Stage & Song
This Rodgers & Hammerstein musical features the song “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’.”
A) South Pacific
B) Oklahoma!
C) Carousel
D) The King and I
B) Oklahoma!
This European capital is divided by the River Thames and is home to landmarks like Big Ben and the Tower Bridge.
A) Paris
B) London
C) Rome
D) Berlin
B) London
In 1953, this sitcom became the first to show a real-life pregnancy storyline on American television, when the lead actress’s own pregnancy was written into the plot.
A) The Honeymooners
B) I Love Lucy
C) Father Knows Best
D) Leave It to Beaver
B) I Love Lucy
This 1989 event symbolized the end of the Cold War as citizens dismantled a barrier that had divided a European city for nearly three decades.
A) Fall of the Berlin Wall
B) Collapse of the Soviet Union
C) Velvet Revolution
D) Reunification of Germany
A) Fall of the Berlin Wall
This company’s jingle promised that its soup was “M’m! M’m! Good!”
A) Campbell’s
B) Heinz
C) Progresso
D) Lipton
A) Campbell’s
This Broadway star originated the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady in 1956.
A) Julie Andrews
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Mary Martin
D) Carol Channing
A) Julie Andrews
This river flows through Egypt and is considered the longest in the world.
A) Amazon
B) Nile
C) Yangtze
D) Mississippi
B) Nile
On The Andy Griffith Show, Sheriff Andy Taylor lived in this fictional North Carolina town.
A) Mayberry
B) Hooterville
C) Bedford Falls
D) Grover’s Corners
A) Mayberry
This decade saw the introduction of the first credit card, the Diners Club card.
A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1970s
B) 1950s
This American soft drink, introduced in 1893 as “Brad’s Drink,” was later renamed and became a global brand.
A) Coca‑Cola
B) Pepsi
C) Dr Pepper
D) 7‑Up
B) Pepsi
This Stephen Sondheim musical, set in a Victorian-era barber shop, features the song “A Little Priest.”
A) Into the Woods
B) Company
C) Sweeney Todd
D) Sunday in the Park with George
C) Sweeney Todd
This Asian city is known as the “Pearl of the Orient” and was a British colony until 1997.
A) Singapore
B) Hong Kong
C) Bangkok
D) Manila
B) Hong Kong
This 1970s sitcom was a spin‑off of Happy Days and featured two roommates working at Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee.
A) Three’s Company
B) Laverne & Shirley
C) The Odd Couple
D) Maude
B) Laverne & Shirley
This landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
A) Plessy v. Ferguson
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Roe v. Wade
D) Miranda v. Arizona
B) Brown v. Board of Education
This traditional Japanese beverage, often served warm, is made from fermented rice.
A) Sake
B) Shochu
C) Mirin
D) Umeshu
A) Sake
This 1949 musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and includes the song “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught.”
A) South Pacific
B) Carousel
C) The Sound of Music
D) Show Boat
A) South Pacific
This mountain range stretches across seven countries, including Austria, Switzerland, and France.
A) Andes
B) Himalayas
C) Alps
D) Rockies
C) Alps
This groundbreaking 1971 TV movie, starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, was one of the first to depict an African American family with depth and dignity.
A) Roots
B) The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
C) Sounder
D) The Great White Hope
B) The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
This 1960s event, broadcast globally, was marked by a famous performance of “All You Need Is Love” and symbolized the rise of satellite television.
A) Woodstock Festival
B) Live Aid
C) Our World broadcast
D) Monterey Pop Festival
C) Our World broadcast
This French dish, literally meaning “burnt cream,” is topped with a layer of caramelized sugar.
A) Crème brûlée
B) Tarte Tatin
C) Mousse au chocolat
D) Clafoutis
A) Crème brûlée
This groundbreaking 1935 opera by George Gershwin, featuring an all-Black cast, introduced the song “Summertime.”
A) Show Boat
B) Porgy and Bess
C) Cotton Club Parade
D) Shuffle Along
B) Porgy and Bess
This African country, formerly known as Abyssinia, was never colonized by a European power.
A) Ethiopia
B) Liberia
C) Egypt
D) Morocco
A) Ethiopia
This anthology series, created by Rod Serling, often opened with the line “You unlock this door with the key of imagination.”
A) The Outer Limits
B) The Twilight Zone
C) Night Gallery
D) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
B) The Twilight Zone
This 1970s innovation changed how people listened to music on the go, debuting in Japan before spreading worldwide.
A) Compact Disc
B) Walkman
C) 8‑Track Tape
D) Boombox
B) Walkman
This Ethiopian dish, often eaten communally, uses a spongy flatbread called injera as both plate and utensil.
A) Doro Wat
B) Injera Wat
C) Kitfo
D) Tibs
A) Doro Wat