1940s
Everything changed on December 7th, 1941. What happened on this date?
Pearl Harbor was attacked
This popular skirt had what type of animal on it?
Poodle
The final destination of the most famous space missions launched in the 60s.
Who sang the 1978 hit, YMCA?
Village People
This yellow man eats dots and avoids ghosts.
Pacman
On October 31st 1941, in South Dakota, this sculpture of 60-foot-high faces of four U.S. Presidents, was completed after 14 years under the direction of Gutzon Borglum.
Mount Rushmore
This popular poet's given Name was Theodor Geisel.
Dr. Suess
What popular 4-man band sang "Yellow Submarine"?
The Beatles
The infamous political scandal that occurred in 1974.
Watergate
Which 1982 Spielberg classic was about a little boy and his pet alien?
E.T.
This song was recorded in May 1941 by the Andrews Sisters and hit Billboard's number 1 song in November and remained there for 3 weeks.
This famous rock and roll singer was criticized by many for his leg-shaking, hip-swiveling performances.
Elvis Presley
This classic two-player action toy features a pair of dueling robots inside a yellow boxing ring. The game characters are known as the Red Rocker and Blue Rocker.
This mass murderer who encouraged his followers to start "Helter Skelter" was sentenced to death on March 29, 1971.
Charles Manson
Created by Fujifilm in 1986, this device helped take pictures, was easy to use, cheap and readily available. Many tourist began using these on trips and could take them to a store to get printed.
Disposable Camera
On June 22, 1940 this drive-in restaurant opened in Joliet, IL, & introduced a new kind of dessert treat, ice cream that wasn't frozen hard but was "soft served".
Dairy Queen
Which baseball player did Marilyn Monroe marry in 1954?
Joe DiMaggio
U.S. Government run volunteer program was started in 1961.
Peace Corps
These dolls who are all born in Baby Land General Hospital became a hit in the 70's. Each one comes with a birth certificate, and no two are the exact same.
Cabbage Patch Doll
What are the small sticky squares of paper that you write notes on that were invented during this time called?
Sticky notes
On July 5, 1945, this made its debut on a Paris Beach but quickly spread to beaches everywhere.
Bikini swimsuits
What major social reform movement was introduced during this period?
Civil Rights Movement
The city that JFK was assassinated.
Dallas
This famous comedian was one of the first woman to host a variety show winning multiple Emmy's and golden globes for her performance.
Carol Burnette
In 1986 this space shuttle exploded shortly after launch.
Challenger