1950s - 1960s Trivia
1970s - 1980s Trivia
1990s - 2010 Trivia
Music from the 20th Century
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100

The U.S. space agency formed in 1958.

NASA

100

This music television channel launched in 1981.

MTV
100

This portable media player allowed users to carry 1,000 songs in your pocket.

IPod

100

Who sings "My Heart Will Go On"

Celine Dion

100

14 x 5

70

200

This fast-food chain was founded by Ray Kroc and became famous in the 1950s (and still very much is)

McDonalds

200

Name of Tom Cruise's flying partner in Top Gun.

Goose

200

In 2006, this planet was stripped of its "Planet" title for being too petite.

Pluto

200

Lead singer Freddie Mercury wrote this 6-minute "operatic" rock masterpiece in 1975.

Bohemian Rhapsody

200

What does the term "IQ" stand for?

Intelligence Quotient

300

This 1961 failed invasion attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba.

Bay of Pigs Invasion

300

The star was drafted in 1984 and went on to win six NBA championships in the 90s.

Michael Jordan

300

This golfer won the 1997 Masters by a record 12 strokes at just 21 years old.

Tiger Woods

300

This band led the British Invasion in the 1960s.

The Beatles

300

What does the M stand for in the computer abbreviation RAM?

Memory

400

The 1963 protest where MLK gave his famous speech "I have a dream"

March on Washington

400

This portable cassette player, released by Sony in 1980, changed how people listened to music on the go.

Walkman

400

In 1998, this company was founded in a garage to "organize the world's information.

Google

400

This song by Billy Joel lists major world events from 1949 to 1989.

We Didn't Start the Fire

400

Roman Numerals XLV into Modern Arabic Digits

45

500

About how much did a gallon of gas cost in the 1950's?

Around 20-30 Cents

500

A computer game launched 1971 which features a group of people traveling West towards fortune

The Oregon Trail

500

In 2005, jawed posted the first video on Youtube titled "Me at the zoo" Which zoo was it?

San Diego Zoo

500

The album "Rumours" was written in 1977 while this band was actively falling apart.

Fleetwood Mac

500

What is the past participle for the word "swim"?

Swum