Music
What was Elvis Presley’s first nationally charting single?
Heartbreak Hotel
What was the first television series to feature a married couple sharing a bed?
Mary Kay and Johnny
Who was U.S. president during the launch of Sputnik?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was the common name for indoor TV antennas shaped like a “V”?
Rabbit ears
What was the name of the Cold War barrier built in 1961?
The Berlin Wall
Which Motown group originally recorded “Please Mr. Postman”?
The Marvelettes
What was the name of the robot on Lost in Space?
Robot B-9
What 1963 event was broadcast live on television worldwide?
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
What kitchen appliance became popular after WWII for frozen meals?
The microwave oven
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
Who replaced Pete Best as the Beatles’ drummer in 1962?
Ringo Starr
Which TV show was sponsored by cigarettes and often included ads within episodes?
The Flintstones
What movement was led by Betty Friedan after publishing The Feminine Mystique?
Second-wave feminism
What did a “party line” refer to?
A shared telephone line
What 1964 act outlawed segregation in public places?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What 1957 song by Danny & the Juniors helped define “rock and roll”?
At the Hop
Who played Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke?
James Arness
What term described baby boomers who rejected mainstream society in the 1960s?
Counterculture
What children’s toy introduced in 1958 used plastic interlocking bricks?
LEGO
Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Which female singer was nicknamed “Queen of Soul” in the 1960s?
Aretha Franklin
What was the name of the family car on The Beverly Hillbillies?
The jalopy
What was the name of the first U.S. space program to send astronauts into orbit?
Project Mercury
What payment method preceded credit cards for many households?
Charge accounts
What speech began with “Ask not what your country can do for you”?
John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address