Roll out the red carpet. These acting awards debuted in 1949.
What are The Emmys?
100
In 1950, President Truman ordered the development of this bomb in response to the USSR's first detonation of an atomic bomb in 1949.
What is the hydrogen bomb?
100
Of French descent and meaning "star of the sea," this middle name in our family is shared by a queen of France who met an untimely end by guillotine.
What is Marie?
100
Dominating U.S. press coverage in 1974, this U.S. President attempted to assert executive privilege in response to requests for tapes and documents.
Who is Richard Nixon?
100
Along with a kiss, this is the first thing you want to do when you see Mom and Dad's first-born grandson?
What is embrace Chase?
200
In 1949, China became this as the Chinese Civil War ended with the Chinese Nationalist Party retreating to Tawain under Chiang Kai-shek.
What is communist?
200
In February 1950 this U.S. senator declared in a speech that the U.S. State Department was being filled with 205 Communists.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
200
Derived from an aristocratic title, this name, which means nobleman, has been in use since the 1800s.
What is Earl?
200
In 1974 this famous heiress was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Who is Patty Hearst?
200
Very funny! This describes a member of our family who cannot stop laughing.
What is a Rigler giggler?
300
On August 28, 1949 the last six surviving veterans of this American war met in Indianapolis.
What is the Civil War?
300
With permission from China, forces from this country crossed the famous 38th parallel in 1950, causing U.S. forces to intervene.
What is North Korea?
300
This is derived from the Middle High German word "rigel," which can mean mountain incline.
What is Rigler?
300
In 1974 the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor went to this Godfather, Part II actor.
Who is Robert DeNiro?
300
After their second son gets into Clemson, this will be Jess and Stephanie's next move.
What is to enroll Cole?
400
After nearly a year, the Soviet Union ended its blockade of this city, ending the first major international crisis of the Cold War during which British and American forces supplied this city through a massive airlift.
What is Berlin?
400
A big year in comic strip debuts, this comic strip by Charles Schultz debuted in 1950 along with Beetle Bailey.
What is Peanuts?
400
Because she was born to Earl it is rather ironic that her name is derived from a Germanic name meaning "of noble birth."
What is Alicia?
400
In April 1974, this baseball player beat Babe Ruth's homerun record.
Who is Hank Aaron?
400
This is what a District Attorney might have to do to get Gina to testify before a grand jury.
What is subpoena Gina?
500
In 1949 this defense alliance that included the U.S. was created. It was thought by European powers that the U.S. must participate in order to counter the military power of the USSR.
What is NATO?
500
In 1950 researchers at Berkeley discovered the ninety-eighth one of these and named it californium?
What is a scientific element?
500
A female name of Celtic and Gaelic origins, it can be formed by combining Mom and Dad's names, and unsurprisingly has never ranked in the top 1000 names in the United States.
What is Earlinda?
500
A 1974 heavyweight title boxing match between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman was dubbed this, referring to its setting in Zaire.
What is Rumble in the Jungle?
500
If our youngest brother owned some emery boards, you might call them this.