Famous Janes
1944 prices
Rebellious 60s
In 1944
When Jane's a teen
100

American actress and activist

Who is Jane Fonda?

100

5 pounds of potatoes

What is 25 cents?

100

60s movie featuring rival gangs the Sharks and the Jets

West Side Story

100

Canadian Prime Minister in 1944

Who is William Lyon MacKenzie King?

100

Time of curfew during Halloween week in Summerland in 1960 due to gang activity.

What is 9:30 pm?

200

British novelist

Who is Jane Austen?

200

The cost of a can of coca cola?

What is $.05?

200

This first lady was the icon of fashion in the 60s

Who is Jackie O?

200

Her family was discovered in their hiding place and sent to a concentration camp.

Who is Anne Frank?

200

Total tax assessment for the entire municipality of Summerland in 1960 ( to nearest million).

What is $9 million.  ($9,232,260)

300

American sharp-shooter

Who is Calamity Jane?

300

The cost of a dozen eggs.

What is 45 cents?

300

Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickle on a sesame seed bun.

What is the Big Mac?

300

Where the Allied troops landed on the beach in the largest seaborne invasion in history.

What is Normandy, France?

300

Mayor of Summerland in 1960. ( Then called a Reeve)

Who is F. E. Atkinson? 

400
Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII

Who is Jane Seymour?

400
The rent for a 5-room apartment.

What is $33 per month?

400

On Bewitched, Elizabeth Montgomery was married to a character named Darrin. What was her character's name?

Who is Samantha?

400

The star of the TV sitcom Taxi was born.

Who is Danny Devito?

400

What was Summerland called in 1960?

What is West Summerland?

500

 English zoologist, primatologist and anthropologist.

Who is Jane Goodall?

500

The cost of a a loaf of white bread

What is 9 cents?

500

He sings "I heard it through the grapevine."

Who is Marvin Gaye?

500

This singer's songs on the charts in June 1944 included "I Love You," "Swinging on a Star," and "I'll be Seeing You."

Who is Bing Crosby?

500

Why did Jane frequently travel alone on the train to Vancouver as a teen?

What is to see her orthodontist?