Music
Who Sang What’s New Pussycat, Green Green Grass of Home & Its Not Unusual?
Tom Jones
his show was very popular starring a Collie dog.
In the early shows in the 50s the dog lived on a farm with a family called the Millers. A young boy Jeff, his widowed mother Ellen and Gramps, Jeffs grandad played by George Cleveland. The dog a brave and loyal collie always stole the show . What was the name of the dog and popular TV show?
Lassie
“In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ______ _______ _______ ________.”
The lion sleeps tonight
“Hey, Jude” also by the Beatles: “Hey Jude, don’t be afraid. You were made to ___________."
“go out and get her”
Who was the second president of the US?
John Adams
Satchmo was “America’s Ambassador of Goodwill”. Our parents might have shared this great jazz trumpet player with you. His name was __________ ________________.
Louis Armstrong
“The story you are about to see it true. The names have been changed to __ ___ ____ (Hint: From the show Dragnet)
Protect The Innocent
The Temptations released this massive hit in 1964, singing about: “What can make me feel this way? ___________ _
My Girl
The Sir Elton John song, “Bennie and the Jets”: "Say, ____________, have you seen them yet? Oh, but they’re so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets.”
“Candy and Ronnie”
Which American president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
When the Beatles first came to the U.S., in early 1964, we all watched them on what T.V. show?
The Ed Sullivan Show
After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, “Who was that masked man?” Invariably, someone would answer, “I don’t know, but he left this behind.” What did he leave behind? _________ __________
Silver Bullet
In 1957, a song by Elvis asked if he could be …? “Oh, let me be your ________.”
Teddy Bear
The Classic “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors: “Like a dog without a bone, an actor out alone. Riders on the storm, there’s a ___."
“killer on the road”
Who wrote the novel "Pride and Prejudice"?
Jane Austen
After the Twist, the Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we danced under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the __________.
Limbo
This was a popular comedy show.
It starred Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden a New York bus driver living in a small apartment with his wife Alice Kramden played by Audrey Meadows, then later Sheila Macrae. Their upstairs neighbors were Ed Norton and his wife Trixie . What was the name of this funny show?
The Honeymooners
Get your kicks on _________ ________!” (Hint: by The King Cole Trio)
Route 66
It was all the rage when Elvis Presley sang about his “Blue Suede Shoes” “Well, you can knock me down, step in my face Slander my name all over the place Do anything that you want to do. But uh-uh honey, _______.”
“lay off of my shoes”
What was the name of the Berlin Wall that divided East and West Germany during the 1960s?
The Iron Curtain
What famous band sang “Rock Around the Clock?
Bill Haley & The Comets
This show appeared in 1964 about Darren and Samantha Stevens. Samantha’s mother Endora was played by Agnes Moorhead.
Samantha would twitch her nose and make magic happen.
The name of the show?
Bewitched
The Drifters 1960 song, “Save the Last Dance for Me,” uses this pet name in the chorus: “So, ____, save the last dance for me.”
Darlin'
The Carpenters made their song “Close To You” famous in 1970. Do you remember how it goes? “Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, ______”
“they long to be close to you”
Which groundbreaking DNA structure was discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953?
Double Helix