Classic TV Shows
This TV show about a New York City bus driver premiered in 1955 and starred Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden.
What is The Honeymooners?
In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on this celestial body.
What is the Moon?
Yeast makes bread rise by releasing this gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
This band sang “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in 1964, launching the British Invasion in the U.S.
Who are The Beatles?
This marsupial from Australia is known for carrying its young in a pouch.
What is a kangaroo?
The Cleaver family, including sons Wally and Beaver, were the focus of this iconic suburban sitcom.
What is Leave It to Beaver?
This woman became the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice in 1981.
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
Adding this acidic ingredient to egg whites helps stabilize them for meringue.
What is cream of tartar?
This Elvis Presley song from 1956 is often called the “King of Rock and Roll’s” breakout hit.
What is Heartbreak Hotel?
This tiny insect can jump up to 200 times its own body length.
What is a flea?
Captain James T. Kirk led the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise on adventures in this 1966 science fiction series.
What is Star Trek?
This famous British author was the first to publish a novel using a typewriter in 1875.
Who is Mark Twain?
When heating sugar, it melts and eventually turns brown through this chemical process.
What is caramelization?
This legendary soul singer crooned “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” before his untimely death in 1967.
Who is Otis Redding?
The blue whale, the largest animal on Earth, feeds primarily on this tiny crustacean.
What is krill?
This show about a wacky Southern redhead, starring Lucille Ball, premiered in 1951.
What is I Love Lucy?
In 1954, this landmark case became the first to rule segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The Maillard reaction is responsible for this color change when grilling meat.
What is browning?
“My Girl” was a 1964 chart-topping hit for this Motown group.
Who are The Temptations?
This bird is the only one that can fly backwards.
What is a hummingbird?
Angela Lansbury starred as a mystery writer and amateur detective in this long-running crime drama.
What is Murder, She Wrote?
In 1903, these brothers made the first powered airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Who are the Wright brothers?
This term describes the process by which starches absorb water and swell during cooking.
What is gelatinization?
In 1966, this Beach Boys song became famous for its innovative production and harmonies.
What is Good Vibrations?
This animal has the longest migration of any mammal, traveling up to 12,000 miles round trip each year.
What is the gray whale?