50's & 60's Modern History
What was the name of Russia's first artificial satellite that was launched in 1957?
Sputnik 1
Who wrote the critically-acclaimed 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee
What was the name of the political scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon?
Watergate Scandal
Which iconic TV show premiered in 1975 and featured a large blended family living in a house together?
The Brady Bunch
In 1966, the actor Ronald Reagan began his involvement with US politics when he became the governor of what state?
California
What popular fast food chain restaurant opened in 1955?
McDonalds
Who did Marilyn Monroe marry in 1954?
Joe DiMaggio
Who was nominated to be the first female justice on the US Supreme Court in 1981?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Which heavy metal band was fronted by Ozzy Osbourne?
Black Sabbath
Which South African leader was sentenced to life in prison in 1964?
Nelson Mendela
What year were the first color television pictures broadcast from Empire State Building?
1951
In 1967, an off-Broadway musical called _____ combined many elements of the counterculture for a controversial performance.
"Hair"
The Sears Tower in what US city became the world's tallest building in 1974?
Chicago, Illinois
What was the most infamous article of clothing in the 80's?
Leg Warmers
Which Pope became the first to visit the United States in 1965?
Pope Paul VI
Cult members murdered several people in August of 1969, they were led by who?
Charles Manson - the Manson family
In the ‘60s, the "Motown Sound" emerged from ______, making a major impact on pop music.
Detroit
What was the name of the popular dance craze of the 1970s, featuring a signature move with a twist?
Disco
Which legendary British band released their final album in May 1970?
The Beatles
Which Japanese car manufacturer started selling cars in the USA in 1957?
Toyota
What popular toy was first introduced by Wham-O in 1958?
The Hula-Hoop
In 1969, which children's TV show debuted?
Sesame Street
Which famous TV talk show host debuted in 1986?
Oprah Winfrey
What was the popular fitness trend of the 1980s led by Jane Fonda?
Aerobics
Which famous American penitentiary closed in 1963?
The Alcatraz
Which chain department store first opened in Garden City, Michigan in 1962?
K-Mart
Which music group released an album called "Please Please Me" in 1963?
The Beatles
Who was the President of the United States at the start of the 1980s?
Jimmy Carter
The 1985 Live Aid concerts to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia took place in London and what American city?
Philadelphia
Who is credited for developing the first Polio vaccine in 1953?
In 1951, what comic strip appeared in newspapers across the U.S. for the first time?
Dennis the Menace
In 1968, which famous news program debuted on TV?
60 Minutes
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE POPULAR 1970'S DISCO SONG BY THE BEE GEES?
"Stayin' Alive"
Wham! Became the first western pop group to play in which communist country?
China
The nationalization of which canal led Israel, Britain, and France to attack Egypt in 1956?
Suez Canal
In 1965, Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first transplant of what organ in South Africa?
Heart Transplant
What piece of women's clothing became popular in the 1950s?
Poodle skirt
What was the major health epidemic that emerged in the 1980s?
AIDS
Who was the famous 70's and 80's singer that was named David Robert Jones and changed his name to avoid confusion with other British musician of the sane name, Davy Jones?
David Bowie
What European country granted women the right to vote in 1971?
Switzerland