RADIO DAYS
This cowboy, along with his horse Silver, was the hero of one of radio’s most famous adventure programs.
The Lone Ranger
This fashion item, often worn by teen girls, featured appliqués like poodles.
Poodle Skirt
This river is the longest in the world.
The Nile
This president served the shortest term in U.S. history, dying just 31 days after taking office.
William Henry Harrison
The country famous for sushi and Mount Fuji.
Japan
This comedy duo’s “Who’s on First?” routine first became famous on radio.
Abbott and Costello
This toy, introduced in 1958, was a plastic ring spun around the waist.
Hula Hoop
This ocean is the smallest of Earth’s five major oceans.
The Artic
This city served as the first capital of the United States.
Philadelphia
This U.S. state is famous for the Grand Canyon.
Arizona
Orson Welles caused nationwide panic with his 1938 broadcast of this “alien invasion
War of the Worlds
This dance, created in the ’50s, involved swiveling the hips while staying mostly in place.
The Twist
This European country is famous for tulips, windmills, and wooden shoes.
The Netherlands
This president signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
This American document begins with “We the People.”
The constitution
: This heroic masked rider began every episode with the cry, “Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!”
The Lone Ranger
This style of restaurant, popular in the ’50s, featured carhops on roller skates.
A drive In
This desert, stretching across northern Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world.
The Sahara
This document declared the 13 American colonies independent from Britain in 1776.
The declaration of independence
This famous painter cut off part of his own ear.
Vincent Van Gogh
This comedy series centered on the dim-witted but lovable characters Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody.
Lum and Abner
This “miracle fabric” introduced in the 1950s promised clothes that never needed ironing.
Polyester
This mountain range forms the backbone of South America.
The Andes
This 1920 amendment gave women the right to vote.
The 19th amendment
The largest ocean on Earth
The pacific