Name that Decade
The first iPhone was released, Facebook became available to the public, and YouTube became popular during this decade.
What are the 2000s?
Before becoming a famous cartoon creator, this man drove an ambulance in France during World War I and later created Mickey Mouse.
Who is Walt Disney?
Identify what all three things have in common.
A piano, a computer, and a typewriter.
What are things with keyboards?
This sticky office supply was developed after a scientist at 3M accidentally created an unusually weak adhesive.
What are Post-it Notes?
What has hands and a face but cannot clap or smile?
What is a clock?
The first man walked on the moon, the Beatles became international stars, and the first Super Bowl was played during this decade.
What are the 1960s?
Before becoming an actor and governor of California, this man won the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding title seven times.
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Identify what all three things have in common.
A zebra, a barcode, and a referee's shirt.
What are things that have black-and-white stripes?
This popular frozen treat on a stick was reportedly invented when an 11-year-old left a sugary drink mixture outside overnight.
What is a Popsicle?
The more you take away from me, the bigger I become. What am I?
What is a hole?
The Titanic sank, World War I began, and the first crossword puzzle was published during this decade.
What are the 1910s?
Before becoming a famous country singer, this woman worked as a secretary and was discovered singing on a television talent show.
Who is Dolly Parton?
Identify what all three things have in common.
A dollar bill, a clock face, and a carton of eggs.
What are things associated with the number 12?
Percy Spencer noticed that a candy bar in his pocket had melted while working with radar equipment, leading to this kitchen invention.
What is the microwave oven?
Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each catches one fish, but they bring home only three fish. How is this possible?
Who are a grandfather, father, and son?
The first commercial compact discs were released, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred, and the Berlin Wall fell during this decade.
What are the 1980s?
Before becoming the 33rd U.S. president, this man owned a men's clothing store in Missouri that eventually went bankrupt.
Who is Harry Truman?
Identify what all three things have in common.
A tree, a family, and a bank.
What are things that have branches?
In 1930, a baker at the Toll House Inn ran out of baker's chocolate and mixed broken pieces of a Nestlé chocolate bar into her cookie dough, helping popularize this dessert.
What are chocolate chip cookies?
Two doors stand before you: one leads to freedom and one to danger. One guard always lies and the other always tells the truth. You can ask only one question to one guard. What do you ask?
Ask, "Which door would the other guard say leads to freedom?" Then choose the opposite door.
The first modern Olympic Games were held, the first commercial motion-picture exhibitions took place, and the Klondike Gold Rush began during this decade.
What are the 1890s?
Before becoming a famous actor, this man worked as a carpenter and helped build cabinets for filmmaker George Lucas.
Who is Harrison Ford?
Identify what all three things have in common.
A U.S. president, a Nobel Prize winner, and a professional boxer.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
During World War II, scientists trying to create a synthetic rubber substitute accidentally developed a stretchy, bouncy material that eventually became this popular children's toy.
What is Silly Putty?
You have two ropes. Each takes exactly 60 minutes to burn, but they burn at uneven rates. How can you measure exactly 45 minutes?
What is lighting one rope at both ends and the other at one end, then lighting the second rope's other end when the first burns out?