Classic TV
In the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock, this singer performed the famous dance number.
a) Frank Sinatra
b) Elvis Presley
c) Jerry Lee Lewis
Answer: Who is Elvis Presley?
Diana Ross was the lead singer of this Motown group.
Answer: Who are The Supremes?
In the 1960s, this wall symbolized the divide between East and West.
Answer: What is the Berlin Wall?
In the 1980s, if something was “radical,” it meant:
Answer: What is awesome or cool?
This type of phone, introduced in the 1980s, could be carried in your car or by hand.
Answer: What is a cell phone?
This TV sitcom followed a group of stranded castaways, including Gilligan and the Skipper.
Answer: What is Gilligan’s Island?
Who was nicknamed “Ol’ Blue Eyes”?
a) Bing Crosby
b) Frank Sinatra
c) Dean Martin
Answer: b) Frank Sinatra
Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in:
a) 1965
b) 1969
c) 1972
Answer: b) 1969
In the 1950s, a “cool cat” was:
a) A jazz lover
b) A mean person
c) A silly kid
Answer: a) A jazz lover
This board game, invented in 1935, uses paper money and tiny houses.
Answer: What is Monopoly?
In the 1964 Disney movie Mary Poppins, this actress played the magical nanny.
a) Julie Andrews
b) Audrey Hepburn
c) Debbie Reynolds
Answer: Who is Julie Andrews?
Billie Holiday was a legend in:
a) Jazz and blues
b) Opera
c) Folk music
Answer: a) Jazz and blues
This U.S. president resigned in 1974.
Answer: Who is Richard Nixon?
In the 1990s, saying “talk to the hand” meant this.
Answer: What is I’m not listening
The Sony Walkman, invented in the 1970s, played:
a) CDs
b) Cassettes
c) Records
Answer: b) Cassettes
This space-themed TV series premiered in 1966 and introduced Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock.
Answer: What is Star Trek?
What kind of music filled USO dances during WWII?
a) Swing music
b) Rock and Roll
c) Classical
Answer: a) Swing music
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in what city?
a) Washington, D.C.
b) Atlanta
c) New York City
Answer: a) Washington, D.C.
In the 1980s, if something was “totally tubular,” it meant:
a) Awesome
b) Confusing
c) Ridiculous
Answer: a) Awesome
This doll, introduced in 1959, was named after the inventor’s daughter:
a) Cabbage Patch Kid
b) Barbie
c) Raggedy Ann
Answer: b) Barbie
This children’s TV host always wore a red sweater and spoke gently.
Answer: Who is Mister Rogers?
This 1977 film featured the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.”
Answer: What is Saturday Night Fever?
Who was the youngest U.S. president ever elected?
a) John F. Kennedy
b) Theodore Roosevelt
c) Bill Clinton
Answer: a) John F. Kennedy
In the 1990s, “bling” referred to:
a) Jewelry and flashiness
b) A fast car
c) A funny dance move
Answer: a) Jewelry and flashiness
This game console, launched in the 1980s, featured Mario and Luigi.
a) Atari
b) Nintendo
c) Sega
Answer: b) Nintendo