Medical & Technology Breakthroughs
Dr. Jonas Salk developed a revolutionary medical breakthrough in 1953 that effectively eradicated this paralyzing disease.
What is Polio?
This iconic 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon family used modern appliances powered by dinosaurs and lived in Bedrock.
Who are the Flintstones?
Released by Milton Bradley in 1949, players navigate a sweet landscape including the Peppermint Forest and the Gumdrop Mountains.
What is Candyland?
Ford caused a massive automotive craze in 1964 when it debuted this sporty affordable "pony car."
What is the Mustang?
This Swedish pop group won Eurovision in 1974 with "Waterloo" and went on to rule the decade with hits like "Dancing Queen."
Alexander Fleming won a 1945 Nobel Prize for his 1928 discovery of this first modern antibiotic, mass-produced during WWII.
What is Penicillin?
Who is Captain America?
In 1965, players became surgeons by trying to remove items like the "Funny Bone" without making a buzzing sound in this game.
What is Operation?
This German-made, rear-engine "People's Car" became a beloved counterculture icon across America during the 1960s.
What is the Volkswagen Beetle (Bug)?
Stevie Wonder scored a massive 1972 funk-rock hit with this song warning listeners about the dangers of bad luck and old myths.
What is "Superstition?"
In 1971, this this technological giant introduced the 4004 micro processor, launching the era of personal computing.
What is Intel?
This blockheaded boy and his beagle, Snoopy, made their newspaper comic strip debut in October, 1950.
Who is Charlie Brown? (or What is Peanuts?)
This 1970s detective logic game required players to deduce a secret peg combination of colors hidden behind a plastic shield.
What is Mastermind?
Introduced in 1953, this sleek Chevrolet model became America's premiere fiberglass-bodied sports car.
What is the Corvette?
This American rock pioneer shocked the mid-1950s with "Johnny B. Goode" and his signature 'duckwalk' on stage.
Who is Chuck Berry?
Dr. Christiaan Barnard made medical history in 1967 by performing the world's first successful transplant of this human organ?
What is the heart.
His first self-titled comic book was released in 1940, introducing super-villains Joker and Catwoman.
Who is Batman?
Originally patented as "The Landlord's Game," Parker Brother officially launched this massive real estate board game in 1935, but it dominated the 1940s family game nights.
What is Monopoly?
Mattel launched this line of fast, die-cast toy cars in 1968 to compete with the slower Matchbox cars.
What are Hot Wheels?
This smooth crooner ruled the 1940s airwaves and movie screens with his signature velvet voice and holiday hit "White Christmas."
Who is Bing Crosby?
Percy Spencer accidentally incented this common kitchen appliance in 1945 after a radar vacuum tube melted a candy bar in his pocket.
What is the Microwave Oven?
This yellow, customizable smile icon became a global pop culture sensation after a commercial artist designed it in 1963.
What is Smiley Face?
Introduced in 1956, this strategic game asks players to capture territories and continents using tiny plastic infantry and artillery.
This boxy, luxury vehicle, which shared it's name with a European town, featured faux-wood side paneling and defined 1970s station wagons.
What is the Ford Country Squire?
This Motown girl group achieved five consecutive number-one hits in 1964 and 1965, including "Baby Love" and "Stop! In the Name of Love."
Who are the Supremes?