1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
100
In the late 1940s and early 1950's, what would you be buying if you had to choose from among a Philco, Dumont, Airline or Admiral?
A television or radio
100
What were the most common color(s) for saddle shoes?
Black and White 
100
Who sang the famous 1966 song, "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'"?
Nancy Sinatra
100
What United States conflict officially ended on January 28, 1973, with the signing of "The Paris Peace Agreement?"
Vietnam War
100
In the 1980's raisins could be seen prancing across the television screens of America to which song by Marvin Gaye?
I heard it Through the Grapevine
200
As a kid, one of my favorite things at the breakfast table was Ranger Joe. What was Ranger Joe?
A cereal
200
What type of peanut butter did "choosy mothers" choose in 1956?
Jif!
200
What singer born as Jamesetta Hawkins recorded the classic, "At Last"?
Etta James
200
What were the names of the three men who held the office of President of the United States of America during the 1970s?
The correct answer was Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter
200
What trivia-themed board game, first released in 1982, awards players pie pieces to complete their six-section game token?
Trivial Pursuit
300
4. Putting aside players from the 19th century, who was the first African-American to play for a major league baseball team in the 20th century?
Jackie Robinson
300
What pop culture idols died in what is known as "The Day the Music Died"?
Answer: Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and Jiles P. Richardson (the Big Bopper)
300
What was Richard Speck?
A Murderer. The city of Chicago, Illinois was shocked and its citizens terrorized, when they learned that eight student nurses had been brutally slaughtered in their townhouse. Richard Benjamin Speck was arrested on July 19, 1966, and was identified by another nurse who had survived by hiding under a bed. On April 15, 1967 he was convicted and sentenced to death.
300
On November 19, 1978, what religious cult leader led 900 of his members in a mass suicide?
Jim Jones. People's Temple
300
Who was the child model for Ivory Soap laundry detergent in 1966? She is well known for her role in "Blue Lagoon"(1980).
Brooke Shields
400
This famous diary written by a teenager in WWII was first published in the Netherlands. Who was it about?
Anne Frank
400
One of my earliest recollections is that of sitting in the kitchen listening to "The Hit Parade" on the radio. Who was the principal sponsor of the show?
Lucky Strike Cigarettes
400
In 1965, which Latin American leader became the First Secretary of the Communist Party in Cuba?
Fidel Castro
400
Actor-director-writer-producer Mel Brooks had two of the top three money-making films of 1974. One was "Young Frankenstein". What was the other movie?
Blazing Saddles
400
Surprisingly, nature has made a comeback at this place where a nuclear accident occurred in 1986. Where is it?
Chernobyl, Ukraine
500
. Which Tennessee Williams play had its first performance, with Jessica Tandy playing Blanche?
The correct answer was A Streetcar Named Desire
500
A girls' toy incorporated what was, perhaps, the most marvelous example 50s toy technology (although the electric motor in my cousin's erector set was pretty neat). It was common for baby dolls of that era to close their eyes when held recumbent, but which doll's eyes remained open until the baby was rocked to sleep?
Tiny Tears Doll
500
Who was the surgeon in the first successful human heart transplant in 1967?
surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on a human being at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
500
Which famous American actress earned the nickname "Hanoi Jane" after her visit to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) in the summer of 1972?
Jane Fonda
500
"Cheers' was a very funny sitcom that ran from 1982 to 1993. Which city was it set in?
Boston