Golden Age Of Musicals
This 1943 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is often credited with launching the Golden Age of Broadway.
What is Oklahoma!
This singer popularized “Peggy Sue” and was a pioneer of early rock ’n’ roll.
Who is Buddy Holly?
He was president during the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively called this
What is The Bill of Rights?
This European city is famous for its canals and is often called the “City of Canals.”
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 1949 musical about love and prejudice on an island
What is South Pacific?
Audrey Hepburn made her Broadway-to-Hollywood debut in 1953 in this film.
What is Roman Holiday?
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This 1803 land purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is The Louisiana Purchase?
This Shakespeare play features the line “To be, or not to be.”
What is Hamlet?
The 1951 musical set in Siam, telling the story of Anna, the English governess.
What is The King and I
He was known as “America’s Sweetheart” in the 1950s and starred in Singin’ in the Rain.
Who is Gene Kelly
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This 1920 amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is The 19th Amendment?
The stock market crash that helped trigger the Great Depression occurred in this year.
What is 1929?
This 1957 musical by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
What is West Side Story?
This 1950s sitcom followed the adventures of a family in a fictional town called Mayberry.
What is The Andy Griffith Show?
He served two non-consecutive terms, making him both the 22nd and 24th president.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
This term describes the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the North American continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This British rock band released the albums Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Who are The Beatles?
Frank Loesser’s 1950 musical about gamblers in New York City.
What is Guys And Dolls?
This 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger follows the teenage protagonist Holden Caulfield as he wanders New York City after being expelled from prep school.
What is Catcher in the Rye?
This president promoted the “Square Deal,” focusing on conservation, trust-busting, and consumer protection.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This 1973 Supreme Court case legalized abortion nationwide, sparking decades of debate.
What is Roe V. Wade?
This scientist proposed the laws of motion and universal gravitation in the 17th century
Who is Issac Newton?