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This redheaded comedian starred with her real-life husband Desi Arnaz in one of television’s most famous sitcoms.
Who is Lucille Ball?
Elvis Presley sang that he was “all shook” this.
What is up?
Before streaming services, families often watched movies at home using these rectangular tapes.
What are VHS tapes?
Known as “The King of Rock and Roll,” this singer made “Hound Dog” famous.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Kids often played this outdoor game by drawing numbered squares on the sidewalk and tossing a small marker.
What is a Hula Hoop?
Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife kept the peace in this fictional North Carolina town.
What is Mayberry?
The Temptations sang, “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day” in this Motown classic.
What is My Girl?
Before smartphones, many homes had this type of telephone with a circular dial.
What is a rotary phone?
This civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This plastic toy was spun around the waist and became a huge craze in the late 1950s.
What is a Hula Hoop?
This 1970s sitcom featured Archie and Edith Bunker.
What is All in the Family?
The Beatles wanted to hold this in their 1963 hit.
What is your hand?
This drive-in restaurant tradition involved servers bringing food directly to your parked car.
What is carhop service?
This actress played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.
Who is Judy Garland?
These small vinyl discs usually played one song on each side and were commonly called “45s.”
What are records?
On The Brady Bunch, this was the first name of the family’s live-in housekeeper.
Who is Alice?
Aretha Franklin spelled out this seven-letter word in one of her biggest hits.
What is R-E-S-P-E-C-T?
Before remote controls became common, changing the TV channel usually required doing this.
What is getting up and turning the dial?
This boxing legend famously declared, “I am the greatest.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, was named for its resemblance to the home of a stinging insect.
What is a beehive?
This long-running variety show hosted by Carol Burnett famously ended with her tugging on this part of her body as a signal to her grandmother.
What is her ear?
This group recorded the disco-era hit “Stayin’ Alive.”
Who are the Bee Gees?
This catalog company was famous for a massive Christmas “Wish Book” that children used to choose toys.
What is Sears?
This entertainer was famous for his television variety show and for introducing The Beatles to American audiences in 1964.
Who is Ed Sullivan?
This famous 1969 music festival featured artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Who.
What is Woodstock?