1980
5th Grade Questions
Black History Month
Colors
Valentine's Day
100

Which revolutionary music channel launched in 1981, turning music videos into a must-watch spectacle?

MTV

100

What splashy event sent the USA diving into the depths of World War II?

Pearl Harbor

100

Who was the first African American to be elected as President of the United States?

Barack Obama

100

What are the three primary colors?

Red, Blue, Yellow

100

What do yellow roses symbolize?

Friendship

200

Who soared to the stars as the first American woman to travel to space in 1983?

Sally Ride

200

Who’s the sparkly fairy who never wants to grow up in Peter Pan’s adventures?

Tinkerbell 

200

What was the name of the African American dance and music style that originated in the African American communities of New Orleans?

Jazz

200

Which color is a secondary color formed by mixing red and yellow on the color wheel?

Orange

200

Which singer originally wrote and performed ‘I Will Always Love You’?

Dolly Parton

300

Who charmed America into the 80s as the President of the United States in 1981?

Ronald Reagan 

300

If you add up all the cozy interior angles of a triangle, what’s the grand total?

180 degrees

300

Who was the African American poet and activist who wrote the poem "Still I Rise," empowering African Americans to overcome adversity?

Maya Angelou

300

What color can make the heart beat faster and increase blood pressure, commonly used in color combinations in branding?

Red

300

William Shakespeare mentions Valentine's Day in which of his plays?

Hamlet

400

What high-voltage band released the electrifying album "Back in Black" in 1980?

AC/DC

400

Who was the legendary nurse who brought care and compassion to the Crimean War battlefields?

Florence Nightingale

400

Who was the civil rights activist and leader of the Nation of Islam who advocated for black nationalism and self-defense?

Malcom X

400

Which pigment's name comes from a gemstone and is a specific color often found on the color wheel?

Turquoise 

400

Letters to Juliet are sent to what city every year?

Verona, Italy
500

Who was the creepy Jack Torrance in the 1980 horror film “The Shining”?

Jack Nicholson

500

Who was the trailblazing U.S. president to face the impeachment spotlight first?

Andrew Johnson
500

What landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

Brown vs. Board of Education

500

What term describes colors that span a wide range of shades, like green from lime to forest?

Hue

500

Cupid has what name in Greek mythology?

Eros

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