1940s Television
On a Sept. 22, 1949 episode of this series a character wonders who's the masked man?
What is Lone Ranger
In 1943, what building, considered to be the world’s largest office building, was completed?
What is the Pentagon.
Which family featured in the 50s sitcom "Father Knows Best"?
Who are the Andersons.
Which American civil rights leader refused to give up her seat in 1955?
Who is Rosa Parks.
How much did a gallon of milk cost in 1940?
What is $0.52 per gallon.
In 1948, this freckle-faced plaid-shirted puppet had plastic surgery to improve his looks.
Who is Howdy Doody.
What was the other name used for Operation Overlord during World War II in 1944?
What is D-Day.
In which New York nightclub in I Love Lucy was Ricky Ricardo bandleader and emcee?
What is Tropicana Club.
Which Communist leader came to power after the Cuban Revolution in 1959?
Who is Fidel Castro.
What was the average cost for a gallon of gas?
What is $0.11 a gallon.
TV's first telethon was 1949's Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund hosted by this man Mr. Television.
Who is Milton Berle.
In what country were the Lascaux prehistoric cave paintings discovered in 1940?
What is France.
Who played The Siren in the original /Batman TV series?
Who is Joan Collins.
Which country's lunar probe became the first man-made object to hit the moon in 1959?
What is the USSR (Soviet Union).
What was the average cost of a movie ticket in 1954?
What is $0.55.
Beginning in 1948, this long-time Miss America host had 2 game shows on the air: Stop the Music & Break the Bank.
Who is Bert Parks.
In 1943, due to shortages in copper in the U.S., the one-cent coin is struck in what metal during World War II?
What popular TV show in 1950 was a game show where people asked yes or no questions to guess the unusual occupation?
What is "What's My Line?"
Who discovered the "Double-Helix" structure of DNA in 1953?
Who are James Watson and Francis Crick.
First seen on experimental TV in 1939, Burr Tillstrom's series about this trio began airing on NBC in 1948.
Who are Kulka, Fran, and Ollie.
In 1947, the world's first general purpose electronic computer, ENIAC, is completed, what does ENIAC stand for?
What is Electronic Numerical Integrator Analyzer and Computer.
Which US Soap Opera first aired on CBS in 1956?
What is "As the World Turns."
Who is credited for developing the first Polio vaccine in 1953?
Who is Jonas Salk.