Axes, Hammers, Picks and Spikes
lizzie borden
This American artist's most famous work depicts Marilyn Monroe's face in several different colorations.
Who is Andy Warhol?
As a part of environmental reforms in the 1970s, GM announced a move away from this gasoline additive.
No one can talk to a horse, of course, unless it happens to be this beloved equestrian TV star.
Who is Mr Ed?
A recession in 1973 began with an embargo on this type of product.
What is oil/petroleum?
This piece of sports equipment was said to be a weapon of choice for Al Capone and his enforcers. This weapon was famously used by gangster Tony Accardo in the murder of three of Capone's enemies.
What is a baseball bat?
Known for his ridiculous mustache, this artist made strides in the genre of surrealism.
Who is Salvador Dali?
This type of power lost popularity in the 70s and 80s after accidents like Three Mile Island.
What is nuclear power?
This British anthropologist and wildlife researcher studied ape social behavior and is one of the world's most foremost chimpanzee experts.
Who is Jane Goodall?
The 1970s were said to be a time of economic stagflation, which is a combination of what two economic concepts?
What are stagnation and inflation?
Leon TRrotsky
Some of this Dutch painter's work was inspired by mathematics and involved impossible shapes and 3-D designs. One of his best known works depicts several figures walking on a set of stairs that appears to bend gravity.
Who is MC Escher?
Efforts since the 1980s have been aimed at stopping the hole forming in this atmospheric layer.
What is the ozone layer?
In this late 90s film, Eddie Murphy plays a doctor who learns animal languages in order to help them.
Who is Dr Dolittle?
In 1985 this American president visited the stock exchange and rang the opening bell.
Who is Ronald Raegan?
This 1400s ruler lived in present-day Romania and was famous for impaling his enemies on large spikes as a method of torture and execution.
Who is Vlad the Impaler?
This American impressionist painter was known for his drip-painting technique and gained fame in the 40s and 50s before he died in an alcohol-related car crash. Despite its sound, his last name does not refer to a species of fish.
Who is Jackson Pollock?
Started by president Nixon in the early 70s, this federal agency's purpose is to protect the natural world.
What is the EPA?
This DC comic hero is King of Atlantis and can communicate with sea creatures.
Who is Aquaman?
In 1980 the NYSE began trading this type of investment, which is a decision to set a specific transaction on specific upcoming date.
What are stock futures?
This 1954 thriller involves a plot to kill someone and make it look like a home burglary gone wrong.
What is Dial M For Murder?
This Spanish artist and sculptor is known for pioneering the Cubism movement and for painting a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish civil war.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
In 1973 the US passed protections for this particular class of animal species whose existence may be under threat.
What are endangered species?
This gorilla lived in the San Francisco from the 70s until 2018 and gained fame for learning to use sign language to communicate.
Who is koko the gorilla?
In an event known as Black Monday, the Dow Jones fell by more than 500 points on an October day of this year.
What is the year 1987?