The Soviet Union launched this satellite in October of 1957, making it the first artificial Earth satellite.
What is Sputnik
100
This was a near military confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
100
This war came to an end in 1975
What is the Vietnam War
100
This space shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after launch on January 26, 1986
What is Challenger
100
This 1994 world sporting event came to the United States crowning Brazil as champions
What is the FIFA World Cup
200
Billboard named him the best artist of the decade (music)
Who is Elvis Presley
200
These two men were assassinated in the 1960's
Who are President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
200
This was the highest grossing film of the decade
What is "Star Wars"
200
This television channel launched in 1981 and was intended to play music videos
What is MTV
200
This Japanese TV show/video game owned by Nintendo was first created in 1996 starring a kid named Ash with sidekick Pikachu.
What is Pokemon
300
These were the 2 US presidents during the 1950s
Who are Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower
300
These baseball players from the New York Yankees were referred to as the "M&M Boys" with one of them breaking Babe Ruth's home run record in 1961
Who are Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris
300
This sitcom about a very large family ran from 1969-1974. Their family name shares the last name of the quarterback from the New England Patriots.
What is "The Brady Bunch"
300
He was a major musical icon in the 1980's with his leather jacket, glove, and moonwalk dance
Who is Michael Jackson
300
This TV series began in the 1990's starring a group of friends living in New York City that included Jennifer Aniston.
What is "Friends"
400
This director, born August 13, 1899, created 11 films in the 1950s including "North by Northwest"
Who is Alfred Hitchcock
400
These were the 4 members of the most influential band of the 1960's from Liverpool, England
Who are Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison
400
This was one of the earliest video games including a ball bouncing back and forth with two paddles that moved up and down.
What is pong
400
This film was the highest grossing film of the 1980's in which the main character Elliott meets a non-human friend
What is "E.T."
400
This Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in 1997.
Who is Princess Diana
500
A 1951 novel written by J. D. Salinger
What is "A Catcher in the Rye"
500
Ford put out this model in 1964
What is Mustang
500
The 1972 Olympics was held here, which was overshadowed by 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, a German officer, and 5 rebels being killed.
What is Munich, Germany
500
These toys that can change from one machine to another were introduced in the 1980's and later became a series of movies in the 2000s starring Shia Labeouf.
What is Transformers
500
This series of books was created by author R.L. Stine and included 62 creepy books.