1920s
The U.S. constitutional amendment that started Prohibition.
What is the 18th Amendment?
He was the President of the United States in 1930.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
This film, starring Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood, won 3 Academy Awards in 1943.
What is Miracle on 34th Street?
This processed food spread by Kraft began to be sold nationwide in 1953.
What is Cheez Whiz?
The unsuccessful invasion of Cuba that took place over April 17-20, 1961.
What is The Bay of Pigs Invasion?
The name of the dance craze that swept the 1920s.
What is The Charleston?
This cartoon caricature of a Jazz Age flapper debuted in 1930.
What is Betty Boop?
This Broadway show opened on March 31, 1943, and ran through 1948—it became the longest-running musical play at that time.
What is Oklahoma!
The 1955 film in which Marilyn Monroe stands on a New York City Subway grating as her white dress is blown above her knees.
What is The Seven Year Itch?
Her concert appearance at Carnegie Hall on April 23, 1961, was a considerable highlight, called by some people “the greatest night in show business history”. It won 4 Grammys.
Who is Judy Garland?
This jazz musician became famous for hits like “What a Wonderful World” during the 1920s.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Ruth Wakefield of Whitman, Massachusetts, created this famous baked treat in 1930 that can be baked at home and is still a household staple today.
What is The Chocolate Chip Cookie?
aka “Toll House Cookie”
Hurley Smith was granted a US patent for this clothing accessory, which is best known to be worn by white-collar workers and nerds.
What is The Pocket Protector?
The first spacecraft that landed (actually crashed) on the Moon.
What is the Luna 2?
(launched by the Soviet Union)
President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order #10924, which helped American volunteers provide international social and economic development assistance in this organization.
What is The Peace Corps?
This film star was known as “The Tramp”.
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
This became the tallest building in the world on May 27, 1930.
What is The Chrysler Building in New York City?
The Empire State Building became the tallest building on April 11, 1931.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has maintained this symbol since 1947, representing the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe.
What is the Doomsday Clock?
Founded in 1953, UNICEF stands for this.
What is United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund?
(UNICEF)
He was the first chimp sent into space. He returned safely after lifting off in a Mercury-Redstone rocket on January 31, 1961.
Who is Ham the Chimp (aka Ham the Astrochimp)?
He was the U.S. President at the start of the decade.
Who is Warren G. Harding?
Selling for $120.00, the Galvin Corporation introduced this popular addition for car buyers.
What is the first commercial car radio?
(Motorola model 5T71).
During World War II, the National Football League merged the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers into a single franchise team named this.
What is The Steagles?
(also Phil-Pitt)
This automobile was created to compete with the Chevrolet Corvette and a personal luxury car. Over 4.4 million were produced.
What is the Ford Thunderbird (T-Bird)?
This amendment to the United States Constitution extended the right to vote in presidential elections to citizens residing in the District of Columbia (Washington, DC).
What is The 23rd Amendment to the United States Constitution?