1960s
Who was the President who did not seek re-election after Vietnam became a quagmire?
Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ)
Which former peanut farmer defeated Gerald Ford for President in part based on his Southern charm?
Jimmy Carter
Whose campaign slogan was "It's morning in America" that started the 1980s?
Ronald Reagan
Which President used the campaign slogan, "It's the Economy Stupid" to help him get elected in 1992?
Bill Clinton
The Department of Homeland Security and TSA were created in the wake of which tragedy?
9/11
Who was the face of the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King (MLK)
What event precipitated the resignation of Richard Nixon?
A break-in at the Watergate complex (home of the Democratic National Committee)
Although Reagan tried to end the Cold War, which event under George H.W. Bush was the defining moment when the Cold War ended?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
Which invention which helped inaugurate a technical revolution was launched in the mid 1990s?
The internet
Which presidential candidate won the 2008 presidential election with the promise that "Yes we can!"
Barack Obama
The 1960s ended the decade with the conservative movement and saw the election of which President?
Richard Nixon
What was one musical genre that launched in the 1970s?
Disco, Punk, Soft Rock
Which director came to prominence in the 1980s with movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T and Back to the Future (where he was a producer) after his breakout hit Jaws in the '70s?
Steven Spielberg
Nirvana was the most famous band that defined this music genre
Grunge
Which country did the U.S. attack in the aftermath of 9/11 as it was thought that the Taliban was hiding Osama bin Laden?
Afghanistan
The 60s were marked by counter-culturism where the Hippie movement rebelled against established norms. What was the name of the music festival that overwhelmed a small farming community in upstate New York?
How did Gerald Ford become the Vice President?
His predecessor, Spiro Agnew, resigned and Ford was appointed by Nixon
Which country released 52 American hostages in January, 1981 after 444 days of captivity?
Iran
Why was President Clinton impeached?
For lying about having an affair with a White House intern.
Which economic event was caused by the housing crisis in 2008?
Great Recession
Who was the author of Silent Spring that helped launch the Environmental Movement?
Rachel Carson
What was the primary reason behind the poor economic showing of much of the 1970s?
High oil prices
Which political event nearly toppled the Reagan presidency?
The Iran-Contra scandal (where we sold arms to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages from Lebanon and used the proceeds to fund the Nicaraguan Contras who were fighting against the socialist government!)
In which state capital was a federal building bombed in the mid 90s in an act of "home-grown" terrorism?
Oklahoma City
What was the name given to the computer software problem that many feared would crash most computer systems on Jan. 1, 2000?
Y2K