Television Classics
This western featured Marshal Matt Dillon protecting Dodge City and ran for 20 seasons
What is Gunsmoke?
This "Queen of Soul" had a massive hit with "Respect" in 1967
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This president famously said "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This river is the longest in the United States
What is the Missouri River?
This classic American dessert is made with vanilla ice cream and root beer
What is a root beer float?
Carol Burnett's variety show ran on CBS for 11 seasons and was famous for its comedy sketches with this co-star
Who is Tim Conway?
The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time in this year
What is 1964?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
What is Dallas?
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to this ocean
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Toll House cookies are the original name for this popular homemade treat
What are chocolate chip cookies?
I Love Lucy was groundbreaking in part because it was one of the first shows filmed before a live audience using this multi-camera technique
What is the three-camera setup?
Chuck Berry's signature guitar move, the "duck walk," became iconic — he is often called the father of this genre
What is rock and roll?
Harry Truman kept a sign on his desk that said "The Buck Stops" here
What is here (or "The Buck Stops Here")?
This U.S. state was the last to be admitted to the union, in 1959
What is Hawaii?
This classic New York deli sandwich is made with corned beef or pastrami on rye with sauerkraut and Russian dressing
What is a Reuben?
This game show, hosted by Bob Barker for 35 years, asked contestants to guess the prices of consumer products
What is The Price Is Right?
This Tamla/Motown singer was blind from infancy and had hits like "Superstition" and "My Cherie Amour"
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This president created the Interstate Highway System in 1956
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, is located in this country
What is Tanzania?
This spice blend, commonly used in apple pie, typically includes cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves
What is pumpkin pie spice (or apple pie spice)?
The original Star Trek series lasted only three seasons but was saved from cancellation by this unprecedented campaign by fans
What is a letter-writing campaign?
Ray Charles controversially blended gospel music with rhythm and blues to create this genre in the early 1950s
What is soul music?
Gerald Ford is the only U.S. president to have held the office without being elected to either the presidency or this office
What is the vice presidency?
The Amazon River empties into the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of this country
What is Brazil?
Waldorf salad, invented at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in the 1890s, originally contained only these three ingredients
What are apples, celery, and mayonnaise?