Name that Decade
Musicals
Funny Things Grandmother Says
Famous Iowans
If Walls Could Speak
100

Includes a  “day that will live in infamy” and a date that welcomed baby Grandmother 

1940s

100

A con man convinces the locals to start a band, and then falls for Marion… Madam Librarian.

What is The Music Man?

100

A term of endearment

What is "Pumpkin?"

100

Portrayed Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Who is Elijah Woods?

100

We keep watch over all from our perch in the hall

What is the pair of portraits of Grandmother's grandparents?

200

Three Anthony boys grew up into teenagers and the Berlin Wall came down

1980s

200

This musical's namesake arrives by umbrella to nanny the children at 17 Cherry Tree Lane

What is Mary Poppins?

200

A synonym for “coke” or “soda

Pop

200

Actor in That 70s Show, he might be better known for being married to Demi Moore or Mila Kunis

Who is Ashton Kutcher?

200

Around me a song calls for folks to rock; count on me for a steady tick tock

What is the grandfather clock?

300

Included are Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, and the arrival of 3/8 of the grandkids

2000-2010

300

Through song and rap, this musical highlights a founding father who "began" the US Coast Guard.

Hamilton

300

A phrase used to connote fondness or sympathy for someone

What is "Bless his/her heart?"

300

The first and only student at Starfleet Academy to defeat the Kobayashi Maru test, and to “boldly go where no man has gone before”

Who is Captain Kirk?

300

Ring ring... hello?

What is the phone?

400

Foreign Service called to Turkey and the WWW publicly debuted as an Internet service

1990s

400

A nightclub sensation, a philandering husband, a slick lawyer, and a wanna-be starlet

Chicago

400

How much Grandmother loves us

What is "a bushel and a peck?"

400

An American-British author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other non-fiction topics

Who is Bill Bryson?

400

A welcome for those who travel for miles, take off your coat and stay awhile

What is the "VISITORS" sign?

500

The heavenly bodies aligned: Neil Armstrong arrived on the moon, and Daddy arrived on Earth

1960s

500

Management plays games, but the workers want a raise at the Iowa-based Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory

Pajama Game

500

A word usually used to express surprise or alarm

What is "Jeepers!"

500

American actress who played the heroine in Saboteur (an Alfred Hitchcock film), and who shares the name of a famous Kokjohn aunt

Who is Priscilla Lane?

500

Avenue G and 23rd Street are where the Boys of Summer can meet

What is the sketch of Kokjohn Field?

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