Presidential First
This president was the first to live in the White House.
Who is John Adams?
Originating in the 1920s, this dance involved rapid leg movements and was often performed by "Flappers."
What was the Charleston?
A 1942 Bing Crosby classic about dreaming of a specific colored Christmas, it remains the best-selling single of all time.
What is White Christmas?
This 1939 Technicolor classic tells the story of a young Kansas girl whisked away to a magical land.
What is The Wizard of Oz?
In the 1950s, the widespread adoption of this household appliance dramatically changed family dynamics and leisure time.
What is the television?
This president was the first to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game.
Who is Howard Taft?
These small, plush toy animals were a major collecting obsession in the 1990s, often resold for much higher prices.
What were Beanie Babies?
This rock and roll standard, released by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1955, helped kickstart the genre's mainstream popularity
What is Rock Around the Clock?
Set during the American Civil War, this epic 1939 film follows the fiery Scarlett O'Hara through love, loss, and survival.
What is Gone With the Wind?
Beginning in 1970, this annual global observance brings attention to environmental protection and sustainability.
What is Earth Day?
The first president to visit all 50 states
Who is Richard Nixon?
A fad from the late 1950s that involved swaying your hips to keep it going?
What was the Hula Hoop?
From 1971, this Don McLean epic is often called "the day the music died," referencing a tragic plane crash.
What is American Pie?
This 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster about a great white shark made many think twice about going into the ocean.
What is Jaws?
During a 1983 Motown 25th anniversary TV special, Michael Jackson debuted this iconic dance move while performing "Billie Jean."
What is the Moonwalk?
The first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This dance challenge from the early 2010s involved people freezing in dramatic poses while a camera moved around them.
What was the Mannequin Challenge?
This gospel-influenced civil rights anthem became synonymous with the movement, sung at marches and protests.
What is We Shall Overcome?
A 1980 psychological horror film by Stanley Kubrick, featuring Jack Nicholson as a caretaker who descends into madness at an isolated hotel.
What is The Shining
At the 1980 Winter Olympics, a young U.S. men's hockey team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history, defeating the seemingly invincible Soviet Union squad.
What is the Miracle on Ice
The first president to fly in "Air Force 1"
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Invented in 1974, this 3D combination puzzle became a global sensation in the 1980s.
What is the Rubik's Cube
This 1985 charity single, co-written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, featured an all-star lineup to benefit African famine relief.
What is We Are the World
This 1952 musical about Hollywood's transition from silent films to "talkies" features Gene Kelly dancing in the rain.
What is Singing in the Rain
In 1986, over five million Americans linked hands in a human chain across the continental U.S. to raise money for hunger and homelessness.
What is "Hands across America?"