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This infamous gangster, known as "Scarface," rose to power during the prohibition era in Chicago.
Who is Al Capone?
This bridge, completed in 1937, connects San Francisco to Marin County in California.
What is the Golden Gate Bridge?
This woman refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1943, sparking a Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This toy, introduced in 1959 by Mattel, became one of the best selling toys of all time and remains popular to this day.
What is the Barbie doll?
This U.S. President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This economic event, occurring on October 29, 1929, marked the end of the roaring twenties and the beginning of the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash o 1929 or (Black Tuesday)?
This comedian and actor starred in "Modern Times" (1936), a critique of industrial society.
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
This British prime minister, known for his leadership during World War ll, coined the term "Iron Curtain" in a speech delivered in 196.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This fast food restaurant, founded by Ray Kroc in the 1950's would become a global franchise.
What is McDonald's?
This British band, known as the "Fab Four," dominated the music scene.
Who are The Beatles?
This renowned author wrote "The Great Gatsby," a novel that encapsulates the spirit of the Jazz Age.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
This infamous prison, located on an island in San Francisco Bay, was in operation from 1939 to 1963 and housed some of America's most notorious criminals.
What is Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary?
This Holocaust victim and diarist, whose diary became one of the most famous accounts of the Holocaust, died in a concentration camp in 1945.
Who is Anne Frank?
This conflict, often referred to as "The forgotten War," lasted from 1950 to 1953 and saw the involvement of the United States and other nations.
What is the Korean War?
This mission successfully landed the first humans on the moon in 1969.
What is Apollo 11?
This assembly line innovator revolutionized the automobile industry, making cars affordable for the average American.
Who is Henry Ford?
This American President, elected in 1932, implemented the New Deal in an effort to combat the effects of the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
This global conflict, lasting from 1939 to 1945, involved most of the world's nations and was characterized by widespread destruction and loss of life.
What is World War ll?
This term describes the population boom that occurred in the United States following World War ll, peaking in the 1950s.
What is the Baby Boom?
This chemical defoliant used by the U.S. military caused several health problems for both soldiers and Vietnamese civilians.
What is Agent Orange?
This organization, founded in the 1920, aimed to eliminate all private property and establish classless society through revolutionary means.
What is the communist party of the Soviet union?
This aviator, famous for her solo flights and her mysterious disappearance in 1937, was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This classic film, released in 1941, is often hailed as one of the greatest movies ever made, directed by and starring Orson Welles.
What is "Citizen Kane"?
This 1950s suburban housing development, known for its affordable and mass-produced homes, became a symbol of post-war American prosperity.
What is Levittown?
This 1960 novel by Harper Lee, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, deals with themes of racial injustice in the Deep South.
What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?