Popular songs in the 1960s
Name the song that has the lyrics:
"I got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside.
I've got the month of May."
What is My Girl by the Temptations?
Who was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War?
Who is Granville Woods?
He was known as the King of Pop and wrote the #1 hits like Thriller and Billie Jean.
Who is Michael Jackson?
On Average, How many marriage proposals are there on Valentine's Day every year?
220,000
Name the song that has the lyrics:
"Oh, come on. come to me
You take my mind off.
Come give me your hand."
What is I want to hold your hand by the Beatles?
What African American Woman was an early pioneer of laser cataract surgery?
Who is Patricia Bath?
She is known as the Queen of Rock and Roll and known for songs Proud Mary and What's Love got to do with it.
Who is Tina Turner?
Besides Valentine's Day, for which holiday are the most flowers sent?
Mother's Day
Name the song that has the lyrics:
"Pretty woman, walkin' down the street.
Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet."
What is Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison?
What African American Woman was the inventor of the clothes wringer for the washing machine?
Who is Ellen Eglin?
He was an African American jazz trumpet player and was nicknamed "Satchmo".
Who is Lois Armstrong?
What notorious gangster orchestrated the Saint Valentine's Day massacre?
Who is Al Capone?
Name the song with the lyrics:
"Stop, in the name of love.
Before you break my heart."
What is Stop in the Name of Love by Diana Ross and the Supremes?
Who was an agricultural scientist and inventor who made products out of peanuts?
He was a singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was nicknamed "Brother Ray" and was blind due to glaucoma at a young age.
Who is Ray Charles?
What percentage of coupled men don't make plans in advance for Valentine's Day?
64%
Name the song with the lyrics:
"Come on baby.
Let's do the twist.
Come on baby."
What is the Twist by Chubby Checker
Who was awarded the patent for the automatic elevator doors?
Who is Alexander Miles?
She was an African American Jazz singer and nicknamed the "First Lady of Song" and the "Queen of Jazz". She is famous for her song A-Tisket A- Tasket.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
What is the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage ever recorded?
86 years and 290 days