The Golden Age of Radio
This president delivered a series of radio broadcasts that became known as "Fireside Chats."
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Introduced in 1955, this Chevrolet model became an icon of the American automobile industry.
What is the Bel Air?
This actor won an Oscar for portraying boxer Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront.
Who was Marlon Brando?
The GI Bill was formally known by the name of this 1944 act.
What is the Servicemen's Readjustment Act?
This company introduced the first credit card accepted nationwide in 1958.
What is American Express?
This radio program's 1938 broadcast led some listeners to believe Earth was actually being invaded.
What is War of the Worlds?
This automaker introduced the Mustang in 1964.
What is Ford?
Bette Davis famously starred as Margo Channing in this 1950 Best Picture nominee.
What is All About Eve?
This Soviet launch in 1957 began the Space Race.
What is Sputnik?
This kitchenware company became famous through in-home sales parties led primarily by women.
What is Tupperware?
Known as "The First Lady of Radio," she portrayed Molly opposite Jim Jordan.
Who was Marian Jordan?
The first coast-to-coast numbered highway in the United States was this famous route.
What is the Lincoln Highway?
This director made Vertigo, Rear Window, and North by Northwest.
Who was Alfred Hitchcock?
This astronaut became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 aboard Friendship 7.
Who was John Glenn?
The advertising slogan "Where's the Beef?" was used by this fast-food chain.
What is Wendy's?
This detective's radio catchphrase was "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?"
Who is The Shadow?
President Eisenhower championed this highway system after observing Germany's autobahns.
What is the Interstate Highway System?
The role of Atticus Finch earned this actor an Academy Award.
Who was Gregory Peck?
This Secretary of State developed the post-World War II European recovery plan that bears his name.
Who was George Marshall?
This mail-order company published a catalog that became a fixture in rural America.
What is Sears Roebuck?
This sponsor-backed radio anthology introduced America to talents such as Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple.
What is Lux Radio Theatre?
In 1956, this act authorized over 40,000 miles of interstate highways.
What is the Federal-Aid Highway Act?
This 1948 film starred Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut and Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer.
What is The African Queen?
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in this city amid major protests.
What is Chicago?
Originally called the Haloid Company, it revolutionized office work with plain-paper copiers.
What is Xerox?