Music
What year did The Beatles officially disband?
1971
What did the U.S. Postal Service add in 1963 that is part of every address today?
zip codes
Ward and June were two main characters from what famous TV show of the late 50s and early 60s?
Leave It To Beaver
When did Hawaii become a state?
Although it became a territory in 1898, Hawaii did not become a state until 1959.
Which blood type is known as the universal donor?
O-negative
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Frances Scott Key
On what date did Louis Armstrong land on the moon?
July 20, 1969
What brand had the first commercial for TV dinners?
Swanson. They also coined the phrase "TV Dinner", which helped to transform their frozen meals into a cultural icon.
The Vietnam War technically lasted from 1955 to 1975. Can you name all of the presidents involved?
Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon led during different stages of the Vietnam War.
What was the most popular name for Girls in 1950?
Mary
Tony Bennett had a 1951 Number 1 hit with the song "Cold, cold ____"?
Heart
In what year did women get the right to vote in America?
1920
What was the surname of the main family who starred in The Little House on the Prairie?
Ingalls
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million in 1866.
What was the most popular name for boys in 1950?
James
Which Patsy Cline song led to her getting 3 standing ovations at the Grand Ole Opry?
Crazy
Fidel Castro
Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today?
The Price Is Right
Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?
Madam C.J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Who was Fred Astair's most well-known dancing partner?
Ginger Rogers. They danced together in movies for more than a decade. What made their partnership so special was their ability to dance together as a couple. Astaire and Rogers choreographed their routines to complement each other, not compete with each other
The Coasters recorded a song in 1959 with the line "You're gonna need an ocean of Calamine lotion." What is the name of the song?
Poison Ivy
What is the name of the deadly disease that struck a convention in Philadelphia in July 1976 and was named for the convention where it struck?
Legionnaires Disease was discovered after an outbreak in 1976.
What 1968 movie co-starred a computer named H.A.L?
2001: A Space Odyssey
How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?
There are approximately 16 Celtic languages to have ever existed. Of those, only six are still spoken today: Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, Breton, Cornish and Welsh.
Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
He became a German citizen in 1914 and remained in Berlin until 1933 when he renounced his citizenship for political reasons and emigrated to America to take the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton.