1954
Girl Scouts
The Prairie State
All My Children
The Old Line State
100

On January 1st 1954 NBC broadcast this iconic parade in color for the very first time.

What is the Rose parade

100

The founder of girl scouts, Juliet Gordon Lowe, was known by this nickname.

What is Daisy

100

This geometrically named dance is the state dance of Illinois

What is the square dance

100

For 41 years viewers followed the residents of this fictional town in Pennsylvania

What is pine valley

100

This Marylander wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after seeing the flag still waving during a battle in 1814.


Who is Francis Scott Key

200

On January 14th 1954 Marilyn Monroe wed this famous baseball player at San Francisco City Hall

Who is Joe DiMaggio

200

This famous country turned pop singer was once a girl scout

Who is Taylor Swift

200

This iconic movie was filmed in a Des Plaines high School in 1985

What is the breakfast club

200

In 1973, the same year the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, Erica Kane became the first television character to receive this procedure legally

What is an abortion

200

This Maryland town was the first community in the United States built as a planned city, and was an experiment in both the physical and social planning.

What is Greenbelt

300

On May 17th 1954 the US supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling in the landmark case Brown v Board of Education stating that this practice was unconstitutional in public schools.

What is segregation

300

This delicious cookie is the girl scouts best seller

What are thin mints

300

This insurance provider was founded in Illinois in 1931

What is Allstate

300

Black Panther costars (and onscreen adversaries) Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan both played this character on the show.

Who is Reggie Montgomery

300

This medieval sport is the official state sport of Maryland

What is jousting

400

On June 14th 1954 these words were added to the United States pledge of allegiance

What is Under God

400

This holiday is celebrated by girl scouts everywhere on February 22nd

What is thinking day

400

This Illinois born actor is famous for Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and more

Who is Bill Murray

400

Mark Consuelos met this TV talk show co-host on set in 1995 and they were married a year later

Who is Kelly Ripa

400

This battlefield was the site of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War.

What is Antietam

500

On November 12th 1954 this main integration port of entry in the New York harbor closed

What is Ellis Island

500

The acronym SWAPS stands for this

Special whatchamacallits affectionately pinned somewhere

500

This famous fast food chain opened in a Chicago suburb in 1955

What is McDonald's

500

David Canary won 5 Daytime Emmy Lead Actor awards for his portrayal of these twin characters

Who are Adam and Stewart Chandler

500

The Catoctin Mountain Park is home to this official country retreat of the President of the United States.

What is Camp David