MOVIE MAGIC
This singing actor and dancer famously "sings in the rain" in the 1952 musical of the same name.
Who is Gene Kelly?
This popular radio genre featured short episodes that often ended with a cliffhanger before the commercial break.
What are Radio Serials (or Soap Operas)?
This legendary jazz musician was known as "Satchmo" and for his trumpet playing and unique singing voice.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
The name of the famous dust storms that swept across the American plains in the 1930s.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This iconic actress, known for her strong, angular features, starred in the 1942 classic Now, Voyager.
Who is Bette Davis?
He was the smooth-voiced crooner and radio star who hosted his own popular show from 1931 to 1946.
Who is Bing Crosby?
This Big Band leader was known for his long hair and his high-energy orchestra, which played at the famous Paramount Theatre.
Who is Harry James?
This popular card game, played with two to six players, became widely popular in America in the 1940s.
What is Canasta?
This mischievous cartoon duo, a cat and a mouse, starred in their first short film in 1940.
Who are Tom and Jerry?
The popular radio serial about an orphaned newsboy and his dog, who solved mysteries.
What is Little Orphan Annie?
The song that became a signature hit for Doris Day, famously recorded in 1945.
What is Sentimental Journey?
The common phrase used to describe the large increase in U.S. births that occurred from 1946 to the early 1960s.
What is the Baby Boom (or Baby Boomers)?
This handsome star of Rebel Without a Cause tragically died in a car crash at the age of 24.
Who is James Dean?
The device that replaced the vacuum tube in the late 1940s, making small, portable radios possible.
What is the transistor?
This legendary singer and actress was known as the "First Lady of Song" and recorded over 200 albums.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
The U.S. law passed in 1944 that provided tuition and low-cost mortgages to WWII veterans.
What is the G.I. Bill?
The first film to ever use a zoom lens, causing a famous panic over the giant spider scene in 1954.
What is Them!?
This phrase was often shouted by the announcer at the beginning of a Jack Benny radio show.
What is "Jell-O, Everybody!"?
This famous singing cowboy, who starred in many films, had the number one hit "Ghost Riders in the Sky" in 1949.
Who is Gene Autry?
The name of the first satellite launched into space in 1957, sparking the "Space Race."
What is Sputnik?