Cincinnati
Everyday Life Then & Now
Food through the Decades
Remember when USA
Life at Pleasant Ridge
100

This meat and cheese combo is served over spaghetti and is a local favorite.

What is Skyline Chili?

100

You’d use one of these to call someone in the 1960s.

What is a rotary phone?

100

This gelatin-based dish, popular in the 50s and 60s, was often molded and filled with fruit or veggies.

What is Jell-O salad?

100

In 1963, this U.S. president was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas.

Who is John F. Kennedy?

100

This is the month and year we're currently in

What is July, 2025?

200

This MLB team has been part of Cincinnati since the 1800s.

Who are the Cincinnati Reds?

200

These are the shoes you wore to the beach—before Crocs.

What are flip-flops?

200

This instant boxed pasta dinner became a go-to weeknight meal after its 1971 debut.

What is Hamburger Helper?

200

This 1969 event marked the first time humans set foot.

What is the moon landing?

200

This is Thomas' Job

What is an Occupational Therapist?

300

This famous animal at the Cincinnati zoo made headlines in 2016.

Who is the Gorilla named Harambe?

300

This item helped you make VHS tape go backwards.

What is a tape rewinder?

300

This chain restaurant, with a red-and-white checkered boy mascot, was famous for its double-decker burgers in the mid-century era.

What is Big Boy (Frisch’s Big Boy)?

300

This scandal in the 1970s led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.

What is Watergate?

300

This is Jenn's Job.

What is a Speech Therapist and Rehab Manager?

400

This Cincinnati NFL team’s mascot is a striped jungle cat.

What is a Bengals Tiger?

400

Before GPS, you used one of these to find your way.

What is a map?

400

This is the breaded, fried food often eaten at diners and drive-ins and dipped in ketchup. Often eaten with Hamburgers.

What are French fries?

400

In 1955, this African-American woman was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Who is Rosa Parks?

400

This place is where you can join group events like bingo, music, or games.

What is the activity room?

500

This local ice cream shop has the best Black Raspberry Chocolate chip ice cream.

What is Graeter's Ice Cream?

500

This household item would "ding" when your dinner was ready.

What is a microwave?

500

This cheesy, toasted sandwich became a lunch classic when paired with tomato soup.

What is a grilled cheese sandwich?

500

In 1981, this man survived an assassination attempt just months after taking office as U.S. President.

Who is Ronald Reagan?

500

This is the Address of our facility.

What is 5501 Verulam Ave?