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This television show's theme song was simply someone whistling. 

The Andy Griffith Show

100

While appearing on a television show, Elvis Presley had to sing this song to a dog while he was dressed in a full tuxedo.

Hound Dog

100

Ruth Handler invented this doll in 1959 and changed the world forever. She launched the doll through Mattel, and unlike other popular dolls, this doll was an adult woman and allowed children to roleplay lifestyles and careers.

Barbie

100
He was assassinated in November of 1963.

John F. Kennedy

100

The capital of Japan is:

Tokyo

200
This show was based during the Vietnam War and was about a group of doctors. The show would usually leave you in stitches! 

MASH

200

While performing this tune, Jerry Lee Lewis would often dance and shake himself while playing the piano.

Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On

200

The first of these appliances was available to purchase in 1955. This appliance changed home cooking by dramatically reducing meal prep and cook times, and it also made leftovers more appealing.

Microwave oven

200

This famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954

Joe DiMaggio

200

The capital of Canada is:

Ottawa

300

This television show revolved around family in the late 1800's who owned a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota and were raising three daughters.

The Little House on the Prairie

300

Chuck Berry sang this little diddy about a boy from down in Louisiana who couldn't read or write but could play guitar really well

Johnny B. Goode

300

The inventor of this was inspired after spotting burrs on his dog's fur. The invention was dismissed at first, but eventually gained widespread acclaim as an essential part of clothing, shoes, and accessories. NASA even started using it in its space suits and spacecrafts.

Velcro

300
Not just responsible for hearing, the inner ear is also partly responsible for...
Balance
300

The capital of South Korea is:

Seoul

400

This sassy yet silly housewife and her real life husband were the main characters in this self title comedy show. 

I Love Lucy

400

Complete the title of this major 1950s hit for the Every Brothers "Wake Up Little..."

Susie

400

This condition was devastating, having killed or paralyzed thousands of children. The vaccine for it, developed in 1952, led to mass immunization and nearly eliminated this condition all over the world. What was it?

Polio (or the polio vaccine)

400

This television monster was a big pile of goo that grows as it consumes

The Blob

400

The capital of Australia is:

Canberra

500

From the Planet Melmac, the furry star of this self titled television show liked to eat cats.

Alf

500

In 1954, Bill Haley stormed the charts with what song?

Rock Around the Clock

500

In 1958, Boeing built the 707, the first of these. The size of the 707 made air travel more affordable and most impressively, cut travel times in half.

commercial or passenger jet

500

What time of year do you plant potatoes?

Early Spring

500

The capital of Romania is:

Bucharest