Immortalized in Springsteen’s “Thunder Road,” this musical artist famously “sang for the lonely.”
Who is Roy Orbison
100
His 1951 home run became known as the shot heard round the world.
Who is Bobby Thomson
100
According to the title of Flannery O’Connor’s 1955 breakout story collection, exactly what is it that is so hard to find?
What is a good man
100
Robert Wise directed this Shakespeare adaptation to win the best picture Oscar in 1961
What is West Side Story
100
She played Ethel Mertz in the original I Love Lucy
Who is Vivian Vance
200
The German playwright, Bertolt Brecht, wrote the lyrics to this 1962 smash hit by Bobby Darin.
What is Mack the Knife
200
This 1963 national league rookie of the year famously collided with Ray Fosse in the 1973 All-Star game.
Who is Pete Rose
200
This poet owns City Lights Books in San Francisco.
Who is Lawrence Ferlinghetti
200
He won the best actor oscar in 1964 for portraying a character in this musical adaptation of a G.B. Shaw play.
Who is Rex Harrison
200
Della, Paul and Hamilton Burger were fixtures as characters in this courtroom drama.
What is Perry Mason
300
In “Runnin from a Dream” Tom Petty sang along to this 1961 hit by Del Shannon
What is Runaway
300
This team was defeated by the Packers in the first official Super Bowl game in 1966
Who are The Kansas City Chiefs
300
According to author Harper Lee, the character Dill in her To Kill a Mockingbird was modeled on this famous American writer.
Who is Truman Capote
300
She won the best actress Oscar in 1966 playing opposite Richard Burton in an adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play?
Who is Elizabeth Taylor
300
The western, Gunsmoke took place in this western town.
What is Dodge City
400
A version of this 1950’s musical act featured Benjamin E Nelson who was better known as Ben E King.
Who are The Drifters
400
This LA Dodger was the World Series MVP in 1963 and again in 1965.
Who is Sandy Koufax
400
This beat poet saw the best minds of his generation destroyed by madness.
Who is Allan Ginsburg
400
This WWI epic starring Peter O’Toole beat out the Longest Day, the Music Man, To Kill a Mockingbird and Mutiny on the Bounty for the 1962 best picture Oscar.
What is Lawrence of Arabia
400
Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker figured prominently in this tv series depicting the life and loves of a high school student.
What is Dobie Gillis
500
This British Invasion band took its name from the hard bop sax player Charlie Parker.
Who are The Yardbirds
500
In the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne Australia, these two nations engaged in a hotly contested water polo match that reflected a broader geopolitical conflict.
What is Hungary and the U.S.S.R.
500
Before praising famous men, he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1958 for a Death in the Family.
Who is James Agee
500
Ernest Borgnine won the Oscar in 1955 for portraying this character?
Who is Marty
500
This character lived at the swanky Hotel Carlton in San Francisco but spent most of his time traveling.