Sitcom Moms
($100) Morticia is the matriarch of this “mysterious and spooky” television family.
Answer:Who are the Addams family? The original The Addams Family ran from 1964 to 1966 and has been remade several times, including a 2019 movie.
($100) This swirly psychedelic pattern was popular throughout the 1970s and is often associated with hippie culture.
Answer: What is tie-dye? This method of dyeing clothing with swirled colors dates back as many as 4,000 years in South Asia and gained widespread popularity during the 1960s and 1970s.
($100) This Mission: Impossible and Risky Business star was born on July 3, 1962, in New York.
Answer: Who is Tom Cruise? Did you know his birth name is actually Thomas Cruise Mapother IV or that he once enrolled in a seminary?
($100) This pop singer and ’80s music and fashion icon sang “Papa Don’t Preach” and “Vogue.”
Answer: Who is Madonna? One of six children, Madonna was raised in a religious household and was a straight-A student throughout school.
. ($100) This decades-long conflict ended in 1975 following the fall of Saigon
Answer: What is the Vietnam War? The conflict came to an end with the formal reunification of North and South Vietnam. An estimated 58,220 Americans lost their lives in the war.
($200) Barbara Billingsley portrays mom June Cleaver in this 1960s family comedy
Answer:What is Leave It to Beaver? Jerry Mathers plays Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver. Did you know the show premiered on October 4, 1957, the same day satellite Sputnik was launched?
($200) Sonny and Cher were known for wearing this wide-legged style of jeans, sometimes called flares
Answer: What are bell-bottoms? First worn by early 19th-century sailors, bell-bottom pants passed from function to fashion as many 1970s icons sported the look.
($200) On April 21, 1962, this “out of this world” Seattle landmark opened at the World’s Fair.
Answer: What is the Space Needle? The opening was visited by many celebrities, including Elvis Presley, Walter Cronkite, and Neil Armstrong.
($200) This tennis great of the 1980s was born in Řevnice, Czech Republic, and had won three Grand Slam titles by 1981.
Answer: Who is Martina Navratilova? She was known for her professional rivalry with Chris Evert. She recently appeared in the Netflix comedy series The Politician
($200) The Cold War was a decades-long conflict between the U.S. and this other nation, as well as their allies.
Answer: What is the Soviet Union? The conflict lasted from 1946 until 1991; important events include the 1960 U-2 Incident, the 1979–1989 Soviet-Afghan War, and the Space Race of the 1960s.
($400) Jean Stapleton stars alongside Carroll O’Connor as the mom and dad on this ’70s sitcom.
Answer:What is All in the Family? The groundbreaking sitcom is known for discussing important social issues.
($400) This designer, initials DVF, debuted her iconic wrap dress in 1974
Answer: Who is Diane von Furstenburg? She sold millions of wrap dresses during the 1970s, making her a highly successful designer
($400) The son of fellow actor Martin Sheen, he was born on May 12, 1962, and went on to star in films such as The Breakfast Club.
Answer: Who is Emilio Estevez? Did you know he first wrote and submitted a script at age seven? It was for an episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery.
($400) This beloved British royal married Prince Charles on July 29, 1981.
Answer: Who is Princess Diana (or Diana, Princess of Wales)? She is remembered today for her charitable work with the homeless, children in need, and people with HIV/AIDS.
($400) Construction of this dividing line began on August 13, 1961; it was torn down on November 9, 1989.
Answer: What is the Berlin Wall? The structure separated East and West Germany for over 20 years, and its fall began the process of German reunification.
($600) Elizabeth Montgomery plays “charming” mom Samantha on this sitcom.
Answer :What is Bewitched? Agnes Moorehead plays her mother, Endora. Characters Samantha and Darrin welcomed daughter Tabitha in a much-anticipated episode in 1966.
($600) Lovers of 1970s disco music often sported these shoes, which made the wearer look significantly taller
Answer: What are platform shoes? Although platform-style shoes can be traced back to ancient Egypt, it was 1970s disco culture that made the high-heeled shoes iconic.
($600) John Glenn became the first American to do this on February 20, 1962.
Answer: What is orbit Earth? Glenn became a national hero following the mission, during which he circled the globe three times
($600) This Austrian-born actor and politician is known for iconic lines such as the ever-popular “I’ll be back.”
Answer: Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger? He was born in Graz, Austria, in 1947 and rose to fame as a bodybuilder. His career has included starring in the Terminator movies as well as serving as California’s governor.
($600) These two men took “one small step” on July 20, 1969; Michael Collins manned the command module.
Answer: Who are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin? Around half a billion people tuned in to watch the historic moon landing. The crew safely landed back on Earth on July 24.
($800) Housemother Edna Garrett helps girls at a boarding school through the trials and tribulations of teen life on this sitcom.
Answer: What is The Facts of Life? The show was popular in its own right but started out as a spinoff of Diff’rent Strokes. The writers had more spinoffs planned but never got them off the ground.
($800) This actress and fashion icon was known during the 1970s for sporting fully crocheted outfits and short shorts, as well as her 1976 marriage to John Warner.
Answer: Who is Elizabeth Taylor? The violet-eyed beauty starred in such films as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Cleopatra.
($800) This Canadian actor was born on January 17, 1962, and went on to star in The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Answer: Who is Jim Carrey? He got his showbiz start as the opening act for Buddy Hackett and Rodney Dangerfield.
($800) The first female prime minister of India, she is remembered for revitalizing the farming industry in her nation and for her autocratic leadership.
Answer: Who is Indira Gandhi? She served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
($800) The 1976 series Black Sheep Squadron tells the true stories of this war hero’s Marine squadron during World War II.
Answer: Who is Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington? Robert Conrad plays the role of Boyington, who was awarded the 1944 Medal of Honor for his actions during the war.