“Moon River”
“Moon River” is his signature song.
Who is Andy Williams?
“Moon River” was the eventual theme song for his variety show, which aired during the 1960s. He started out performing in the Elvis Presley tradition before transforming into a crooner.
Dolly Parton blocks these hours for work.
What is 9 (a.m.) to 5 (p.m.)?
The tune is “9 to 5” and was the title song of the 1980 film of the same name.
This alternative to a roast was a weeknight dinner staple during the mid-20th century.
What is meatloaf?
Susan Lucci starred as Erica Kane in this ABC soap set in Pine Valley from 1970 until the show ended in 2011.
What is All My Children?
The show ran for 41 years, and Susan Lucci finally won an Emmy for Best Actress after 19 nominations.
It’s the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film with the classic shower scene.
What is Psycho?
Anthony Perkins starred as Norman Bates.
American Camelot refers to the era that this family resided in the White House.
Who are the Kennedys?
The Camelot legend was created by the first lady after President Kennedy’s assassination.
SUBJECT:
GARDENING
Moon River is wider than this.
What is a mile?
Easy like this morning by the Commodores—released in 1977.
What is Sunday?
The tune is “Easy,” and the line from the song is “I’m easy like Sunday morning.”
Long before the instant pot, we used its predecessor for canning low-acidic foods.
What is pressure cooker? Some of today’s instant pots double as air fryers.
Set in the fictional town of Salem, Macdonald Carey opened each show by saying, “Like sands through the hourglass, so are the [name of the show].”
What is Days of Our Lives?
It’s still airing on NBC, and several of the early cast members still play their original roles. Diedre Hall has played Marlena Evans for three decades.
This 1962 Middle Eastern drama stars Peter O’Toole and features Omar Sharif and Anthony Quinn.
What is Lawrence of Arabia?
It is a story about the life of T.E. Lawrence. He served in the Middle East during World War I. When he returns home, King George V is to bestow the Order of the Bath on him at a royal audience, but Lawrence refuses the honor. According to the king, “He left me holding the box in my hand.”
This decade changed popular music forever.
What is the 1960s?
When the Beatles and other British bands landed in North America, rock ’n’ roll came of age. The term rock ’n’ roll was coined in the 1950s, but the beat was different from that of the 1960s. Frank Sinatra said, “Rock and roll is the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression—lewd, sly, in plain fact, dirty—a rancid-smelling aphrodisiac and the martial music of every side-burned delinquent on the face of the earth.”
This best describes gamma gardening.
What is using radiation to modify crops?
Before the current process of genetically modifying foods, they used gamma radiation to create hybrids quickly. The technique was in use from the 1950s through the 1970s. Some of the varieties, such as the “Rio Stat” grapefruit in Texas, were developed using gamma gardening techniques. Japan still has one gamma garden in operation.
“I’m crossing you in [this].”
What is style?
Chicago takes you to the park on this day—released in 1972.
What is Saturday?
The tune is “Saturday in the Park.”
Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, and Michael Nesmith made up this band.
What is the Monkees?
Their television show debuted on NBC in 1966.
This gothic soap aired from 1966–1971 and featured the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, and their governess Victoria Winters.
What is Dark Shadows?
The show revolved around dark themes and mysterious circumstances. It was a hit with kids who would come straight home from school to watch it.
This 1971 ABC Movie of the Week is the story of Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo’s struggle with cancer and his friendship with teammate Gale Sayers.
What is Brian’s Song?
James Caan plays the title role, and the film was released a year after Piccolo’s death.
On January 28, 1986, this space shuttle exploded.
What is Challenger?
It exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff while we watched live on TV. In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry.
“Oh, dream maker, you [two words].”
What is heart breaker?
Don McLean sings about the day this happened—released in 1971.
What is the music died?
The tune is “The Day the Music Died.”
This Japanese automaker was the first to import a Japanese car into the United States.
What is Toyota?
It was the Toyota Crown, and it was first imported in 1957.
Time magazine called this ABC (formerly CBS) soap set in the Midwest in the fictional town of Monticello “TV’s most merciless soap opera.”
What is The Edge of Night?
It was one of the first half-hour TV soaps and debuted the same day as As the World Turns. It was styled on the Perry Mason radio show.
Robin Williams’ character starts each day’s broadcast in this 1987 war story with “Goooooooooood morrrrrrrrrrning, [name of country],” which is also the title of the film.
What is Good Morning, Vietnam?
The film follows this unorthodox Army D.J. after he’s reassigned from Crete to Vietnam.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus in this city.
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
It led to a yearlong boycott of the local bus system.
“Wherever you’re going, I’m [three words].”
What is going your way?
"Girl’s name” Tuesday by the Rolling Stones—released in 1967.
Who is Ruby?
The tune is “Ruby Tuesday.”
According to a mid-century cookbook, only one of these refers to liquid ingredients—dash or pinch.
What is dash?
Dash can apply to liquid or dry ingredients; pinch refers exclusively to dry ingredients. Both a dash and a pinch translate into 1/8 teaspoon.
This CBS soap appears in the Guinness World Records for being the “longest running drama in television in American history.” It ran from 1952–2009 after a 30-year run on radio and was set in the Midwest in the fictional town of Springfield. It revolved around the Bauer family.
What is Guiding Light?
Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, and Dan Aykroyd star in this original 1984 film about three parapsychologists.
What is Ghostbusters?
The original was a hit, but the 2016 all-female remake was a box-office flop; it lost more than $70 million.
On August 3, 1981, air traffic slowed to a crawl for several months due to a strike by this group.
What is air traffic controllers or PATCO (or Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization)?
President Ronald Reagan fired the strikers and the union was dissolved.
“Two drifters, [five words].”
What is off to see the world?
Neil Sedaka sings about this type of girl—released in 1960.
What is calendar?
The tune is “Calendar Girl.”
This bank issued the first bank-issued credit card.
What is Bank of America?
It was issued in 1958, and it was called BankAmericard. It was later renamed Visa.
This NBC soap was a spinoff of Another World, and some of the characters occasionally crossed over from one show to the other. It was set in the fictional town of Somerset, Illinois. The show originally revolved around Robert Delaney and his Delaney Brands conglomerate.
What is Somerset?
In this 1957 film, E.G. Marshall, Ed Begley, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, and others serve on the jury in a capital murder trial. One by one, they change their minds about the defendant’s guilt or innocence.
What is 12 Angry Men?
The Yom Kippur War, the oil embargo, Watergate hearings, and Secretariat winning the Triple Crown defined this year.
What is 1973?