1930s
What major global economic crisis defined the early 1930s?
What is the Great Depression
Which event in 1941 pulled the U.S. into WWII?
What space agency was established in 1958 in the U.S.?
What is NASA
Which female singer released “Respect” in 1967?
What is Aretha Franklin
Who played Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film Rocky?
What is Sylvester Stallone
What became the tallest building in the world on May 27, 1930?
What is the Chrysler Building
Which antibiotic was mass-produced in the 1940s?
What is Penicillin
What war ended in 1953 with an armistice agreement?
What is the Korean War
Which rock festival in 1969 became a symbol of peace and counterculture?
What is Woodstock
Which band performed Bohemian Rhapsody released in 1975?
What is Queen
What type of biscuit was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield in 1938?
What is a chocolate chip cookie
Which type of pen went on sale in 1944?
What is a Ballpoint
Which fast-food chain opened its first restaurant in 1955 in Illinois?
What is McDonald's
What was the name of the first James Bond movie released in 1962?
What is Dr. No
Which 1977 blockbuster changed the sci-fi genre forever?
What is Star Wars
What famous science fiction radio broadcast by Orson Welles caused panic in the United States in 1938?
What is The War of the Worlds
Which singer had a TV show in 1948?
What is Perry Como
Which famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?
What is Joe DiMaggio
What was the highest-grossing film (*Musical*) of the 1960s?
What is The Sound of Music
Which game, invented by Reyn Guyer and released by Milton Bradley, that consisted of a spinner and mat with varying-colored spots, became extremely popular in the 1970s?
What is Twister
Which city and country hosted the 1936 summer Olympics
What is Berlin, Germany
What major technological invention revolutionized communication in the 1940s?
What is a Transistor
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in "On the Waterfront" in 1955?
What is Marlon Brando
Who became the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967?
What is Thurgood Marshall
What was the first commercially successful video game, released in 1972?
What is Pong