Jobs & Work Back Then” — Occupations from the past.
What did a welder do?
Joined pieces of metal using heat
Who was known as “The Man in Black”? →
Johnny Cash
Who was known as “The Quiet Beatle”? →
George Harrison
What was the nickname for women who worked in factories during WWII?
→ Rosie the Riveter
What bird is known for its colorful tail feathers? →
Peacock
What was a telegraph operator’s main tool?
→ Morse code key
Who was known as “The Red-Headed Stranger”?
→ Willie Nelson
Who was the lead singer of The Rolling Stones? →
Mick Jagger
What military alliance was formed in 1949? →
NATO
What mammal uses sonar to navigate underwater? →
Dolphin
What tool was used to keep clothes wrinkle-free before steam irons?
→ Flat iron or sad iron
Who was Johnny Cash’s famous singing wife? →
June Carter Cash
Who was known as “The Father of Rock ’n’ Roll”? →
Chuck Berry
What crisis in 1962 nearly led to nuclear war? →
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What creature produces pearls? →
Oyster
What was the job of a railroad conductor? →
Supervised trains and collected tickets
What Tennessee-born star wrote “Jolene” and “Coat of Many Colors”?
→ Dolly Parton
What Little Richard song starts with “A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop, a-lop-bam-boom”?
→ “Tutti Frutti”
What war escalated under President Lyndon B. Johnson? →
The Vietnam War
What animal is famous for playing dead to avoid danger? →
Opossum
What did a stenographer do? →
Took shorthand notes of meetings or court proceedings
Who was nicknamed “The Singing Brakeman”?
Jimmie Rodgers
Who sang “Sweet Caroline”? →
Neil Diamond
What was Reagan’s economic policy often called? →
Reaganomics
What cat loves lasagna in the comic strips? →
Garfield