1910-1920
True or False
America Entered WW1 6 April 1917
True
The United States had 4,355,000 military personnel involved in World War I. It suffered 322,000 casualties including 116,000 soldiers that were killed. The United States didn't become an official member of the Allies, but called itself an "associated power".
who was the First African American Plays in Baseball’s Major League
A. Willie Mays
B. Barry Bonds
C. Jackie Robinson
C. Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about the importance of Jackie Robinson as a symbol. Robinson attended the March on Washington in 1963. Robinson was willing to go to jail for what he thought was right. However, it was his non-violent approach, an approach that would come to characterize the Civil Rights Movement, which was successful in helping to end segregation in baseball.
what music genre was born in the 1950s
A. rock and roll
B.R&B
C. hip-hop
A. rock and roll
The highlight of 1950s pop culture in America was the introduction of rock and roll, or “rocking and rolling” music. The term was first coined by Cleveland DJ Alan Freed, and teens across the country quickly grew fond of it. The new music celebrated themes like love and freedom from oppression.
this show is a famous African American 1970s show that lasted for 6 seasons, this focuses on a character that was in the show Maude
A. A Family together
B. Good Family life
C. Good Times
C. Good Times
television's first African American two-parent family sitcom and is was a spin-off of a spin-off.
what show did this clip come from
A. Friends
B. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
C. family matters
B. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
some scenes Will improvised
when was the titanic built and crashed
A.built May 11, 1911 and crashed April 19, 1912
B. built May 21, 1911 and crashed April 15, 1912
C. built May 31, 1911 and crashed April 14, 1912
C. built May 31, 1911 and crashed April 14, 1912
The Titanic was never actually described as ‘unsinkable’
The Titanic was claimed by its builders to be ‘practically unsinkable’. It was a bold claim, but slightly less bold than the ‘unsinkable’ claims that movies have added to the story.
It was at launch the largest object ever to move on the water but she was not designed to be the fastest (Cunard’s Lusitania and Mauretania were always going to be faster). Stories of the captain trying to make a speed record are without substance.
What year did Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A. December 21, 1937
B. December 21, 1939
C. December 21, 1934
A. December 21, 1937
The fairy tale is even darker
Although Snow White may seem pretty scary with its poisoned apple, cackling witch and spooky forest, the original story was every scarier! In it, the evil queen tries to poison Snow White three times in total, and she even eats some of Snow White's organs after she thinks she's been killed (It's really a pig though). At the end, the queen dies by dancing to death in red hot slippers! Yikes! You can still see some hints of the original in the opening credits, which include a poisoned comb.
when did Disneyland Opened
A. Anaheim, California, on 17 July 1955.
B. Anaheim, California, on 17 June 1955.
C. Anaheim, California, on 17 April 1955.
A. Anaheim, California, on 17 July 1955.
Disneyland is home to a large crew of feral cats that have been welcomed to stay due to their pest control instincts. If you’re lucky, you may spot some at the feeding station over near the Hungry Bear Restaurant.
when was the sitcom The Golden Girls released
A. June 14, 1985
B. September 14, 1985
C. May 14, 1985
B. September 14, 1985
When the show was originally pitched, the character of Sophia was meant to be merely an occasional guest star—Dorothy's saucy mother stopping in for a visit. The producers underestimated the appeal of Estelle Getty, though. Sophia ended up being so popular—or as they say in Hollywood, she tested strongly with preview audiences— that the producers quickly made her a regular character, according to Screen Rant.
in 1999 how much was gas
A. 3.40
B. 2.50
C. 1.22
C. 1.22
Throughout the 1990s, gas prices remained around $1.30 a gallon—though it is important to consider that the overall cost of living was also cheaper than it is today: compared to the average consumer expenditures in 2016, $57,311, consumers in 1995 spent an average of $32,264. And for another trip down memory lane, check out these 25 Things Only Parents in the 1990s Will Remember.
