Originating from a 19th-century prank, this triangle-shaped, tri-colored treat is the most hotly debated candy of the Halloween season.
What is Candy Corn?
In 1960, this singer revolutionized the dance floor when he implored everyone to "do the twist".
Who is Chubby Checker?
This iconic 1950s sitcom starred Lucille Ball and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz.
What is I love Lucy?
Grandma would slather this minty, pungent ointment all over your chest and neck to cure a nasty cough or cold.
What is Vicks Vapo Rub?
This planet is the closest to the Sun and the smallest in our solar system.
What is Mercury?
This massive, festive department store parade has been a Thanksgiving morning television tradition since 1924.
What is Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This 1962 dance trend required you to move your hands over your head, looking exactly like a swimmer doing the front crawl.
What is the swim?
Jackie Gleason played bus driver Ralph Kramden on this classic 1950s comedy series.
What is the Honeymooners?
If you had a painful sore throat, Grandma always made you gargle with a warm glass of this basic kitchen mixture.
What is salt water?
In 2006, this distant body was reclassified from a planet to a "dwarf planet."
What is Pluto?
This warm, traditional autumn beverage is distinct from regular apple juice because it is pressed, unfiltered, and unsweetened.
What is apple cider?
Popularized by Dee Dee Sharp in 1962, this dance craze had teenagers stepping around like they were crushing cooked tubers.
What is the Mashed Potato?
This classic sitcom featured Beaver Cleaver, his older brother Wally, and their parents, Ward and June.
What is Leave it to Beaver?
This warm, soothing bowl of canned soup was Grandma's ultimate medicine for the flu or a bad fever.
What is chicken noodle soup?
Often called the "Red Planet," this neighbor of Earth is the target of many rover missions.
What is Mars?
This is the specific chemical pigment that decreases in leaves during the fall, allowing red, orange, and yellow to show through.
What is chlorophyll?
In 1963, Major Lance had teenagers moving their arms up and down like they were holding reins in this equine-themed dance craze.
What is the Pony?
This legendary variety show host introduced America to both Elvis Presley and The Beatles on Sunday nights.
What is the Ed Sullivan show?
If you told a lie or used a bad word, Grandma’s 'remedy' was washing your mouth out with this bathroom item.
What is soap?
This event occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, blocking the sunlight.
What is a solar eclipse?
Long before pumpkins took over the tradition in America, people in Ireland carved jack-o'-lanterns out of this root vegetable.
What is a turnip?
Van McCoy invited everyone to do this smooth, line-dance partner step right into the heart of the 1975 disco boom.
What is the Hustle?
Ben Cartwright and his three sons—Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe—ran the Ponderosa Ranch on this smash-hit western.
What is Bonanza?
To settle an upset stomach, Grandma would always pour you a bubbly glass of this specific, ginger-flavored soda.
What is Ginger Ale?
This is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it.
What is a black hole?