20th Century America
In 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum began carving the presidential portraits here.
What is Mount Rushmore?
Called the single most watched person in history, this TV host was born in Iowa, not Nebraska.
Who is Johnny Carson?
This game claimed it would tie you up in knots.
What is Twister?
Not surprisingly, this state's official flower is the Mayflower.
What is Massachusetts?
The term "hooch" came from the Hoochinoo Indian tribe in Alaska, who made this.
What is liquor?
On January 16, 1935, this bank robber became the first woman shot by the FBI.
Who is Ma Barker?
Born in Scott County, this showman & Indian scout wrote a few dime novels but was a hero in 575 of them.
Who is Buffalo Bill (Cody)?
Battery powered game seemingly designed for pre-med students.
What is Operation?
Logically enough, its state flower is the Orange Blossom.
What is Florida?
Title of Elinor Glyn novel, Clara Bow was said to have this quality.
What is It?
Of Atlanta, Boston or Charlotte, the city in which large-scale busing to integrate schools first began.
What is Charlotte?
Woolstock, Iowa, not Krypton, was birthplace of this TV "Superman".
Who is George Reeves?
This game consisted of a vibrator, a piece of sheet metal, and 22 plastic men.
What is electric football?
Included in lists of state flowers is the District of Columbia's, fittingly, this variety of rose.
What is the American Beauty Rose?
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad put dictionaries on trains for passengers doing these.
What are crossword puzzles?
In 1947, President Truman urged Americans to observe poultryless Thursday & this meatless day.
What is Tuesday?
"I knew... Richard Nixon as well as I wanted to," wrote this former "60 Minutes" newsman.
Who is Harry Reasoner?
"Cheesy" game that could have been designed by Rube Goldberg.
What is Mouse Trap?
4 states share this fragrant “colorful” flower.
What is a violet?
A '20s tune title asked, would you do this, "will ya huh?".
What is “Give Me A Little Kiss”?
In 1959, this play by Lorraine Hansberry was the first by a Black female writer to reach Broadway.
What is a Raisin in the Sun?
Wife of 34th president & 1 of 2 first ladies whose birthplace is a historic site.
Who is Mamie Eisenhower?
Because of this Kenner toy, some girls grew up thinking they could cook with a light bulb.
What is the Easy-Bake Oven?
2 of the 6 state flowers in Hawaii.
What are (2 of) Pua Aloalo, 'Ohi'a Lehua, Lokelani, Pua 'Ilima, Hinahina, and Pua Kukui.
She re-enacted her May 1926 "kidnapping" & escape for the press.
Who is Aimee Semple McPherson?