Classic Radio & TV Stars
Q: This comedian was famous for his "feud" with Fred Allen and for always claiming to be 39 years old, no matter how much time passed.
A: Jack Benny
Q: Starting in the late 1940s, housewives began hosting "parties" to sell these airtight plastic storage containers.
A: Tupperware
Q: This 1939 song, often associated with Jimmy Davis, includes the line: "You'll never know dear, how much I love you."
A: "You Are My Sunshine"
Q: Known as "The Yankee Clipper," this baseball star famously had a 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
A: Joe DiMaggio
Q: In 1945, this international organization was founded in San Francisco to replace the League of Nations and maintain world peace.
A: The United Nations
Q: She was the ditzy but lovable half of a husband-and-wife comedy duo alongside George Burns.
A: Gracie Allen
Q: In 1953, the Swanson company changed American dinner time forever by introducing this frozen, pre-portioned meal.
A: The TV Dinner
Q: Patti Page had a massive 1950 hit with this song about a girl who loses her sweetheart at a dance.
A: "The Tennessee Waltz"
Q: This track and field legend won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying Hitler’s theories of racial superiority.
A: Jesse Owens
Q: This Scottish scientist’s 1928 discovery of "mold juice" finally became widely available as this life-saving medicine in the 1940s.
A: Penicillin
Q: Known as "Mr. Television," he hosted Texaco Star Theater and was famous for his outrageous costumes and slapstick humor.
A: Milton Berle
Q: These colorful, heat-resistant glass nesting bowls became a staple in almost every 1940s and 50s kitchen.
A: Pyrex
Q: This 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis hit warned listeners that "there's a whole lot of shakin' goin' on."
A: "Great Balls of Fire"
Q: He was the heavy-weight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949, nicknamed the "Brown Bomber."
A: Joe Louis
Q: This iconic orange-gate bridge in California was completed and opened to the public in 1937.
A: The Golden Gate Bridge
Q: This masked hero and his faithful friend Tonto first rode across the radio airwaves in 1933 before moving to TV.
A: The Lone Ranger
Q: Families would often save these little gummed labels from grocery stores and paste them into books to trade for household appliances.
A: S&H Green Stamps
Q: Doris Day sang this song in 1945, perfectly capturing the feeling of soldiers returning home from the war.
A: "Sentimental Journey"
Q: This woman was a multisport phenom who won two gold medals in track in 1932 before becoming a champion professional golfer.
A: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Q: These two territories were officially admitted as the 49th and 50th U.S. states in 1959.
A: Alaska and Hawaii
Q: He was a beloved redhead comedian known for characters like Clem Kadiddlehopper and the "Mean Widdle Kid."
A: Red Skelton
Q: Before the electric version became popular, this manual tool was used to whip cream or beat eggs by turning a side crank.
A: Hand Crank Egg Beater (or Rotary Beater)
Q: This "Singing Cowboy" was famous for his theme song "Back in the Saddle Again."
A: Gene Autry
Q: This Boston Red Sox legend, known as "The Splendid Splinter," was the last MLB player to hit over .400 in a season (1941).
A: Ted Williams
Q: In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in this rocket-powered plane.
A: The Bell X-1