Classic Pop Culture
Funny Laws
Everyday Life (Then & Now)
Sounds of the 60s
100
Which TV show featured a family living on a walnut farm in Virginia during the Great Depression?
The Waltons
100
It’s illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole here — maybe because they prefer peach trees.
Georgia
100
What household appliance became common in American homes during the 1950s and replaced iceboxes?
Refrigerator
100
This Liverpool band changed music forever with hits like “Hey Jude.”
The Beatles
200
What actor played the title role in the long-running TV series Columbo?
Peter Falk
200
In this state, it’s illegal to put an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays — a real Bluegrass mystery.
Kentucky
200
What item did many people use to look up phone numbers before smartphones and the internet?
Phone Book
200
This Motown girl group sang “Stop! In the Name of Love.”
The Supremes
300
Which 1965 movie starred Julie Andrews as a governess who sings “Do-Re-Mi”?
The Sound of Music
300
You can’t let a donkey sleep in a bathtub in this state, where cacti outnumber people in some towns.
Arizona
300
What printed publication listed daily TV programming before on-screen guides existed?
TV Guide
300
This rock-and-roll icon performed “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
The Rolling Stones
400
What singing group recorded the hit song “Stop! In the Name of Love”?
The Supremes
400
It’s illegal to whistle underwater in this place — maybe because the locals prefer listening to ukuleles instead.
Hawaii
400
What was the name for the short musical tone heard when dialing a phone and before the call connected?
Dial tone
400
Bob Dylan’s 1965 hit begins, “How does it feel… to be on your own?”
Like a Rolling Stone
500
What TV variety show was known for introducing musical acts to America in the 1950s and 1960s?
The Ed Sullivan Show
500
Throwing snowballs is technically illegal in one town here — surprising for a place so proud of its Rocky views.
Colorado
500
What was the name of the small booklet or card many shoppers used to track purchases before credit cards?
Charge plate (charge card)
500
This folk singer had a 1969 hit with “Both Sides Now.”
Joni Mitchell
