Television of the 70's
On the sitcom "Taxi", which actor played Bobby Wheeler?
Jeff Conaway
This movie won 7 Oscars including Best Actor for Peter O'Toole in 1962.
Lawrence of Arabia
What dance from the 60's created the largest craze?
The Twist
What was the first president to hold a press conference on television?
John F. Kennedy
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
In which city was CBS's hour-long medical drama "Medical Center" set?
Los Angeles
This won 8 Oscars including Best Supporting Actor for Frank Sinatra in 1953.
This band 'invaded' the USA in 1964, and altered the music scene. Teenage girls were blown to smithereens. Who was it?
The Beatles
Who is the only American president to be elected four times. After his service, the 22nd Amendment ratified in 1951, limited the presidential office to two terms?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?
Peru
What was the last name of the nosy neighbor, Gladys, from "Bewitched"?
Kravitz
In the 1963 movie The Pink Panther, Inspector Jacques Clouseau was played what actor?
Peter Sellers
It was hard to ignore TV westerns in the sixties. They were all over our screens... and we loved them. In which of these westerns did we meet the characters Rowdy Yates and Gil Favor?
Rawhide
Which president served the shortest presidency, dying just 32 days after he was elected?
William Henry Harrison
What is the flattest continent?
Australia is one of the oldest continents, and because of the effects of 250 million years of erosion it has become the flattest land mass on earth.
1971: The top rated show of the '71-72 season often featured the lead character telling his wife, whom he lovingly called a dingbat, to "stifle yourself." Which television classic is this?
All in the Family
Robert Strout is the protagonist of "Birdman of Alcatraz". Where did the character commit the murder?
Alaska
In the year 1960, the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, released a movie with a one-word title that contains one of the most famous scenes of the entire history of cinema. Where is this scene set?
In the shower
Who was the president who installed the first bathtub and kitchen stove in the White House?
Millard Fillmore
Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?
Alaska. There are about 169 volcanoes in the United States that scientists consider active. Most of these (about 130) are located in Alaska, where eruptions occur virtually every year.
This half-hour CBS comedy was a spin-off of the very popular 1960s sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show". Do you remember this one?
Mayberry R.F.D.
Who plays Dr. John Prentice in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"?
Sidney Poitier
In what TV series, first seen on our screens in the 1960s, did the main character Steve McGarrett have the catch phrase "Book 'em, Danno!"?
Hawaii Five-O
What president was wounded during the American Revolution?
James Monroe
What is the oldest city in the world?
Damascus in Syria