History Buffs
Who was the U.S. president during the moon landing in 1969?
Richard Nixon
What band sang "Hey Jude"?
The Beatles
Who played Sheriff Andy Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show?
Andy Griffith
Which language gave us the word "karaoke"?
Japanese
Who was the first person to step on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Who performed "Respect," the 1967 hit?
Aretha Franklin
What TV family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane?
The Munsters
The word "robot" originates from the Czech word "robota." What does "robota" mean?
Forced labor or drudgery.
What was the first feature-length animated film released by Walt Disney?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Name the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
What was Elvis Presley’s first big hit?
"Heartbreak Hotel"
What was the name of the talking horse on a 1960s sitcom?
Mister Ed
The phrase "turning point" comes from what sport?
Fencing
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel (Gone with the Wind)
Who led the Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
What Motown group sang "My Girl"?
The Temptations
What was the first animated TV show in prime time?
The Flintstones
The word "quarantine" comes from the Italian word "quaranta." What does "quaranta" mean?
Forty (referring to the 40 days ships were isolated during the plague).
What was the first U.S. state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
What was the name of the secret project during World War II that developed the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What album did Pink Floyd release in 1973 with a prism cover?
The Dark Side of the Moon
What was the name of the robot on Lost in Space?
Robot B-9
What does "RSVP" stand for in French?
Répondez s'il vous plaît (Please respond)
Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Sir Edmund Hillary (with Tenzing Norgay)