50s, 60s, & 70s Trivia
What cute little car with the engine in the back was popular in the 60s?
What is a Volkswagen Beetle?
Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This 1939 film features Dorothy Gale’s famous realization, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
What is The Wizard of Oz?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This 1970s Beatles hit begins with the lyrics, "When I find myself in times of trouble..."
What is "Let It Be"?
In 1971, Don McLean sang a song about "the day the music died," a tribute to this singer.
Who is Buddy Holly?
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This 1975 thriller about a Great White Shark prompted the line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
What is Jaws?
On Dec. 16, 1773, American patriots dumped 342 chests of tea into this city's harbor.
What is Boston?
This upbeat Andrews Sisters song was a WWII favorite about a military musician playing a "eight-to-the-bar" beat.
What is "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"?
What famous 1969 music festival symbolized the peak of the hippie movement?
What is Woodstock?
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This science fiction series was narrated by Rod Serling and famously began with guest stars entering another dimension.
What is The Twilight Zone?
She was the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This singer, nicknamed "Old Blue Eyes," invited us to fly with him to a certain celestial body in 1954.
What is "Fly Me to the Moon"
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This 1975 anthem by Queen was the first rock song to feature operatic vocals and a massive music video production.
What is "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
This is the only continent that is also a country.
What is Australia?
In a 1976 boxing film, Sylvester Stallone yells, "Adrian!"
What is Rocky?
The name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This catchy tune encouraged kids and adults alike to "put your right foot in" and "shake it all about."
What is "The Hokey Pokey"?
What 1950s fashion staple, often worn with petticoats, featured a full, circular skirt?
What is a Poodle Skirt?
What two states are not connected to the other 48 U.S. states?
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
Humphrey Bogart tells Ingrid Bergman, "Here's looking at you, kid," in this 1942 romantic drama.
What is Casablanca?
Who is credited with sewing the first American flag?
Who is Betsy Ross?
This 1973 hit features a narrator pleading with a "stunningly beautiful" woman who has "flaming locks of auburn hair" and "eyes of emerald green".
What is "Jolene"?