1950s
This artist is one of the most recognizable of the 1950's. He wrote the songs "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock".
Who was Elvis Presley?
This British band from Liverpool is one of the most popular bands of all time.
Who were The Beatles?
ABBA and The Bee Gees popularized this type of music that dominated the 70's.
What is Disco?
This musician was fatally shot outside the Dakota in New York City on December 8, 1980.
Who was John Lennon?
On July 5, 1994, This package delivery service was launched.
What is Amazon?
In 1954, This lawsuit declared that separate educational facilities for black children were inherently unequal.
What is Brown v. Board Of Education?
This war lasted 3 decades, and was at its height in the 60's.
What was The Vietnam War?
This video game version of table tennis was released in 1972.
What is Pong?
This volcano went off on May 18, 1980, causing one of the biggest volcanic eruption in North America.
What is Mount St. Helens?
This music group from England had their first four singles hit number one on the British charts.
Who are the Spice Girls?
This new piece of technology, now in nearly every American household, took off and became popular in the 50's.
What is a TV?
In 1969, 400,000 people flooded to upstate New York for this music festival.
What is Woodstock 69'?
This portable music player was introduced by Sony in 1979.
What is the Walkman?
This music channel premiered on August 1, 1981.
What is MTV?
This country won their first Women's World Cup in 1991, Led by forward Mia Hamm.
What is The United States?
What is Polio?
The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in this month in 1962.
What is October?
This NFL team dominated the 1970s, winning the Super Bowl in 1975, 1976, 1979, and again in 1980.
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
On April 2, 1982, a war started between the United Kingdom and Argentina for control of these islands.
What are The Falkland Islands?
In 1993, Kim Campbell became the first female prime minister of this country.
What is Canada?
This is the fear that was held by most Americans in the 50's about Communism posing a threat to America and all free countries.
What is "The Red Scare"/McCarthyism?
This country, led by Charles De Gaulle, detonated their first atomic bomb on February 13, 1960.
What is France?
This is the highest grossing movie of the 1970's.
What is Star Wars - A New Hope?
What does VHS stand for?
What is Video Home System?
On February 10, 1996, The AI computer Deep Blue defeated this professional at chess.
Who is Gary Kasparov?