The 1950s
In 1950, this agency released the first 10 Most Wanted list.
What is the FBI?
When royal women are on official engagements and wear a dress or skirt, they must wear hose or tights of one of these two colors.
What is black or nude?
Old-style analog phones use this feature to input the phone number.
What is a dial?
This is the fastest growing woody plant.
What is bamboo?
Comb, brush, razor
What is razor?
This tennis tournament begins in June.
What is Wimbledon?
Home entertainment was transformed with the introduction of this electronic.
What is color TV?
This classic real estate board game is off limits.
What is Monopoly?
The prohibition is because the game can become vicious.
This is the United States’ emergency phone number.
What is 911?
During the 1600s, these bulbs were worth more than gold.
What are tulips?
Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Perry Mason
What is Perry Mason?
It is the only TV show that isn’t a TV medical drama; it’s a legal drama.
This is June’s most common birthstone.
What is pearl?
The other two are Alexandrite and moonstone.
This “Rebel Without a Cause” became the symbol of teenage rebellion.
Who is James Dean?
Royals don’t give autographs for this reason.
What is the risk of forgery?
This invention inspired the telephone.
What is the telegraph?
Avocado, zucchini, and pumpkin are classified as this type of plant because they have seeds.
What is fruit?
Salmon, crab, tuna
What is crab?
Crab is the only shellfish on the list.
This is one of June’s two birth flowers. (Name one of them.)
What is rose or honeysuckle?
This movement gained momentum after the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
Married royals replace hats with these at 6 p.m.
What are tiaras?
This feature on a smartphone suggests the next word you might want to type.
What is a keyboard?
Saffron comes from this plant.
What is the crocus?
Peridot, ruby, sapphire
What is peridot?
Ruby and sapphire are precious stones; peridot is not.
In June 1215, this monumental charter was signed by King John of England.
What is Magna Carta?
Men’s fashion evolved to the Ivy League look, featuring these shirts and loafers.
What is a button-down?
While on official engagements, the royals never eat this protein from the sea.
What is shellfish?
They avoid it due to the risk of food poisoning. They rarely eat garlic and avoid rich sauces.
Before callers could complete calls themselves, they relied on these women to make the calls for them.
Who are switchboard operators?
This South American country is named after a tree.
What is Brazil?
Persea americana, Lepus, Rosa
What is Lepus?
It’s the name of the genus of animals that includes rabbits. The other two belong to the plant kingdom. Persea americana is an avocado, and Rosa is a rose.
June was once this month of the year.
What is fourth?
Before Julius Caesar moved June to the sixth month, the calendar had only 10 months.
This folk artist had her first art exhibition in Europe at 89 years old.
Who is Grandma Moses?
Queen Mary, wife of King George V, had a dollhouse collection that featured these modern conveniences. Name one of them.
What is plumbing or electricity?
Alexander Graham Bell suggested this greeting when answering the phone.
What is “ahoy”?
Thomas Edison suggested “hello,” and it’s the most common greeting in English-speaking countries.
Ferns and mosses are two common plants that reproduce through these.
What are spores?
Dog, cat, rabbit (The one that is not a Chinese zodiac animal)
What is cat?
The 12 animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
This is the name for June’s full moon.
What is strawberry moon?
The Algonquin tribe named it for the month during which wild strawberries were harvested.
A mountain chicken is actually this type of animal.
What is a frog?
They’re found in Dominica and Montserrat, two small islands in the Caribbean Sea.