True or False
was Oreo created in the 1910's
Ture
The birth year of the Oreo Cookie was 1912. It was developed and produced by the National Biscuit Company (known as Nabisco today) in what is now Chelsea Market in Manhattan. It was first sold by a grocer in Hoboken at 25 cents a pound.
true of false
in the 1940s did women had to take up jobs that were for men
True
Women were needed in the workforce to replace men who went to war
first was released on October 15, 1951
is the wacky wife of Cuban bandleader Ricky Ricardo. Living in New York, Ricky tries to succeed in show business while Lucy -- always trying to help -- usually manages to get in some kind of trouble that drives Ricky crazy.
is it
A. If Loving you is Wrong
B. I Love Lucy
C. If I had a Normal Wife
B. I Love Lucy
Every episode of I Love Lucy was shot in front of a live audience of 300 ticketed viewers, often tourists visiting Hollywood from around the country. Before each taping, Desi Arnaz acted as emcee, introducing the cast to the audience and warming the crowd up for the show.
that what show had this theme
A. a life of a baby
B. babys and me
C. Muppet babies
C. muppet babies
Muppet Babies never explained what the Muppets were doing in that nursery.
Given time to reflect, it seems odd that the Muppet cast would find themselves in a nursery without being supervised by their own parents. Speaking with the Detroit Free Press in 1987, Michael Frith said that the situation was purposely left vague. “I really appreciate the fact that they don’t [ask],” Frith said of his kid viewers. “Is this a day care center? Is this a foster child home? The more we talked about it, the more we felt it should just exist. The kids accept it.”
name the theme
A. Barney
B. IDK
C. Gallagala Island
A. Barney
there is a hate group and a murder case
when was warner brothers created
A. April 4, 1923, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
A. April 4, 1923, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
In 1927 Warner Brothers introduced music and dialog with the first “talkie” motion picture, The Jazz Singer
who sung in the song Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
A. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
B. Some old people
C. Beyoncé and Jay-Z
A. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Released April 3, 1937 and Recorded March 3, 1937
The song is most famous for its "You like to-may-to / And I like to-mah-to and other verses comparing British and American English pronunciations. The differences in pronunciation are not simply regional, however, but serve more specifically to identify class differences. At the time, typical American pronunciations were considered less "refined" by the upper-class, and there was a specific emphasis on the "broader" a sound.[8] This class distinction with respect to pronunciation has been retained in caricatures, especially in the theater, where the longer a pronunciation is most strongly associated with the word darling.
When was TV Dinners Were Introduced in what year
A. year 1943
B. year 1953
C. year 1954
B. year 1953
These convenient frozen meals that defined 1950s USA were made by the Swanson company. The first TV dinner was composed of a Thanksgiving-style turkey meal complete with cornbread stuffing and peas.
who sung in the song A Love Bizarre
A.Sheila may
B. Sheila E
C. this is really old
Toured with former Beatle Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band in the early 2000s and Was the Season 3 winner of the CMT reality show Gone Country in 2009
this Sitcom is famous for being the longest running and has a spin-off as we speak
A. The Big Bang Theory
B. The Simpsons
C. Two and a Half Men
A. The Big Bang Theory
Bernadette Didn’t Always Have A High Pitched Voice and Sheldon Cooper’s Mother Is Played By A Mother and Daughter
Name that toon...….
Is it
A. IDK JUST TELL MEEEE
B. The Charleston
C. Runnin' Wild
B. The Charleston
The Charleston is said to be based on the “Juba,” a dance brought to Charleston by enslaved African Americans + performed by dock workers in the early 1900's.
True or False
did all houses had plumbing
False
Only 55 percent of all US homes had indoor plumbing at the start of the decade.
A. animal friends
B. The Banana Splits
C. The Hop along
B. The Banana Splits
Just barely. The cheerful ditty peaked at No. 96 on Billboard's Top 100 on February 8, 1969, sandwiched between Percy Sledge and Tiny Tim. That might not seem terribly impressive, but how many children's TV themes can you think of that charted?
what Marvel superhero was made in January 3, 1977.
A. SpiderMan
B. Thor
C. Black Widow
A. SpiderMan
A week into his job at Timely Comics, Lee got the opportunity to write a two-page Captain America comic. He wrote it under the pen name Stan Lee (which became his legal name) and titled it “Captain America Foils the Traitor’s Revenge.” His first full comic script would come in Captain America Issue 5, which was published August 1, 1941.
True or False
the O.J. Simpson verdict was the least watched
False
95 million Americans watched the O.J. Simpson verdict on television.