Pop Culture Through the Decades
Pop Culture Through the Decades
What is I Love Lucy?
In 1963, this U.S. president was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This civil rights leader gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day of the week in the United States.
What is Thursday?
Water freezes at this temperature on the Celsius scale.
What is 0 degrees?
This car, famously known from the Back to the Future movies, featured gull-wing doors and a stainless-steel
What is the DeLorean?
This iconic doll was launched by Mattel in 1959 and became a global fashion figure.
Who is Barbie?
This wall, dividing East and West Berlin, fell in 1989 — symbolizing the end of the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
Known for his iconic Apple keynote speeches, this man co-founded Apple Inc.
Who is Steve Jobs?
This bird is traditionally the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving meals.
What is turkey?
This element, abbreviated “O,” is essential for human respiration.
What is oxygen?
This luxury car brand is symbolized by a three-pointed star.
What is Mercedes-Benz?
This "king of pop" released Thriller in 1982, the best-selling album of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
On July 20, 1969, this astronaut became the first human to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
She made headlines in the 1990s as the youngest First Lady in U.S. history.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
The first Thanksgiving feast was shared between the Pilgrims and this Native American tribe.
Who are the Wampanoag?
This organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell.”
What is the mitochondrion?
The Ford Mustang first hit the roads in this decade.
What is the 1960s?
In 1994, this sitcom about six friends living in New York debuted and became a cultural phenomenon.
What is Friends?
This terrorist attack on U.S. soil in 2001 led to major changes in airport security and global policy.
What is 9/11?
This NBA superstar helped lead the Chicago Bulls to six championships in the 1990s.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This branch of science studies matter, energy, motion, and force.
What is physics?
This Japanese carmaker is known for the Civic, Accord, and CR-V.
What is Honda?
This viral YouTube video featuring a South Korean artist dancing like he’s riding a horse was the first to hit 1 billion views.
What is Gangnam Style by Psy?
This U.S. Supreme Court case in 1973 legalized abortion nationwide until it was overturned in 2022.
What is Roe v. Wade?
This Pakistani activist survived a Taliban assassination attempt and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Who is Malala Yousafzai
This annual Thanksgiving parade is famous for its giant balloons and is held in New York City.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
The Large Hadron Collider is located in this European country.
What is Switzerland?
“Zero to 60” measures this key performance metric in vehicles
What is acceleration?
This 2023 concert tour by a global pop star was so massive it boosted local economies and even got mentioned in the Fed’s economic reports.
What is The Eras Tour by Taylor Swift?
In 1969, a music festival held on a dairy farm in New York became a pivotal moment in counterculture history.
What is Woodstock?
This British scientist is remembered for his work on black holes and for writing A Brief History of Time.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
“Friendsgiving” is a modern Thanksgiving spin-off that focuses on what group of people?
Who are friends (instead of family)?
This 20th-century chemist discovered the structure of DNA with James Watson.
Who is Francis Crick? (Note: Rosalind Franklin also played a key role)
This U.S. legislation, signed in 1956, created the modern Interstate Highway System.
What is the Federal-Aid Highway Act?