Flintstones
What famous singer passed away in 1977?
Elvis Presley
What singer was known as the "King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
Who recorded the song "I Walk the Line"?
Johnny Cash