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100

This sitcom featured a red-haired performer whose husband was bandleader Ricky Richardo.

What is I Love Lucy?

100

This 1950s hit by Bill Haley & His Comets helped bring rock and roll to a wide audience.

What is "Rock Around the Clock"?

100

In 1969, this astronaut became the first person to walk on the Moon.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

100

This sweet treat is made by spinning heated sugar into fine threads at fairs.

What is cotton candy?

100

This household device used a rotating finger wheel to dial a phone number.

What is a rotary phone?

200

This black-and-white sitcom followed a small-town sheriff, his son Opie & their neighbors in Mayberry.

What is The Andy Griffith Show?

200

This Doris Day recording tells of a mother's advice to her daughter about love.

What is "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"?

200

In 1920, this Tennessee lawmaker cast the deciding vote that helped ratify the 19th Amendment.

Who is Harry T. Burn?

200

This gelatin dessert brand became famous for colorful molded salads & sweets.

What is Jell-O?

200

This library tool organized books by author, title and subject in drawers of small cards.

What is a card catalog?

300

This Western centered on the Cartwright family and their ranch, the Ponderosa.

What is Bonanza?

300

This song by the Everly Brothers features close harmonies and a repeated plea for a departed sweetheart to return.

What is "Wake Up Little Susie?"

300

This American woman became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932?

Who is Amelia Earhart?

300

This canned meat product, introduced by Hormel in 1937, became a pantry staple around the world.

What is Spam?

300

This office material made a second copy of a handwritten or typed page by placing a coated sheet between papers.

What is carbon paper?

400

In this anthology series, ordinary people encountered eerie twists in stories introduced by Rod Serling.

What is The Twilight Zone?

400

This 1960s Motown hit by The Supremes begins with a declaration that they singer has waited too long.

What is "You Can't Hurry Love"?

400

In 1955, this seamstress was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, after refusing to give up her bus seat.

Who is Rosa Parks?

400

This dessert layers sponge cake, fruit, custard and whipped cream in a glass bowl.

What is trifle?

400

This portable device recorded songs onto a compact cassette and let listeners play them through headphones.

What is a Walkman?

500

This comedy-variety show featured a recurring cast that included Harvey Korman & Vicki Lawrence.

What is The Carol Burnett Show?

500

This 1967 hit by The Association describes a relationship lasting through the seasons.

What is "Never My Love"?

500

This British engineer demonstrated the first practical television system in 1926.

Who is John Logie Baird?

500

This classic dish combines beef, mushrooms and a creamy sauce, often served over noodles.

What is beef Stroganoff?

500

Before digital photography, this kind of film was commonly loaded into cameras in a small cylindrical containers.

What is 35mm film?

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