Name that Song/ music artist
1940s Slang Terms
trivia 60s
trivia 70s
70s slang
100

In Napoli, where love is king
(When boy meets girl)
(Here's what they say)

When the moon hits your eye
Like a big-a pizza pie
That's amore

Dean Martin That's Amore l

100
  1. Keeping up with the Joneses — 

competing to have a lifestyle or socioeconomic status comparable to one's neighbors

100

Who was the president of the United States from January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963?


John F. Kennedy.

100

What major event happened on June 17 1972?


The Watergate break-in, the precursor to the Watergate Scandal

100
  1. Catch you on the flip side 

— see you later

200

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On a-Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby, kiss me

Frank Sinatra Fly Me to the Moon

200
  1. Sitting in the hot seat — 
  1. in a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation
200

What was the average (median) income of American families in 1960?


$5,600.

200

The 26th Amendment became law in 1971. What did it grant people?


Anyone over 18 can vote

200
  1. Mind-blowing — 
  1. unbelievable; originally an expression for the effects of hallucinogenic drugs
300

Hands, touchin' hands
Reachin' out, touchin' me
Touchin' you

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
But now I
 

Neil Diamond Sweet Caroline

300
  1. Smooch 

— kiss

300

What was the name of the much-wanted talking doll that first appeared in commercials in 1960?


Chatty Cathy.

300

What infamous line did the crew of Apollo 13 utter in the 1970’s?

Houston, we have a problem’

300
  1. Get down/Boogie 

— dance

400

Love is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns

johnny cash ring of fire

400
  1. Blockbuster 

— a huge success

400

 Which comic book character made their first appearance in 1962?


Spiderman.

400

What was the name of the group that had a hit in 1978 with the song YMCA?


The Village People

400
  1. Dig it —

 to like or understand something

500

On a warm summer's evening
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-staring
Out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us
And he began to speak

kenny rogers the gambler lyrics

500
  1. Far out —

 strange or groovy (or both)

500

Which dance from the '60s created the largest craze?


The Twist.

500

In 1979, who told us ‘I Will Survive’?


Gloria Gaynor

500
  1. Bodacious —

 beautiful

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