Famous Faces
Back in My Day
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Name That Tune
Food for Thought
100
This silent film star was known as The Little Tramp.
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
100
In 1953, this DNA structure was discovered by Watson and Crick.
What is the double helix?
100
This household powder was advertised with the slogan “Baking Soda Keeps Food Fresher, Longer.”
What is Arm & Hammer?
100
“Oh, my darlin’, oh my darlin’, oh my darlin’…”
What is “Clementine”?
100
This fruit was once called the “love apple.”
What is the tomato?
200
This actress, who later became a princess, starred in Rear Window and High Society.
Who is Grace Kelly?
200
In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in this sport.
What is Major League Baseball?
200
This candy slogan promised, “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand.”
What are M&M’s?
200
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…”
What is “That’s Amore” (Dean Martin)?
200
This canned pasta brand was famously called “The Pasta You Can Eat with a Spoon.”
What is SpaghettiOs?
300
He played the role of Tonto in The Lone Ranger TV series.
Who is Jay Silverheels?
300
This project, started in the 1940s, developed the first atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
300
A 1960s toy advertised as “The toy that grows” with capsules that expand into foam animals in water.
What are Magic Grow Capsules?
300
“Wise men say, only fools rush in, but I can’t help…”
What is “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (Elvis Presley)?
300
This chocolate company produced the first milk chocolate bar in 1875.
What is Nestlé?
400
Known for his role as Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind.
Who is Clark Gable?
400
This popular children’s vaccine was introduced in 1955.
What is the polio vaccine?
400
These small plastic dolls with wild colorful hair were all the rage in the 1960s.
What are Troll dolls?
400
Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today…”
What is “New York, New York” (Frank Sinatra)?
400
The sandwich is named after this English nobleman.
Who is the Earl of Sandwich?
500
This famous general later became the 34th President of the United States.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
500
This was the first televised presidential debate in 1960, between these two candidates.
Who are John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
500
The average cost of a brand-new car in 1960 was about this much.
What is around $2,500?
500
“Goodbye Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all…”
What is “Candle in the Wind” (Elton John)?
500
During the Great Depression, this inexpensive dish of noodles, beef, and tomato sauce became known as “Depression Stew.”
What is American Goulash?