1930's
1940's
1950's
1960's
1970's
100
This popular movie, based on a novel, starred Judy Garland, used Technicolor, and was nominated for six Academy Awards.
The Wizard of Oz
100
Developed by the United States as an all-purpose military automobile, today what popular Sports Utility Vehicle is used for both highway driving and off-roading?
a. Highlander b. Jeep
c. Hummer d. Ram
b. Jeep
100
This sitcom was a popular television comedy in the 1950s. The lead character was a woman who became famous for her physical comedy.
I Love Lucy
100
In 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 mission was the first to land on the moon. Name 1 of the 2 astronauts that first walked on the moon.
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
100
Disco emerged as a popular genre of dance music in the late 1970s following the success of what 1977 film that starring John Travolta?
Saturday Night Fever
200
What famous sky scraper was completed in 1931?
a. John Hancock Tower b. Sears Tower
c. Empire State Building d. The Twin Towers
c. Empire State Building
200
What water resistant adhesive was invented and used during World War II as a useful way to repair weapons and other devices?
a. super glue b. caulk
c. duct tape d. sticky tack
c. duct tape
200
The Cleaver family became a household name in the late 1950s as part of what popular television show.
Leave it to Beaver
200
What British rock band performed for American audiences for the first time in 1964 on the Ed Sullivan Show?
The Beatles
200
Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewy are part the cast of what popular franchise, created by George Lucas in 1977?
Star Wars
300
What piece of fiction, published in 1939, won author John Steinbeck the National Book Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and later a Nobel Prize
a. The Catcher in the Rye b. Of Mice and Men
c. The Grapes of Wrath d. Gone with the Wind
c. The Grapes of Wrath
300
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated that this was a "date which will live in infamy". What was he referring to?
BONUS 200 POINTS: What was that date?
The bombing at Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
300
What popular fashion doll was created in 1959 by Mattel?
Barbie
300
Before he changed it to Muhammad Ali, by what name was the World Heavyweight Boxing champion known?
Cassius Clay
300
What popular comedic sketch show began in 1975 and introduced such famous cast members as Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, and Gilda Radner?
Saturday Night Live
400
This synthetic polymer has been used to create ropes, tires, carpets, clothing, and much more. It was created by DuPont and was showcased at the World Fair in 1939.
a. plastic b. spandex
c. nylon d. rayon
c. nylon
400
Which popular comic book series began in 1941?
Captain America
400
After years of working to find a cure, scientists developed the first successful vaccination for what disease in 1952?
Polio
400
In 1963, who became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film 'Lilies of the Field'?
a. Lou Gosset b. Ed Jones
c. Sidney Poitier d. Clive Edwards
c. Sidney Poitier
400
Actor Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1973 for what movie, based on a novel written by Mario Puzo?
The Godfather
500
This champion racehorse became a symbol of hope for many Americans in the 1930s
a. Seabiscuit b. Seahorse
c. Secretariat d. American Pharoah
a. Seabiscuit
500
Which US president gave the orders to drop the atomic bombs in 1945?
Harry Truman
500
The Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik into space in 1957. As a result, the US government formed what agency in 1958?
NASA
500
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald while traveling in the presidential motorcade in what state?
Texas
500
1975's blockbuster thriller 'Jaws' is considered one of the best movies ever made. Who directed this film?
Steven Speilburg