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This baseball player famously broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974.
Who is Hank Aaron?
This fashion icon popularized the “little black dress.”
Who is Coco Chanel?
This 1954 song is widely credited as the first rock-and-roll record to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
What is “Rock Around the Clock”?
This 1927 film is widely considered the first “talkie.”
What is The Jazz Singer?
This art movement rejected realism and emphasized emotional experience.
What is Expressionism?
The Super Bowl trophy is named after this legendary coach.
Who is Vince Lombardi?
This doll debuted in 1959 and became a cultural phenomenon.
What is Barbie?
Before becoming a solo star, this singer was the lead vocalist of The Crickets.
Who is Buddy Holly?
This 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film was the first American movie to show a flushing toilet.
What is Psycho?
Jan van Eyck is associated with perfecting this painting medium.
What is oil paint?
This Olympic event revived the ancient Greek tradition and closes the Summer Games.
What is the marathon?
The Beatles made their first appearance on this American TV show in 1964.
What is The Ed Sullivan Show?
This New York building housed studios where many early rock and soul hits were recorded, including songs by Ben E. King and The Drifters.
What is the Brill Building?
This 1967 film helped usher in the New Hollywood era with its depiction of crime and violence.
What is Bonnie and Clyde?
This Dutch painter is known for The Night Watch.
Who is Rembrandt?
Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in this year.
What is 1947?
Bell-bottoms and tie-dye became mainstream fashion during this decade.
What is the 1960s?
This producer and songwriter helped create the “Wall of Sound” and was later convicted of murder.
Who is Phil Spector?
This 1941 film topped Citizen Kane in the 1962 Sight & Sound critics’ poll.
What is Bicycle Thieves?
The Baroque artist Caravaggio was known for this dramatic use of light and shadow.
What is chiaroscuro?
This athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This designer’s “New Look” redefined women’s fashion after World War II.
Who is Christian Dior?
This 1966 album by The Beach Boys was heavily influenced by Brian Wilson’s study of classical composition and studio experimentation.
What is Pet Sounds?
The first James Bond film, released in 1962, introduced Sean Connery in this role.
What is Dr. No?
This museum houses the Parthenon Marbles.
What is the British Museum?