US AMERICAN HISTORY
This president was the only U.S. president to serve two nonconsecutive terms, making him both the 22nd and 24th president.
Who was Grover Cleveland?
What is the only U.S. state whose name contains none of the letters in the word "bad"?
What is Ohio?
Before microwave ovens became common, this appliance was often used to heat leftovers and cook meals quickly.
What is a toaster oven?
This device was commonly used to make copies of documents before photocopiers became widespread.
What is carbon paper?
Before becoming a famous talk-show host, this woman worked as a news anchor.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle that courts could declare laws unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This board game was originally called "The Landlord's Game" before being developed into the version millions know today.
What is Monopoly?
Families once commonly used this paper product to record phone numbers, addresses, and important contacts.
What is an address book?
This machine allowed people to record television programs for later viewing.
What is a VCR?
Before becoming president, this man was a peanut farmer and governor of Georgia.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This 1877 agreement effectively ended Reconstruction by resolving the disputed U.S. presidential election of 1876.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
This famous phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson," is commonly associated with this fictional detective, although the exact phrase does not appear in Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
This household item was often placed beneath a telephone to hold phone books and provide a place to sit.
What is a telephone bench?
This device allowed people to listen to music privately without disturbing others and became especially popular in the 1980s.
What is a Walkman?
Before becoming a famous actor, this star worked as a lifeguard and later became a model.
Who is Clint Eastwood?
The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War and transferred this much of today's U.S. territory to American control.
What is California and much of the Southwest?
This language is the official language of both Austria and Germany, but it is also an official language of Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein.
What is German?
Before automatic garage-door openers, many homeowners had to perform this task manually when arriving home.
What is open and close the garage door?
Before CDs, this recording format was smaller than a vinyl LP and typically played at 45 RPM.
What is a 45 record?
Before becoming a famous country singer, this performer worked as a truck driver and wrote songs.
Who is Willie Nelson?
Three U.S. presidents have been assassinated while in office, and one other president survived an assassination attempt that left him wounded. Name all four presidents.
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt.
This word can mean both a type of tree and a long period of time.
What is "year"? or What is "bank"?
This monthly publication was famous for allowing families to purchase merchandise from home before online shopping existed.
What is a mail-order catalog?
This magnetic storage medium, commonly used with early personal computers, typically held only a fraction of the information contained on today's files.
What is a floppy disk?
This future Hollywood legend worked as a lifeguard and swimming instructor before becoming famous for playing the title role in Magnum, P.I..
Who is Tom Selleck?