Music
1. What year did the Beatles officially disband?
1971
1. What is the name of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?
Rosa Parks
1. Ward and June were two main characters from what famous TV show of the late 50s and early 60s?
(Leave it to Beaver)
1: Who did Pope John Paul II succeed as Pope?
John Paul 1
4: What unprecedented activity did Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay do in 1953?
Climb Mount Everest
2. What was the name of Elvis Presley's infamous estate located in Memphis, TN?
Graceland
2. What did the U.S. Postal Service add in 1963 that is part of every address today?
Zip Codes
2. Which rising young star from the movie Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955?
(James Dean)
2: Whose death postponed the 1968 Oscars for 48-hours and led to huge civil unrest in the US?
MLK
5: In 1972, which Olympic athlete set a record by winning 7 gold medals?
Mark Spitz
3. Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"?
Francis Scott Key
3. Which president resigned in 1974 over the Watergate scandal?
Nixon
3. In which film did Humphrey Bogart say, "We'll always have Paris?"
(Casablanca)
3: Which famous actor says the iconic phrase 'you talkin' to me' in the 1976 movie Taxi Driver?
Robert De Niro
6: What was the brand behind the first commercial for TV dinners?
Swanson
4. Which famous singer of the 40s and 50s had the nickname 'Ol' Blue Eyes'?
Frank Sinatra
4. Who was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
4. What are the names of the Three Stooges?
(Moe, Larry and Curly)
4: What kind of accident rendered actor Christopher Reeves paralyzed?
Horseback Riding
7: What kind of skirt was fashionable in the 1960s?
Mini
5. Tony Bennett had a 1951 Number 1 hit with the song "Cold, cold ____"?
Heart
5. Which years did WWII start and end?
(1939-1945)
5. Which actress, whose career spanned from the 30s to the 80s, has won the most Academy Awards?
(Katharine Hepburn with 4 wins and 12 nominations)
6: What was the name of the 1942 classic movie starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart?
Casablanca
9: On the official US list of popular baby names, what was the number 1 name for a girl born in 1950?
Linda