TV Shows
What TV show couple was played by the real-life couple Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball?
I Love Lucy's Ricky and Lucy!
What is the name of the first satellite sent to space by Russia in 1957?
What actor won an Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for a role in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Gregory Peck!
What Broadway musical opened in 1957 with lead characters Tony and Maria?
The West Side Story
What TV show aired in the 1970s to teach children about grammar, math, and more?
School House Rock!
Who was assassinated in 1963?
President John F. Kennedy
Which famous actor played Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther?
Peter Sellers!
What disease did Dr. Jonas Salk create a vaccine for in 1952?
Polio
Which famous TV series debuted in 1966 with the line "Space...the final frontier"?
Star Trek!
What was the name of the first novel that was ever written using a typewriter?
Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain
Who landed at 17 Cherry Lane in the popular Disney movie?
Mary Poppins!
What was the top selling song in the 1970s by Don McLean?
"American Pie"!
What TV game show has been on air since 1956?
The Price is Right!
In 1963, the United States Postal Service added something to every address in the United States. What was it?
Zip codes!
Who played the role of Norman Bates in in the movie Psycho?
Anthony Perkins!
What do fire escapes, laser printers, bulletproof vests and windshield wipers have in common?
They were all invented by women!
From 1948 to 1971, a popular variety show was a hit on television. It remained on the air for more than two decades. Who hosted this show?
Ed Sullivan!
True or false: Each day, Hasbro prints more money for Monopoly than the United States Treasury prints for the entire country.
True!
Which 1968 movie co-starred a computer named H.A.L.?
2001: A Space Odyssey
What year did Hawaii become a state?
1959! Although it became a territory in 1898.