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Mary Poppins, Baronin Maria
Who is Julie Andrews?
(Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music)
In 1955, she was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This adorable bug is red with black dots
What is a ladybug?
This is the alternative name for fall
What is autumn?
These had large appliqués of dogs on them with a leash going up to the waistline
What are poodle skirts?
Tony Montana, Michael Corleone
Who is Al Pacino?
(Scarface, The Godfather)
Her coronation took place in 1953
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
These red berries are a Thanksgiving favorite
What are cranberries?
In the fall, it’s time to turn our clocks this way to revert to standard time
What is back?
“Greasers” used Brylcreme to get this hairdo
What is a ducktail hairdo?
Esther Hoffman Howard, Dorothy Gale
Who is Judy Garland?
(P.S. I Love You, Wizard of Oz)
In 1952, a vaccine for this long living disease was released by Dr. Jonas Salk
What is polio?
He plays the father and junk dealer in Sanford and Son
Who is Redd Foxx?
For those south of the equator, fall begins during this month
What is March?
These were kid’s shoes of choice in the 40’s and 50’s
What are PF Flyers?
Sam Spade, Rick Blaine
Who is Humphrey Bogart?
(The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca)
In 1950, this war, which was technically a police action, was launched in Asia, and the United States fought in it.
What is the Korean War?
During this spectator event, the matador uses a red cape to cause a male bovine to charge
What is bullfighting?
According to the Weather Channel, this food in the gourd family is the most craved during the fall.
What are pumpkins?
This was one of the most popular games during the depression, most often played in church halls, and these days are sometimes played in the Rotunda with Life Enrichment
What is Bingo?
Don Vito Corleone, Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Who is Marlon Brando?
(The Godfather, Apocalypse Now)
In 1957, the Soviets launched this satellite as well as the Space Age
What is Sputnik?
British soldiers were called this during the American Revolution
What are Redcoats?
After raking leaves, people used to do this to them, which is something that is widely frowned upon today and illegal in many cities.
What is burn them?
This was the longest running fad of the 1920s and started with the discovery of a pharaoh’s burial chamber
What is Tut-Mania?