60s
Which groundbreaking sci-fi television series premiered in 1966?
What was the name of the first successful video game, released in the 1970s?
Pong
What was the highest-grossing film of the 80s?
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
What hip hop group won the 1993 Grammy for "Best New Artist"?
Arrested Development
Who became the new pope in 2005?
Pope Benedict XVI
Which 1967 music festival is often considered the pinnacle of the counterculture movement?
Monterey Pop Festival
What disease was eradicated in 1979, marking a major achievement in global health?
Smallpox
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister in the UK during the 1980s. What was her nickname?
Iron Lady
Who became the oldest astronaut in space in 1998?
John Glenn
What is the name of the TV show about an obsessive-compulsive detective?
Monk
In which country did a cultural revolution begin in 1966, led by its communist leader?
China
What was the name of the first test-tube baby, born in 1978?
Louise Brown
Which 80s horror film featured a child actor who didn't know he was acting in a horror movie?
The Shining
How many Americans watched the O.J. Simpson trial verdict?
150 million
What was the highest-grossing film of the 2000s?
Avatar
What was the name of the ship that British band The Beatles traveled on to the US for the first time?
RMS Queen Mary
What famous graffiti artist started tagging in the New York City subway system in the 1970s?
Keith Haring
What is the name of the volcano in Washington State that erupted in 1980 and caused what is considered the deadliest eruption in U.S. history?
Mount St. Helens
Who originally recorded Whitney Houston's 1992 hit song, "I Will Always Love You?"
Dolly Parton
In what year did the Concorde make its last commercial flight?
2003
in 1964, who became the first African-American woman elected to the US congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Faye Dunaway
What song performed by a Norwegian synth-pop band made it to No. 1 in the U.S.?
Take on Me
What television show was the highest-rated show in 1990?
Cheers
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2000?
Russell Crowe (for gladiator)