Movie Musicals
Gene Kelly was sick with fever when he performed the title number in this 1952 film
What is "Singin' in the Rain"?
What could go wrong with the 1958 Ford concept car known as he Nucleon, powered by a tiny one of these?
What is a reactor?
In the Sahara Desert, this Islamic house of worship may consist of no more than a semicircle of stones
What is a mosque?
Hong Kong is returned to China
What are the 1990s?
It's a metal-plated wooden warship like the Monitor
What is an ironclad?
She not only played Mary Poppins, she provided the whistling for the animatronic robin
Who is Julie Andrews?
In 1937, a bill was introduced in congress to carve a fifth figure on Mount Rushmore this suffragette, but it never happened
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
At this event, Jesus handed a cup to his disciples, saying, "Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood"
What is the Last Supper?
The last Soviet forces leave Afghanistan
What are the 1980s
Churchill warned of the creation of this barrier
What is an Iron Curtain?
In "Burlesque", this pop diva runs a club & sings "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"
Who is Cher?
Dr. John Hunter has a simple way to get supplies into space: shoot them up there with a giant one of these
What is a cannon?
The Inari shrines if this Japanese religion are usually guarded by statues of foxes
What is Shinto?
India & Pakistan gain independence
What are the 1940s?
An Old West "Rawhide Artist" was someone skilled with this implement
What is a branding iron?
5'6" John Leguizamo would tower over Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whom he played in this 2001 musical
What is "Moulin Rouge!"?
In 2012 2 congressmen proposed to move this November day to a weekend to get a better turnout
What is Election Day?
This Christian group is known as "the Religious Society of Friends"
Who are the Quakers?
Mao Zedong dies
What are the 1970s?
This triangular NYC building is found at 5th Avenue & 22nd Street
What is the Flatiron Building?
The second installment of this comedy musical about a capella groups debuted in 2015
What is "Pitch Perfect (2)?
Like Venkman & Egon, Edison shared an interest in these & tried to build something to talk to them
What are ghosts?
Now a saint, she founded the first free Catholic school for girls in America
Who is Elizabeth Ann Seton"
Tokyo hosts Asia's first Olympic games
What are the 1960s?
666 was "the number of the beast" in a hit song for this heavy metal band
Who is Iron Maiden?