40's
what super hero first appeared in the 1940's?
Captain America
What generation was born during the 1950s?
Baby boomers
Who was Johnny Carson's sidekick on The Tonight Show?
Ed McMahon
What scandal forced U.S. President Richard Nixon to resign from office in 1974?
Watergate scandal
What 1980s wedding drew an estimated 750 million television viewers?
Princess Diana & Prince Charles
How much did a gallon of gas cost in the 1940's?
$0.18
How many stars were added to the U.S. flag in 1959?
2. for Alaska and Hawaii
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Which actor was NOT an original cast member of Saturday Night Live?
Bill Murray
What dance craze did Michael Jackson popularize in 1983?
the moonwalk
Who proclaimed December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy"?
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
) What country launched the first artificial Earth satellite in 1957?
Soviet Union
Who sold the most albums during the 1960s?
The Beatles
What new invention was introduced to the world in 1971?
What musical innovation was introduced in 1982?
the Compact Disk (CD)
What new fashion was introduced in 1946?
bikini
What British monarch ascended to the throne in 1952?
Queen Elizabeth II
What boxer famously said that he should be a postage stamp because that was the only way he'd ever get licked?
Muhammad Ali
What is the only NFL team to win the Super Bowl with a perfect season?
Miami Dolphins
What comet passed Earth in 1986?
Halley's Comet
Which singer had the most Billboard No. 1 singles during the 1940s?
Bing Crosby
What did the average American home cost in 1950?
$7,354
What was the first James Bond film?
Dr. No
Who was the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program?
Barbara Walters
What famous shipwreck was discovered in 1985?
The Titanic