Pop Culture
Rumored lover of President John F. Kennedy found dead in her bedroom August 5, 1962
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
Recorded "Rock Around the Clock" in 1955
Who is Bill Haley and the Comets?
Assassinated in November 1963
Who is President John F. Kennedy?
President who resigned in 1974
Who is Richard Nixon?
Park the New York City Marathon was run in until 1970
What is Central Park?
Musical genre that peaked with the 1977 release of "Saturday Night Fever"
What is disco?
Song recorded in 1959 with the line, "You're gonna need an ocean of Calamine lotion."
What is Poison Ivy?
Disease that Dr. Jonas Salk created a vaccine for in 1952
What is polio?
War that ended in April 1975
What is Vietnam
Olympic athlete that set a record in 1972 by winning seven gold medals
Who is Mark Spitz?
Name of the character played by Herve Villechaize in Fantasy Island
What is Tattoo?
Artist who first recorded "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You"
Who is Hank Williams?
Accused assassin murdered by Jack Ruby in 1964
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
This Pennsylvania nuclear generating plant suffered a partial meltdown in 1979
What is Three Mile Island?
First athlete to earn a perfect score in the history of Olympic gymnastics
Who is Nadia Comaneci
Bluesy rock singer discovered at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967
Who is Janis Joplin?
Had a hit with "Sixteen Tons" in 1955
Who is Tennessee Ernie Ford?
Conflict in 1961 where CIA-trained forces tried to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro
What is the Bay of Pigs?
Space flight that an oxygen tank exploded, putting the crew in severe danger
What is Apollo 13?
Athlete who beat Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974
Who is Hank Aaron?
Eating this type of live fish became popular in the 1950s
What is goldfish?
Song sung by Doris Day and introduced in the Hitchcock thriller "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
What is "Que Sera Sera"?
Woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955
Who is Rosa Parks?
Company founded in 1975 by Paul Allen and Bill Gates
What is Microsoft?
Miracle catch by Franco Harris in 1972 to put the Steelers in the AFC Championship game
What is Immaculate reception?