Name That Legend
This singer, known as “The First Lady of Song,” was famous for her extraordinary scat singing and recordings of the Great American Songbook.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This 1967 event brought thousands of young people to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and became known by this seasonal name.
What is the Summer of Love?
This actor played Oscar Madison opposite Tony Randall's Felix Unger on the television version of The Odd Couple.
Who is Jack Klugman?
This is the smallest U.S. state by land area.
What is Rhode Island?
This actor, famous for this role, also wrote the screenplay for the original Rocky, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for writing.
Who is Sylvester Stallone?
This singer-songwriter wrote “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and “Rocky Mountain High.”
Who is John Denver?
This Alex Haley miniseries became a major television event in 1977.
What is Roots?
This actress played Mary Richards' outspoken best friend Rhoda Morgenstern before getting her own TV series.
Who is Valerie Harper?
This is the only continent through which all lines of longitude pass.
What is Antarctica?
This 1980s television series featured Joan Collins as the scheming Alexis Carrington.
What is Dynasty?
This soul singer recorded “(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay,” released shortly after his death in 1967.
Who is Otis Redding?
This 1973 horse became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
Who is Secretariat?
This 1973 movie starred Robert Redford and Paul Newman as two con men attempting an elaborate swindle.
What is The Sting?
This element, whose chemical symbol is Hg, was traditionally used in thermometers.
What is mercury?
This actress became a 1970s fashion icon while playing Jill Munroe on Charlie’s Angels and was also known for a famous red-swimsuit poster.
Who is Farrah Fawcett?
This singer had hits with “Everybody's Talkin'” and “Without You” and famously performed a Grammy-winning cover of “Everybody's Talkin'” for Midnight Cowboy.
Who is Harry Nilsson?
In 1974, Philippe Petit famously walked on a tightrope between the towers of this newly completed New York landmark.
What is the World Trade Center?
On The Bob Newhart Show, Bob Hartley's profession was this.
What is a psychologist?
In Greek mythology, this woman opened a container and released the world's troubles, leaving only hope inside.
Who is Pandora?
This singer was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight before adopting the stage name that made him famous.
Who is Elton John?
Nicknamed “The Divine Miss M,” this singer and actress rose to prominence performing at New York City's Continental Baths before becoming a major star.
Who is Bette Midler?
In 1971, this newspaper began publishing classified government documents concerning U.S. involvement in Vietnam, later known as the Pentagon Papers.
What is The New York Times?
This actor played police detective Frank Bullitt in 1968 and later starred in The Getaway and The Towering Inferno.
Who is Steve McQueen?
This is the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States.
What is Lake Michigan?
This actress won an Oscar for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and later played the ruthless mother in Cruel Intentions.
Who is Louise Fletcher?