1960s
He was the first man on the moon in 1969
Neil Armstrong
This famous comedian rose to fame on the popular t.v. show Mork and Mindy.
Who is Robin Williams?
Who is Michael Jackson?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dudJjUU9Nhs
In 1991, this sound was heard in homes across the U.S. as ____ became publicly available for the first time.
What is the internet?
This popular social media site was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004.
What is Facebook?
In 1964, this heavyweight champion changed his name from Cassius Clay to what?
What is Muhammad Ali?
After leaving the Beatles, this man protested against the Vietnam War.
Who is John Lennon?
This 1980s game show featured the "whammy."
What is Press Your Luck?
This 1990s TV comedy show launched the careers of Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and Jennifer Lopez.
What is In Living Color?
A global alert was issued for this disease in 2003?
What is SARS CoV-1?
An epidemic of SARS affected 26 countries and resulted in more than 8000 cases in 2003.
In 1962, three inmates escaped from this inescapable prison.
What is Alcatraz?
In the middle of the night in June 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin put dummies in their beds, snuck through a utility corridor, and used a raft to escape the island. No one knows whether they actually escaped to land or whether they drowned in the choppy San Francisco Bay.
Started in 1971, it was one of the first music variety television shows to feature African American musicians and dancers and was one of the longest-running t.v. programs in the U.S.
What is Soul Train?
Michael Keaton is well known for his role in this 1988 Tim Burton movie.
What is Beetlejuice?
This baseball player hit his peak in 1998, hitting 66 home runs in one season playing for the Chicago Cubs.
Who is Sammy Sosa?
The popular 2000s t.v. show Smallville was based on this superhero.
Who is Superman?
This classic science-fiction series began in 1966.
Star Trek
Before becoming the President of the United States in 1976, he was the 76th governor of Georgia.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
What is Pac-Man?
Nokia introduced its popular candy bar-sized cell phone in 1998, with snap-on interchangeable colorful face plates, on which you could play this popular game.
What is Snake?
The 2002 Winter Olympics took place in this U.S. state.
What is Utah?
These candidates were part of the first televised presidential debate in 1960.
Who are John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
In 1972, this person became the first African-American AND female to run for president in a major party primary.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
At the 1972 Democratic National Convention, she received 152 first-ballot votes, placing her fourth in the initial voting.
This American track star won 4 gold medals in the 1984 Olympics.
Who is Carl Lewis?
Won a total of nine gold medals in the 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympics
From their 1992 hit "Jump," Kris Kross made this fashion trend popular among teens.
What is wearing backward clothes?
In 2001, she became the first African-American woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress for her leading role in the movie Monster's Ball.
Who is Hallie Berry?