1940's
In 1946, a few months after the return of the American solders from WWII, this population trend began
Baby Boom
This is the name of the hotel where President Nixon had his greatest scandal
Watergate
The popular cartoon character made her debut in "Dizzy Dishes"
Betty Boop
Shes no dummy, but her "brother" was, and Charlie's room was bigger than hers.
Cary Grant
Bruce Wayne is the secret identity of which fictional DC Comics character?
Batman
The American work week trend starting in 1940 established this many hours in an average work week
40
This is what President Ford did for President Nixon
Pardoned
The popular film starring Judy Garland follows a yellow brick road
The Wizard of Oz
Bobby Darin found out that the woman he thought was his sister was really this relative.
mother
In September 1939, World War II began when German troops invaded which country?
Poland
This artist scored hit singles, "I'll never smile again" and "This Love of Mine" during the 1940s
Frank Sinatra
He was the President of the USA after President Reagan
George Bush
This popular show in 1955 was staged in the Wild West
Gunsmoke
Her daughter revealed that Lena Horne went a few rounds romantically with this "Brown Bomber."
Joe Louis
The Russian word for emperor, ’tsar,’ comes from which Latin word?
Caesar
In 1940, before the US enters WWII, this man made the speeches "We should fight them on the beaches..." and "Never was the field of human conflict so much"
Winston Churchill
This U.S. President created the Department of Energy and the Department of Education
Jimmy Carter
This actor changed his name from Marion Morrison to when he was cast in his first starring role in The Big Trail
John Wayne
This swashbuckler claimed in his Wicked, Wicked memoirs that he was once a slave trader.
Errol Flynn
Someone who is a Lusophone has which characteristic?
Speaks Portuguese
This show was the start of the popular wild western themed television series
Hopalong Cassidy
First day in office, Carter announces unconditional pardon for most Vietnam-era draft evaders known as this
Carter's Domestic Agenda
This television broadcast company made the first coast-to-coast color broadcast when it telecast the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 1954
NBC
During WWI, a US soldier "discovered" this hairy star on a battlefield and kept him in an oil drum.
Rin Tin Tin
Which surrealist painter often paid restaurant bills with checks after drawing on the back of them, knowing that the owner would never deposit a check with an original drawing on the back?
Salvador Dali