Birthdays Through the Ages
Penny for Your Thoughts
1955
Boomer-rang
100

Penny celebrated most of her childhood birthdays in this room in her house

What is the basement?

100

"Penny Lane" was a single off of this Beatles' album

What is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?

100

This popular fast food chain opened

What is McDonalds?

100

This popular phrase is used by Gen Z to deride their elders

What is "OK, boomer"?

200

Penny's golden birthday took place this year

What is 1958?

200

Pennywise is a character in this Stephen King novel

What is It?

200

Vaccinations against this disease began

What is polio?

200

He was the first baby boomer president

Who is Bill Clinton?

300

Penny spent her 18th birthday in this city

What is New Orleans?

300

These mass-produced sensationalist stories were popular in 19th century England

What are penny dreadfuls?

300

Rosa Parks was arrested for civil disobedience in this city

What is Montgomery, Alabama?

300

This was the last year Baby Boomers were born

What is 1964?

400

This person surprised Penny on her 60th birthday

What is a trick question? Jessica attempted to surprise Peter but he ruined the surprise

400

Penny is the name of this American Girl doll's beloved horse

Who is Felicity?

400

This Tennessee Williams play won the Pulitzer Prize


What is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?

400

This generation preceded the Baby Boomers

What is the Silent Generation?

500

Penny was celebrating her birthday party here on April 4, 1968, when MLK was shot

What is [some] hotel pool?

500

Abraham Lincoln's face was put on the penny in what decade?

1900s (1909)

500

George de Mestral invented this material, inspired by burrs in his dog's fur

What is velcro?

500

Baby boomers account for at least 25% of the population in every state, except for this one

What is Utah?

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