General Knowledge
Name that Decade
Shades of Gray
Odd one Out
That's Not What I Expected!
100

This is the only U.S. state that grows coffee commercially.

Hawaii

100

Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and The Twist became a dance craze during this decade.

The 1950's.

100

This small animal is often called gray and is famous for storing nuts.

A squirrel

100

Apple, Orange, Banana, Carrot

Carrot- its a vegetable

100

Despite its name, this "vegetable" is botanically a fruit.

A tomato.

200

In the human body, this organ produces insulin.

What is the pancreas

200

The Berlin Wall fell, the first World Wide Web became publicly available, and Friends premiered during this decade.

The 1990's.

200
This 1950 film starring Jimmy Steward and Josephine Hull features a man whose best friend is an invisible six-foot tall rabbit.

Harvey

200

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Moon

Moon- it's not a planet

200

This animal can sleep standing up-but is cannot breathe through its mouth.

A horse.

300

The Magna Carta was originally signed in this country in 1215.

England.

300

The Great Depression, Hilter's rise to power, The Dust Bowl

The 1930's

300

In the phrase "gray matter" this is the organ being described.

The brain.
300

Chicago, Boston, Denver, Dallas

Dallas- it's the only one not located on the Mississippi.

300

This famous singer's real first name was Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Who is Elton John.

400

This famous inventor received a patent for the telephone in 1876

Alexander Graham Bell

400

Disco, Saturday Night Fever, The First Star Wars movie were major cultural phenomena during this decade.

The 1970's.

400

This famous rock band recorded "Paint it, Black", but their name is actually associated with a color.

The Rolling Stones.

400

Shakespeare, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin

Shakespeare- he was a playwright not primarily a composer

400

This common household item was originally invented to help astronauts drink liquids in space.

What is the squees pouch.
500
The ancient civilization that built Machu Picchu was this empire.

The Inca Empire.

500

Jazz, Mass production, Flappers, Prohibition and the Market Crash all happened in this decade.

1920's

500

In photography, a scale running from pure black to pure white is commonly called this.

What is grayscale.

500

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr.

Elvis Presley- the other were members of the Rat Pack.

500

This popular food was once sold as medicine and was originally marketed as a "brain tonic" and nerve stimulant.

What is Coca-Cola.

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