1950s
This world-famous theme park opened its doors to the public on July 17, 1955
What is Disneyland?
This famous artist first exhibited works featuring Campbell's Soup cans in 1962.
Who is Andy Warhol?
In 1976, 26-year-old Steve Wozniak cofounded this company, the first to successfully market personal computers.
What is Apple?
After serving as a symbol of division for almost three decades, the Berlin Wall finally fell on November 9 of this year.
When was 1989?
This American television sitcom, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuted on October 15, 1951.
What is I Love Lucy?
The Soviet Union inaugurated the Space Age on October 4, 1957, with its launch of this first artificial satellite.
What is Sputnik?
This iconic music festival was held in upstate New York in 1969.
What is Woodstock?
Gary Dahl created a 1970s fad when he began selling these inanimate objects as “pets”?
What are rocks?
This song was the first music video played on MTV when it launched on August 1, 1981.
What is Video Killed the Radio Star?
In an early use of product placement, Elliot, the young hero of E.T., uses a trail of this candy to lure an alien out of hiding.
What are Reese's Pieces?
This singer sparked the most-watched TV broadcast of the decade with his performance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on September 9, 1956.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This doll was created by Mattel in 1964 to be Barbie’s younger sister.
Who is Skipper?
The line "Houston, we've had a problem" was famously uttered aboard this troubled spaceflight.
What is Apollo 13?
This auto maker had a famous car featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future, but the company folded before the movie premiered.
What is DeLorean?
This company’s tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil across Alaskan waters in 1989.
What is Exxon?
C.A. Swanson and Sons contributed to culinary history by introducing this product in 1953.
What is the TV dinner?
This 1961 movie, based on an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", featured rival street gangs the Sharks and the Jets.
What is West Side Story?
"Love means never having to say you're sorry" is a quote from this 1970 film.
What is Love Story?
The recipe for this soft drink was famously altered in 1985. Following a public uproar, the company announced it was returning to the classic formula after only 3 months.
What is Coca-Cola?
Now known as the Willis Tower, this 110-story Chicago fixture finished construction in 1973 under this original name. It was the world’s tallest building for an impressive 25 years before the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were built.
What is the Sears Tower?
This country hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics, where Canada came away with 2 gold medals.
Where is Australia?
Samantha and her husband Darrin were characters on this supernatural TV show, which premiered on September 17, 1964.
What is Bewitched?
The development of the supersonic jet, the Concorde, was a joint project between France and this other country.
What is Britain?
This ’80s tech gadget was originally marketed in the U.S. as “Soundabout”.
What is the Walkman?
She was the first woman in space, flying aboard Vostok 6 in 1963.
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?