Music 50's-70's
This singer had a massive 1957 hit with “Chances Are.”
Who is Johnny Mathis?
This President signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This cowboy, known as “The Singing Cowboy,” starred in over 90 films and had a radio show starting in 1944.
Gene Autry?
This author created the character Tom Sawyer.
Who is Mark Twain?
This 1946 Christmas film was originally a box-office flop before becoming a holiday classic.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This folk trio sang “If I Had a Hammer” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.”
Who are Peter, Paul and Mary?
This 1947 U.S. plan helped rebuild Europe after World War II.
What is the Marshall Plan?
Before TV, families gathered around the radio to hear this detective known for his “shadowy” abilities.
Who is The Shadow?
“A Tale of Two Cities” begins with this famous line.
What is “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
This actress was the first to win three Academy Awards for Best Actress.
Who is Katharine Hepburn?
This 1966 Beach Boys album, praised as one of the greatest ever, includes “God Only Knows.”
What is Pet Sounds?
This 19th-century conflict was also known as “Mr. Madison’s War.”
What is the War of 1812?
In 1938, this dramatization of a Martian invasion caused public panic.
What is War of the Worlds? (Orson Welles)
This poet wrote “Because I could not stop for Death, / He kindly stopped for me.”
Who is Emily Dickinson?
This 1950 film features the famous line, “Fasten your seatbelts; it’s going to be a bumpy night.”
What is All About Eve?
Brian Jones, not Mick Taylor, played sitar on this Rolling Stones hit.
What is Paint It, Black?
This treaty, signed in 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This radio program hosted by Don McNeill ran from 1933 to 1968, making it the longest-running variety show in radio history.
What is The Breakfast Club?
This author wrote the line, “Call me Ishmael.”
Who is Herman Melville?
This director, known for the “touch of evil,” made his film debut at age 25 with a revolutionary 1941 masterpiece.
Who is Orson Welles?
This Beach Boys album, often called “the great lost masterpiece,” wasn’t fully released until 2004.
What is Smile?
This treaty, signed in 1795, normalized relations between the U.S. and Great Britain after the Revolution.
What is Jay’s Treaty?
This mysterious masked hero debuted on radio in 1933 with the line, “Hi-Yo Silver, away!”
Who is The Lone Ranger?
This English poet wrote “Paradise Lost.”
Who is John Milton?
This child star was MGM’s biggest box-office draw in the late 1930s, starring in Captains Courageous and Boys Town.
Who is Mickey Rooney?