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200

He was the first man on the moon.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

200

The White Rabbit, The Queen of Hearts, & The Mad Hatter

What is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

200

This group was known for I Want to Hold Your Hand.

Who are The Beatles?

200

This show featured a talking horse, of course!

What is Mr. Ed?

200

This civil rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? 

400

Before she mysteriously disappeared, she was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean.

Who is Amelia Earhart?

400

Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, & Jacob Marley.

What is (Dicken's) A Christmas Carol?

400

This singer, known as "The King," was famous for hits like Heartbreak Hotel.

Who is Elvis Presley?

400

This animated series with Fred and Barney featured a modern Stone Age family.

What is The Flintstones?

400

This beloved children's show host advocated for kindness and asked "Won't you be my neighbor?"

Who is Mr. (Fred) Rogers?

600

"Mr. Watson, come here" were the first words of the very first phone call made by this inventor in 1876.  

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

600

Celie, Nettie, Albert, and Shug Avery

What is The Color Purple?

600

This famous Motown group gave us My Girl.

Who are The Temptations?

600

This long-running Western series starred James Arness as a U.S. Marshal.

What is Gunsmoke?

600

Claudia, also known as "Lady Bird", was married to him (the 36th president of the US).

Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

800

Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, and this was the first book published. 

What is the (Gutenberg) Bible?

800

Gandalf the Grey, Aragorn, and Bilbo Baggins.  

What is The Lord of the Rings?

800

This music festival in 1969 is famously associated with the counterculture movement.

What is Woodstock?

800

This family sitcom focused on the Huxtable family in the '80s and '90s.

What is The Cosby Show?

800

In the 1960s by Jack LaLanne was famous for what activity?

What is exercise?

1000

In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive a fall in a barrel over this natural wonder.

What is Niagra Falls?

1000

Wilbur the pig, Templeton the rat, & Charlotte the spider.

What is Charlotte's Web?

1000

This artist's 1969 hit Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay became an instant classic.

Who is Otis Redding?

1000

Danger! Danger! This was a science fiction show about the Robinson family fighting to survive after crash-landing on an alien planet.

What is Lost in Space?

1000

He said "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country."

Who is John F. Kennedy?