Presidents
Our first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
This musician enters the United States music charts for the first time, with "Heartbreak Hotel".
Who is Elvis Presley?
They were the screen team for the swinging 1960s, living so large that the headlines about their private lives often eclipsed their eleven films together.
Who are Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton?
The 2 Olympics are distinguished by these seasonal names
What are Summer and Winter?
A beacon over the City of Lights, soaring over the southwest side of the city, from its base in the 7th arrondissement—has become a symbol synonymous not just with Paris, but France as a whole.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
Our 16th president of the United States.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This actress marries playwright Arthur Miller, in White Plains, New York.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
They turned the battle of the sexes into high comedy, as the immovable male withstood the spirited attacks of the irresistible female.
Who is Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn?
Number of medals the U.S. won at the 1994 Winter Olympics or number of stripes on the U.S. flag
What is 13?
Located just east of relic-littered Palatine Hill in Rome, the massive stone and concrete structure measures 160 feet tall with a circumference of 1,788 feet
What is the Colosseum?
He was our longest serving president.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This NBC logo debuts on television in the United States.
What is the Peacock?
With a spin, a lift, and a burst of taps, they became the greatest dancing team in film, making ballroom dancing sexy, sophisticated, silly, and just downright fun.
Who are Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire?
This symbol is a reminder of the Games’ Greek origins
What is the Olympic torch?
The crowning glory of Athens’s rocky Acropolis hilltop
What is the Parthenon?
This president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The last "Big Tent" show was in Pittsburgh on July 16, 1956.
What is Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey circus?
No audience laughed harder than when the perpetual trickster set his sights on the statuesque, unflappable woman who came to be called "The Fifth Marx Brother."
Who are Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont?
The symbol was designed to include everyone
What is the Olympic rings?
Mammoth and mysterious, this ancient circle of megalithic pillars in the English countryside, on Salisbury Plain, has fascinated generations of curious spectators.
What is Stonehenge?
August 8, 1974, this president announced his resignation from the office of president.
Who is Richard Nixon?
Cecil B. DeMille's epic film starring Charlton Heston as Moses, is released in the United States.
What is The Ten Commandments?
In four "backyard musicals" and three Andy Hardy films, they became America's favorite teen couple, creating an idealized image of youthful high spirits.
Who are Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland?
The 2016 Games in Rio marked the first time the Olympics are held on what continent?
What is South America?
Dating to 1173, this curious bell tower was lopsided almost from the start, owed to the uneven settling of its foundation in the soft ground below.
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?