General Knowledge
This sweet spread, made from fruit, is often put on toast or biscuits in the morning.
Jam (or Jelly)
A rotary phone required you to dial a number by spinning a wheel with holes for each digit.
True Explanation: Rotary phones, widely used through the 1970s, had a dial that users rotated to input phone numbers.
This state is famous for its sunny beaches, Hollywood, and the city of Los Angeles.
California
This president, known as “Honest Abe,” wore a tall hat and led the U.S. during the Civil
Abraham Lincoln
This farm animal, known for its wool, was often sheared in springtime on 1950s farms.
Sheep
This 1960s device, often found in homes, allowed families to play vinyl records for music entertainment.
Record Player
In the 1940s, every American household grew their own coffee beans in backyard gardens
False Explanation: Coffee beans were imported, not grown in U.S. backyards; however, home “victory gardens” for vegetables were common during WWII.
This leaning tower in Italy is a famous bell tower that tilts to one side.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
This war, fought in the 1940s, involved the U.S., Britain, and Germany.
World War II
This small, bushy-tailed creature scampers up trees and gathers nuts in suburban yards.
Squirrel
This bright object in the sky, visible at night, is Earth’s closest neighbor and affects tides.
The Moon
The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States.
False: The Missouri River is slightly longer, though the Mississippi is often thought to be the longest due to its fame.
This large lake is one of the five Great Lakes and shares its name with a Canadian province.
Lake Ontario
This holiday, started in 1863, is celebrated in November with turkey and thanks.
Thanksgiving
This black-and-white bear from China loves to munch on bamboo and was a zoo star in the 1970s.
Panda
This card game, played with a 52-card deck, was a 1960s family favorite where players try to “go out” first.
Rummy (or Gin Rummy)
Marilyn Monroe was a famous actress known for starring in the 1959 film Some Like It Hot.
True Explanation: Marilyn Monroe starred in Some Like It Hot (1959), a comedy classic, cementing her status as a Hollywood icon.
This New England state, famous for its fall foliage, is the only U.S. state with just one syllable in its name.
Maine
This president was in office during the Great Depression and started Social Security.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This Australian animal, often seen in 1960s nature shows, carries its young in a pouch and hops on strong legs.
Kangaroo
This flowering shrub, popular in 1960s landscaping, has colorful blooms and is called “the rose of Sharon.”
Hibiscus
Baseball’s World Series was broadcast on television in color starting in the 1960s.
True Explanation: The World Series began regular color broadcasts in the mid-1960s, with 1966 being a notable year for widespread color TV.
This African mountain, the tallest on the continent, was first summited in 1889 and featured in a 1950s Hemingway story.
Mount Kilimanjaro
This 1950s vaccine, developed by Jonas Salk, helped nearly eliminate a crippling disease.
Polio Vaccine
This slow-moving sea creature, with a hard shell, can live for over 100 years and was seen in 1950s aquariums.
Turtle (or Sea Turtle)