Longest Running
The longest running scripted prime time series?
Law & Order
Family Guy
The Simpsons
Simpsons
In 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for what disease?
Tuberculosis
Polio
Legionnaires
Polio
The first African American player selected to the U.S. Davis Cup Team, and the ONLY African American male to win singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1943 and died in 1993 from AIDS/HIV.
Arthur Ashe
Aspiring rock & roll singer(s) in 1956 appeared on the Ed Sullivan show could only be televised from the waist up?
Rolling Stones
Bill Haley & Comets
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
From the 1960s through the early 1990s, he said “Heeeeere’s Johnny!” every weeknight.
Ed McMahon- He was Johnny Carson’s sidekick for 30 years on The Tonight Show. While in college, McMahon sold veggie slicers on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
The longest running comedy show / series?
Friends
Saturday Night Live
Cheers
Saturday Night Live
What year did Disneyland open?
1960
1953
1955
1955
This founding father and former president of the U.S., invented the first swivel chair in the 1770s. He is most known for his contributions for American politics and drafting the declaration.
Thomas Jefferson
What TV game show first aired in 1956 and comes on?
Jeopardy
The Price Is Right
The Spelling Bee
The Price Is Right
The phrase “Danger, Will Robinson!” was stated by a robot on a 1960s show.
Lost in Space- In pop culture, the phrase caught on as a way to warn someone that they were about to make a mistake or that they were overlooking something.
The longest running kid-friendly show?
Sesame Street
Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood
Lassie
Sesame Street
In 1963, this type of phone was invented?
Digital
Touch Tone
Cordless
Touch Tone
In 1969, this print used for hunting gear was invented by James Crumley from Roanoke, Virginia. Today, the print is used in high fashion.
Camouflage
What musical genre peaked with the 1977 release of Saturday Night Fever?
Rock
Disco
Heavy Metal
Disco
“Live long and prosper” comes from Mr. Spock in what show?
Star Trek- Before making it big in show business, Leonard Nimoy, who plays Mr. Spock, drove a taxi as a side job and once drove President John F. Kennedy
The longest running Soap Opera that air today?
Days of Our Lives
Bold & the Beautiful
General Hospital
General Hospital
In June 1971, the 26th amendment gave 18-year-olds what right?
Serve on a jury
Gamble
Vote in an election
Vote in an election
A Lynchburg pharmacist named Dr. Charles Browne Fleet invented waxy mouth moisturizer wrapped in foil resembling candles and was less glam than ones sold today.
Lip Balm
In the '50s, this type of live fish became popular to eat?
Goldfish
Catfish
Salmon
Goldfish
This family was known for their distinctive bedtime routine that began with “Good night, John-Boy.”
The Walton's, the creator Earl Hamner Jr. said the routine was something his own family did when he was a child each night before going to sleep.
The longest running show of all times that air today?
Young & the Restless
The Tonight Show
Doctor Who
The Tonight Show
In 1963, the U.S. Postal Service added this as part of every mailing address today?
Zip Codes
Housing Number System
Street Names
Zip Codes
Virginia is the birthplace of this hearty meat and vegetable dish usually eaten during warm, brisk autumn and winter days.
Brunswick Stew
In 1974, Stephen King’s first published novel was named?
Carrie
Salem’s Lot
The Shining
Carrie
Elaine introduced us to the phrase “yada, yada” on this show in “The Yada Yada” episode.
Seinfeld- The hit ’90s show was supposed to be a one-time, 90-minute special, but it ran for 172 episodes.