1940s
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100

What blond bombshell graced the world with her presence on June 29, 1940, as the first born baby to proud parents working hard to start a family as entrepreneurs in New Jersey?

Who is Marilyn Soodsma?

100

What ingredient makes bread rise?

What is yeast?

100

What is the real name of the 4th of July?

What is Independence Day?

100

Who sang "Jolene"?

Who is Dolly Parton?

100

What vacation spot did Clark Griswald and his family drive to and discover that it was closed?

What is Wally World?

200

What animated Disney film about a small boy was released in 1940?

What is Pinocchio?

200

What is the main ingredient in hummus?

What is chick peas?

200

How many Stars and Stripes are on the American flag?

What is 50 stars and 13 stripes? representing 50 states and 13 original colonies

200

What singer and actor is known as "Ol' Blue Eyes" and sang songs like "My Way" and "Let it Snow"?

Who is Frank Sinatra?

200

What is the most popular national park in the U.S.?

What is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

300

Who was the President of the United States in 1940?

Who was Franklin D Roosevelt?

300

Potatoes, turnips, and carrots are all considered what types of vegetables?

What are root vegetables?

300

What country did fireworks originate in?

What is China? The earliest form was a bamboo stalk thrown into fire to create a loud bang.

300

What country singer was "Walkin' After Midnight"?

Who is Patsy Cline?

300

What is the name of the famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park?

What is Old Faithful?

400

What stylish hat crowned men with an air of mystery and classic cool throughout the 1940's?

What is the Fedora?

400

What dessert do you need a blow torch for?

What is creme brûlée?

400

What date did America officially declare independence from Britain in 1776?

What is July 2? The official vote and declaration was published in papers to the public on July 4.

400

What singer coined the song "Hey Good Lookin"?

Who is Hank Williams?
400

What are the 5 names of the Great Lakes?

What are Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, & Ontario?

500

What rugged vehicle from the 1940s rolled out, turning  muddy trails into epic adventures worthy of an action movie?

What is the Jeep?

500

According to historical accounts, Dutch settlers brought with them recipes for "olykoeks", which were early predecessors of the modern ______?

What is a donut?

500

How many signatures are on the Declaration of Independence?

What are 56?

500

What singer/actor who sang "Heartbreak Hotel" and was often called "the King"?

Who is Elvis Presley?

500

Whose faces appear on Mount Rushmore?

Who is George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln?