Music Milestones
This “King of Rock and Roll” had his first hit with “Heartbreak Hotel” in 1956
Who is Elvis Presley?
This annual football game, first played in 1937, crowns the NFL champion.
What is the Super Bowl?
This scientist’s theory of relativity, published in 1905, revolutionized our understanding of space and time.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This sticky note, invented by 3M, came from a glue that wasn’t strong enough—oops!
What is a Post-it Note?
This yellow, donut-loving dad stars in a long-running show set in Springfield.
Who is Homer Simpson?
This composer, deaf by his later years, premiered his Ninth Symphony, including “Ode to Joy,” in 1824
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This sport, played on ice with sticks and a puck, saw the U.S. upset the Soviet Union in the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”
What is hockey?
This 1953 discovery by Watson and Crick revealed the double-helix structure of DNA.
What is the structure of DNA?
This kitchen appliance, discovered after a melted chocolate bar in a radar test, cooks food with microwaves.
What is a microwave oven?
This sailor man gains super strength from eating spinach—watch out, Bluto!
Who is Popeye?
This Beatles album, released in 1967, features a colorful cover and the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
What is Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
This Jamaican sprinter, known as the fastest man alive, won gold in the 100-meter dash at three consecutive Olympics.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This element, discovered on the sun before Earth, is the second-most abundant in the universe.
What is helium?
This bubbly drink was born in 1886 when a pharmacist mixed syrup with carbonated water by mistake.
What is Coca-Cola?
This speedy bird always outruns Wile E. Coyote with a signature “Beep Beep!”
Who is the Road Runner?
This genre, born in the Bronx in the 1970s, blends rhythmic speech with beats and turntable scratches.
What is hip-hop?
This tennis tournament, held annually in London, is the oldest in the world and played on grass courts.
What is Wimbledon?
This device, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, transmitted the first clear spoken words: “Mr. Watson, come here.”
What is the telephone?
This stretchy toy, accidentally created during WWII rubber experiments, bounces and flops in wild ways.
What is Silly Putty?
This dim-witted dog and his cat pal solve mysteries in a green van called the Mystery Machine.
Who is Scooby-Doo?
This jazz legend, nicknamed “Satchmo,” popularized scat singing and played the trumpet with unmatched flair.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This cyclist won the Tour de France seven times before admitting to doping, leading to his titles being stripped
Who is Lance Armstrong?
This particle, theorized by Peter Higgs and confirmed in 2012 at CERN, is nicknamed the “God particle.”
What is the Higgs boson?
This antibiotic, found in 1928 when mold crashed a bacteria party, changed medicine forever.
What is penicillin?
This pink feline, created by Hanna-Barbera, starred in his own groovy 1970s show with a laugh track.
Who is the Pink Panther?