Singer’s First Name
We “wonder” if you know this first name of the Motown artist known for hits like “Superstition.”
Answer: What is Stevie (Wonder)? During the ’70s, Stevie Wonder won 12 total Grammy Awards.
This European nation reunified after the fall of a famous wall in 1989.
Answer: What is Germany? The official agreement reuniting East and West Germany was signed on August 31, 1990.
NASA’s April 2026 crewed lunar flyby was the first of the Artemis missions, named after the twin sister of this ancient Greek god.
Answer: Who is Apollo? The Artemis lunar missions are named in a clever nod to their predecessor, the Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and early ’70s.
The American Civil War
Answer: What are the 1860s? It lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865. It was the bloodiest American war, claiming more than 620,000 casualties.
Born with the surname Jones, this artist changed it to Bowie when he found “Fame” and his songs began playing “Station to Station.”
Answer: Who is David (Bowie)? Bowie was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
This “rocket man” sounds like he has two first names, but John is his surname.
Answer: Who is Elton (John)? He released 12 studio albums during the ’70s—that’s more than one per year!
One of the largest oil spills in U.S. history happened in 1979, when a tanker near this Texas port spilled 2.6 million gallons of oil.
Answer: What is Galveston? A short two years later, another tanker would spill another million gallons of oil into the same bay.
The Artemis II mission flew by this location, marking the first time that certain parts of it, including the Orientale basin, had been seen in full sunlight by human eyes.
Answer: What is the far side of the moon? We cannot see this side of the moon from Earth, and previous crewed lunar missions saw the far side in lighting that left parts in full darkness.
American Counterculture Era
Answer: What are the 1960s? It began in the 1960s and influenced the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Hippies, a music revolution, and rebelling against conventional norms characterized this era.
In 1978, President Carter brought foreign dignitaries to visit this Pennsylvania city, once the site of an important Civil War battle commemorated by Abraham Lincoln.
Answer: What is Gettysburg? President Carter, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin visited the site shortly before finalizing the Camp David Accords.
Surnames in a popular ’70s band were May, Taylor, Mercury, and Deacon, but this is the first name of the singer.
Answer: What is Freddie (Mercury)? Formed in London in 1970, Queen was helmed by Freddie Mercury through two decades of superstardom.
In 1973, this Mediterranean nation was declared a republic and Colonel George Papadopoulos assumed the presidency.
Answer: What is Greece? Though the monarchy was abolished at this time, many people still opposed the military rule
The crew of Artemis II returned home by splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of this city.
Answer: What is San Diego? After Apollo 17 and until 2011, the space shuttle was used as the vehicle for travel, and it landed like an airplane.
NASA established
Answer: What are the 1950s? NASA was founded in 1958 during the Eisenhower administration in response to the Soviet Union’s space exploration program.
The Artemis II mission set the record for the greatest distance ever traveled by humans in space, breaking the previous record, which was held by this mission.
Answer: What is Apollo 13? The crew traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, breaking Apollo 13’s record by more than 4,000 miles.
This is the first name of the “Godfather of Soul” whose song “The Payback” hit No. 1 on the R&B charts in 1974.
Answer: Who is James (Brown)? He was one of the first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees in 1986.
This largest island in the world, located northwest of Iceland, gained home rule in 1979 from Denmark.
Answer: What is Greenland? The Home Rule Act of 1979 transferred many responsibilities from Denmark to Greenland, though it remains an autonomous territory thereof.
The crew of Artemis II included the first non-U.S. citizen astronaut to fly to the moon, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, who is from this country.
Answer: What is Canada? Hansen is a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force and an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
The Hindenburg disaster
Answer: What are the 1930s? The hydrogen-filled German Zeppelin airship LZ 129 Hindenburg exploded into flames before landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The tragedy ended transatlantic travel by airship. It claimed 36 casualties.
The Long March, led by Mao Zedong
Answer: What are the 1930s? The Long March was a retreat of the Red Armies during the Chinese Civil War. Due to the retreat, the Communist revolutionary base was moved from southeast China to northwest China, and it influenced many young Chinese to join the Communist Party
Show some “respect” to the soulful ’70s singer with this first name.
Answer: What is Aretha (Franklin)? One of the top-charting female artists of all time, Franklin had hit after hit in the ’70s, with 10 albums hitting the charts.
Indigenous tribes near this watery region near the Canada–U.S. border have been fighting for sovereignty in recent years.
Answer: What are the Great Lakes? The Ojibwe tribe won an important case in 1983, giving them rights to spearfish in the Great Lakes area.
The astronauts on the latest mission sent photos of this sun-blocking phenomenon.
Answer: What is a solar eclipse? During the in-space solar eclipse, Artemis II saw Earth blocking the sun, a solar eclipse from the spacecraft’s perspective.
Debut of the first full-length feature film with sound
Answer: What are the 1920s? In 1927, The Jazz Singer premiered in New York City and transformed the film industry.
Only 28 performers have earned every major performance award, collectively known by this acronym.
Answer: What is EGOT? It stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Among those who have won this coveted group of awards are Rita Moreno, Marvin Hamlisch, Helen Hayes, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Elton John.