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100

Northampton's trade school and alternative to Northampton High School.

What is Smith Vocational High School?

100

The atomic bomb was used for the first time in this decade and the film Citizen Kane was released.

What are the 1940s?

100

He was elected mayor of Northampton in 1910, and lived there before and after his presidency.

Who is Calvin Coolidge?

100
The number of strings on a guitar.
What are six?
100

This home improvement retailer is the largest in the United States, selling tools, appliances, and services.

What is Home Depot?

200

The current mayor of Northampton, who will be up for re-election this November.

Who is Gina Louise-Sciarra?

200

Over 200 students born in this decade received their diplomas from Northampton High School yesterday when they graduated.

What are the 2000s?

200

Some would argue his economic policies are still felt today. He was the first entertainer-turned president.

Who is Ronald Reagan?

200

The drummer for what's considered one of the greatest bands of all time, he sang lead vocals on "Yellow Submarine."

Who is Ringo Starr?

200

Touching this place on a baseball diamond means your team just scored one run.

What is Home Plate?

300

Once captain of Smith College's basketball team, she went on to be one of the world's most renowned chefs.

Who is Julia Child?

300

This decade began with John F. Kennedy defeating Richard Nixon, and ended with the United States landing on the moon for the first time.

What are the 1960s?

300

He was the first president to pass away in office, only a month after his inauguration in 1841.

Who is William Henry Harrison?

300

This holiday song was hailed by Guinness World Records as "the greatest selling single of all time." The most famous version was recorded in 1942.

What is White Christmas?

300

This 1990 movie was a commercial success, featuring the now iconic line, "I made my family disappear?"

What is Home Alone?

400

The annual parade that celebrates Northampton's LGBTQ population.

What is the Pride Parade?

400

During this decade, Scott Joplin composed "The Entertainer" and the Wright Brothers flew the first plane. 

What are the 1900s?

400

He was assassinated in 1901, at the end of a presidential term in which he championed tariffs.

Who is William McKinley?

400

He sold over a hundred million record as a solo artist, after passing the same milestone as a kid when he was the lead singer in his family's band.

Who is Michael Jackson?

400

He stars in the animated TV show which had it's first season in 1989 and has had 35 seasons since.

Who is Homer (Simpson)?

500

This local school was listed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 2022 for serving students who are hard of hearing.

What is the Clark School?

500

The first decade which women could vote in, and referred to by some historians as the most eventful decade in U.S. history.

What are the 1920s?

500

A member of the Green Party, he most notably ran for president in 2000, receiving nearly 3 million votes.

Who is Ralph Nader?

500

Because of its dissonant sound, this musical interval was referred to as the "devil's interval" and was discouraged by the church from the Middle Ages through the 18th century.

What is a tritone?

500

Kristi Noem currently leads this federal department, which monitors domestic security and was founded in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

What is the Department of Homeland Security?