60s & 70s
This 1975 film about a shark terrorizing a New England beach town became one of the first major summer blockbusters.
What is Jaws?
After more than 150 years, he's still the tallest president in U.S history.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This actress was preferred in the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
I was a comedian known for my television show, my signature cardigan sweaters, and the gentle neighborhood where I welcomed viewers.
Who is Fred Rogers?
At 1,943 feet, this deep body of water in southern Oregon fills the caldera of a collapsed volcano.
What is Crater Lake?
In 1968, this civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This Norse explorer was thought to set foot on America before Christopher Columbus.
Who is Leif Erikson?
Original wording of the Hollywood sign.
What is “Hollywoodland”?
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and five years later she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This mountain is the highest point in Oregon.
What is Mount Hood?
This scandal involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters eventually led to President Nixon's resignation.
What is Watergate?
This man was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street were named after characters in this classic 1946 holiday film.
What is It's a Wonderful Life? (Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver)
She became famous for playing a character named Jessica Fletcher, a mystery writer who always seemed to find herself solving murders.
Who is Angela Lansbury?
This bright yellow-flowering plant, whose berries resemble a certain fruit, is Oregon’s official state flower.
What is the Oregon grape?
This 1970s sitcom centered on a widowed father, his three sons, his new wife, her three daughters, and their housekeeper.
What is The Brady Bunch?
This city was destroyed in 79 CE due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
What is Pompeii?
Orson Welles whispers the dying word "Rosebud" at the start of this 1941 masterpiece.
What is Citizen Kane?
This singer and actress won an Academy Award for Cabaret and became known for songs like “Maybe This Time.”
Who is Liza Minnelli?
This Oregon berry, also known as the "black raspberry," is often found in pies, jams, and ice cream.
What is the marionberry?
This 1970s dance craze became closely associated with the disco era and inspired a hit song by Van McCoy.
What is the Hustle?
This was the first permanent English settlement in America.
What is Jamestown?
For his harrowing 1993 drama Schindler's List, this legendary filmmaker took home his very first Oscar for Best Director.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
I was born in 1917, played Atticus Finch's role in To Kill a Mockingbird, and won an Academy Award for the performance.
Who is Gregory Peck?
This Oregon city was named after the French explorer who is said to have discovered the Columbia River.
Who is Astoria?