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What colorful drink mix had a big smiling pitcher as its mascot?
Hint: “Ohhh yeah!”
Koolaid
Fun Fact: Kool-Aid itself started out as a powdered drink mix called Kool-Ade before the spelling was changed to Kool-Aid.
Who sang the country classic “Coal Miner’s Daughter”?
Hint: The song was also the title of a movie about her life.
Loretta Lynn
Fun Fact: Loretta based the song on her real childhood growing up in a coal-mining family in Kentucky.
What cartoon family included Fred, Wilma, Pebbles—and their pet dinosaur Dino?
Hint: “Yabba-Dabba-Doo!”
The Flintstones
Fun Fact: The Flintstones was inspired partly by live-action family sitcoms, which is why Fred and Wilma often behaved more like a sitcom couple than cartoon characters.
"A penny saved is a penny _____."
Hint: It starts with E.
Earned
Fun Fact: The saying is often connected with Benjamin Franklin, although the wording people use today isn't exactly how Franklin originally wrote the idea.
What candy was advertised with the slogan, “Melts in your mouth, not in your hands”?
Hint: They’re small, colorful chocolate candies.
M&M’s
Fun Fact: The slogan became one of the most recognizable candy slogans in America.
What toy let you make glowing pictures by pushing colorful plastic pegs into a light-up screen?
Hint: Think of making pictures with tiny colored lights.
Light-Brite
Fun Fact: The pictures worked because a light bulb inside the box shone through the colored pegs.
Who originally had the famous hit “Stand by Me”?
Hint: His last name is also a royal title.
Ben E. King
Fun Fact: “Stand by Me” became a hit more than once—it returned to the charts after being featured in the 1986 movie of the same name.
On The Beverly Hillbillies, what did Jed Clampett discover that suddenly made his family rich?
Hint: It came bubbling up from the ground.
Oil
Fun Fact: The theme song tells practically the whole beginning of the show: Jed was shooting at food when oil came bubbling up.
“You can't judge a book by its _____.”
Hint: It's the outside of the book.
Cover
Fun Fact: The saying is a reminder that appearances don't always tell you what's inside.
What cereal had a tiger mascot named Tony?
Hint: “They’re grrrreat!”
Frosted Flakes?
Fun Fact: Tony the Tiger has been the cereal’s mascot since the 1950s.
What portable cassette player made it possible to carry your music around and listen through headphones?
Hint: It was made by Sony.
The Walkman
Fun Fact: The first Sony Walkman went on sale in 1979. In the U.S., Sony initially tried calling it the Soundabout before the Walkman name caught on worldwide.
Who sang “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’”?
Hint: Her father was a VERY famous singer.
Nancy Sinatra
Fun Fact: Nancy Sinatra performed the song in tall boots that became part of her signature 1960s look.
On The Andy Griffith Show, what was the name of Andy Taylor's nervous but lovable deputy?
Hint: He was played by Don Knotts.
Barney Fife
Fun Fact: Barney was famously allowed to carry a gun—but Andy generally made him keep his single bullet in his shirt pocket.
“The early bird catches the _____.”
Hint: It’s something a bird might pull out of the ground.
Worm
Fun Fact: This saying has been used for centuries to mean that getting an early start can give you an advantage.
What fast-food chain asked, “Where’s the beef?” in a famous 1980s commercial?
Hint: The commercial featured an older woman inspecting a tiny hamburger patty.
Wendys
Fun Fact: “Where’s the beef?” became such a popular phrase that people started using it in everyday conversation.
What machine could you use to type letters and documents before home computers became common?
Hint: You had to press the keys hard enough to strike an ink ribbon.
A Typewriter
Fun Fact: On many typewriters, making a mistake meant using correction fluid, correction tape—or simply starting over!
What band sang “Joy to the World,” the song that begins with Jeremiah being a bullfrog?
Hint: The band's name includes a number and an animal.
Three Dog Night
Fun Fact: Despite the title, this isn't the Christmas song “Joy to the World.” The Three Dog Night version became a huge hit in 1971.
In M*A*S*H, the doctors and nurses were stationed during what war?
Hint: It took place in the early 1950s.
The Korean War
Fun Fact: Although the story took place during a war lasting about three years, the television series itself stayed on the air for 11 seasons.
“A watched pot never _____.”
Hint: Think about waiting impatiently for water on the stove.
Boils
Fun Fact: The saying means that when you keep checking on something, the wait can feel much longer.
What battery brand featured a pink bunny that “keeps going and going”?
Hint: Think batteries and a drum-playing rabbit.
Energizer
Fun Fact: The Energizer Bunny first appeared in commercials in 1989.
What toy “pets” were sold through comic-book advertisements and seemed to come alive when placed in water?
Hint: They weren't really monkeys.
Sea-Monkeys
Fun Fact: Sea-Monkeys are actually brine shrimp, and the dramatic little creatures shown in the old advertisements looked nothing like the real animals.
What singer-songwriter recorded the album Tapestry, which included songs such as “It’s Too Late”?
Hint: Her last name sounds royal.
Who is Carole King?
Fun Fact: Before becoming famous for performing her own songs, Carole King was already a successful songwriter for other artists.
What TV detective was famous for acting forgetful, walking away, and then returning with “just one more thing”?
Hint: Peter Falk played him in a rumpled raincoat.
Columbo
Fun Fact: Viewers usually saw the murderer commit the crime at the beginning of an episode. The fun wasn't figuring out who did it—it was watching Columbo figure out how to prove it.
“You can’t have your cake and _____ it too.”
Hint: Once you do this to the cake, you don’t still have it!
Eat
Fun Fact: The saying means you can’t always have two things that contradict each other at the same time.
What coffee brand was famous for commercials featuring a fictional waitress named Mrs. Olson?
Hint: She was always convincing people to try better coffee.
Folgers
Fun Fact: Mrs. Olson appeared in Folgers commercials for years and became one of television advertising’s most recognizable characters.