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What was the Name of the landmark Supreme court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education

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Which famous Steve designed the Apple Computer?

 Steve Wozniak

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What does VHS stand for?

Video Home System

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The “Dream Team” won Olympic gold in what year’s games?

 1992

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Which president of the United States was in office from Jan. 20, 1953 to Jan. 20, 1961?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Which popular music festival took place in 1969?

Woodstock

200

 What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?

1990

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What year did The Beatles disband?

1970.

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What ancient Chinese toy was repopularized in the 80s?

The Hacky Sack

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What was the first rap song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?

 “Ice Ice Baby”

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What year did Disneyland open?

1955

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Which Civil Rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?

 Martin Luther King Jr.

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The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?

Mars

300

 Can you name this NASA Mars lander

Viking 1 and 2

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Where was the 1986 World Cup held?

 Mexico City, Mexico

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Which actor was one of the first approached to play Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story?

 Billy Crystal

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Who became Premier of the Soviet Union in 1958?

Nikita Khrushchev

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Who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963?

John F. Kennedy

400

Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located

Teotihuacán, Mexico (near modern-day Mexico City)

400

What caused the oil crisis in 1979?


Iranian Revolution

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What was the highest grossing film of the 80s?

 E.T.

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What band is featured on Beavis’ shirt?

Metallica

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What is the name of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

 Rosa Parks

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Which musical group released the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967?

The Beatles

500

Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?

Socrates

500

Who is celebrating her birthday on horseback?

Bianca Jagger

500

What animated Disney film was released in 1989?

The Little Mermaid

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What fad toy was feared to be a tool for foreign spies?

Furby

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What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957?

Sputnik

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What was the name of the U.S. military operation that increased troop levels in Vietnam in 1965?


Operation Rolling Thunder