Silver Screen
Judy Garland played Dorothy in this beloved 1939 film
What is The Wizard of Oz?
This bandleader was known as the "King of Swing" and played the clarinet
Who is Benny Goodman?
World War II ended in Europe on V-E Day in this year
What is 1945?
This planet is known as the Red Planet
What is Mars?
In bowling, three strikes in a row is called this
What is a turkey?
This actor played the Godfather, Vito Corleone, in the 1972 film
Who is Marlon Brando?
Doris Day sang "Que Sera, Sera" in a film directed by this master of suspense
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
This country launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, in 1957
What is the Soviet Union?
The human body has this many bones in adulthood
What is 206?
The Indianapolis 500 is held every year on this holiday weekend
What is Memorial Day weekend?
Grace Kelly retired from acting after marrying this European royal
Who is Prince Rainier of Monaco?
Glenn Miller's most famous song shares its name with a Pennsylvania train station street
What is "Pennsylvania 6-5000"?
This Crisis of 1962 was a standoff between the U.S. and Soviet Union over nuclear missile placements.
What is The Cuban Missile Crisis
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
This boxer was called the "Brown Bomber" and held the world heavyweight title for 12 years
Who is Joe Louis?
This 1952 western starring Gary Cooper is considered one of the greatest films of the genre
What is High Noon?
This Ella Fitzgerald series of albums featured her interpretations of songbooks by composers like Cole Porter and George Gershwin
What are the Songbook albums?
This organization, founded in 1945, replaced the League of Nations as an international peacekeeping body
What is the United Nations?
The Richter scale measures the intensity of these natural events
What are earthquakes?
The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 between the Green Bay Packers and this team
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?
Audrey Hepburn won her Oscar for Roman Holiday but is perhaps best remembered for playing Holly Golightly in this film
What is Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" holds the record for this distinction in music history
What is the best-selling single of all time?
Pope John XXIII convened this historic council in 1962 that modernized many Catholic Church practices
What is the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II)?
The polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk and announced to the public in this year
What is 1955?
Ted Williams was the last MLB player to bat over .400 for a season, achieving it in this year
What is 1941?