1940’s
In 1942, the minimum draft age is lowered from 21 years old to what in the United States?
18 years old
Which American civil rights leader refused to give up her seat in 1955?
Rosa Parks
Who did John F. Kennedy defeat in the US Presidential election in 1960?
Richard Nixon
What was the name of NASA's first space shuttle that was unveiled in 1976?
The Enterprise
This space shuttle famously exploded on national television to the horror of an entire nation.
The Challenger
What company began production of Italian sports cars in 1947?
Ferrari
Which company first introduced "TV Dinners" in 1954?
Swanson
In what year was US President John F. Kennedy assassinated?
1963
In 1970, what space mission to the moon was abandoned after mechanical issues?
Apollo 13
Which former Beatle was shot dead outside his New York apartment in 1980?
John Lennon
In 1943, due to shortages in copper in the U.S., the one-cent coin is struck in what metal during World War II?
Steel
Which popular entertainer was inducted into the US army in 1958?
Elvis Presley
In 1966, the actor Ronald Reagan began his involvement with US politics when he became the governor of what state?
California
Which band announced their breakup on April 10, 1970?
The Beatles
The Space Shuttle Challenger took the first woman into space in 1983, what was her name?
Sally Ride
The US government, as allowed by Executive Order 9066, removed what particular group of Americans and immigrants from their homes, neighborhoods, and work, forcing them to relocate to internment camps until after World War II ended?
Japanese Americans
Which royal became Britain's head of state in 1953?
Queen Elizabeth II
In what year did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?
1963
Which former U.S. President died in 1973?
Lyndon Baines Johnson became the 36th President on the death of JFK. He was President from 1963 until 1969.
In what year did the Chernobyl Soviet nuclear reactor explode, causing the release of radioactive material across Europe?
1986
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman starred in what famous 1942 romantic film?
Casablanca
What motto did Congress authorize all US currency and coins to say in 1953?
A. In God We Trust
B. United States of America
C. Liberty
In God we trust
Who assassinated Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles, California in 1968?
Sirhan Sirhan
In 1979 the first hurricane was named after a man, what was it named?
Bob
Tylenol capsules laced with what chemical caused the death of seven people in Chicago in 1982?
Potassium Cyanide