Food Facts
This was one of the first food chains to start franchising in 1955 and had everyone screaming for ice cream with their Dilly Bars and Mr. Misty.
What is Dairy Queen?
With the launch of this popular toy, kids were captivated for hours as they punched small colored plastic pegs into black paper to create designs.
What is a Lite Brite?
This actor spent 6 season on a popular show where one of his catch phrases was “This is the big one, Elizabeth! I’m coming to join ya, honey.”
Who is Redd Foxx?
He was the lead singer of The Doors, known for his poetic lyrics and charismatic stage presence.
Who is Jim Morrison?
When this company introduces the TV dinner, the 4 main courses to choose from were meatloaf, fried chicken, turkey and Salisbury steak.
What is Swanson?
This "drink-and-wet" doll originally issued by the Ideal Toy Company of New York in 1937 was named for the daughter of Abraham Katz, the head of the company.
What is Betsy-Wetsy?
This futuristic show about a working-class family living in Orbit City was the first show to be broadcast in color on ABC.
What is the Jetsons?
This duo that released the single “The Sound of Silence” in 1965, which gained popularity during the mid-60s.
Who are Simon and Garfunkel?
This was one of the most popular side dishes in the 60s. Known as “The San Francisco Treat", it's commercials all started with the distinct cable car bell ringing.
This party game involved a pole and tested flexibility by asking "how low can you go?"
What is the Limbo?
This show famously ended with a character in a yellow rain slicker riding on a tricycle.
What is Laugh In?
This album by The Beatles was released in 1969 and is often regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time.
What is Abbey Road?
This multi-layered chocolate sponge cake with cherries, whipped cream, and a chocolate shaving topping originated in the Black Forest region of Germany in the 16th century.
What is a Black Forest Cake?
This is a toy containing silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties. It can flow like a liquid, bounce and can be stretched or broken. It is sold in an egg shaped plastic container.
What is Silly Putty?
This iconic TV show featured a time-traveling police box called the TARDIS?
What is Doctor Who?
This song that topped the charts in the US in 1964 was performed by the Newcastle-born Eric Burdon and his band “The Animals”.
What is The House of the Rising Sun?
This food was introduced in 1965 and branded as "the spaghetti you can eat with a spoon."
What is Spaghettios?
This product—a 4-inch polyurethane foam ball—was developed by Twister inventor Reyn Guyer in 1969. It was introduced in 1970 by Parker Brothers as the world’s first indoor ball, and by year’s end, millions had been sold.
What is NERF?
This TV show follows the lives of residents in a New York apartment building, including the superintendent, Schneider.
What is One Day at A Time?
This song, originally written by Kris Kristofferson, gave Janis Joplin a posthumous number one single in the U.S. charts in 1971.
What is Me and Bobby McGee?