TV SHOWS
HISTORY
LAURA INGALLS WILDER
SCIENCE
RIDDLES
100

This 1950's television show was a treasure trove the redefined comedy with Lucille Ball's groundbreaking roll. 

I Love Lucy

100

Which river did George Washington famously cross prior to the battle of Trenton?

The Delaware River

100

In Laura's old age what type of books did Laura mostly like to read?

Westerns

100

What was the first nation to send an astronaut to space?

The Soviet Union

100

What has no questions but must be answered?

a phone

200

Jackie Gleason played in this sitcom where he brought humor and relatability to the struggles of the working class.

The Honeymooners

200

What was the name of the theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot?

Ford's Theater

200

What saved the townspeople of De Smet in the winter of 1880-1881?

Almanzo and another man crossed the prairie in a sleigh to bring back wheat. 

200

What is the pH of pure water? (level from 1-10)

7 (neutral)

200

What food we eat has a heart that doesn't beat?

Artichoke

300

This is an American television series that enact cases of a dedicated LA police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. It is also a spin off from the radio show with the same name.


Dragnet

300

Which nations made up the Axis Powers during WWII?

Germany, Italy, and Japan

300

How long does Laura agree to try farming in the book "The first four year's"?

3 Years

300

What is the most abundant compound in most living things?

water

300

What's lighter than a feather but impossible to hold for much more than a minute?

Your breath

400

This was first a radio show and then a television comedy series that began in August of 1949, which portrayed a middle-class family in the Midwest that starred Robert Young and Jim Anderson

Father Knows Best

400

Who is the only US president to have been a former prisoner of war?

Andrew Jackson

400

What kind of storm ruins their first year's crops in the book the "first four years"?

A Hailstorm

400

What type of cells in the human body transmit nerve impulses?

Neurons

400

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take it in when you don't want to use it?

an anchor
500

This was an American radio and television western drama series. The story takes place in or around Dodge City, Kansas during the settlement of the American West and ran for 20 seasons from 1955-1975.


Gunsmoke

500

When was the last eruption of Mount St. Helens?

1980

500

In the book the first four years what did Laura and Almanzo buy themselves for Christmas?

Glassware

500

What is the average human body temperature?

98.6 F

500

What letters are easily found in every single day of the week?

D-A-Y

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