1940s Trivia
1950s Trivia
1960s Trivia
1970s Trivia
1980s Trivia
100
The year Pearl Harbor was attacked, which brought the U.S. into World War II.
What is 1941? (December 7, 1941)
100
This was the British monarch, who had her coronation on June 2, 1953, was the longest reining British monarch (70 years, 214 days).
Who is Elizabeth II?
100
This U.S. president was assassinated in November 1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
100
This Swedish pop supergroup were active musicians before the ‘70s, but they skyrocketed to international fame with their 1976 hit, “Dancing Queen”
Who is ABBA?
100
They won the Super Bowl in 1985, famously known as the "Super Bowl Shuffle" year.
Who are the Chicago Bears?
200
The 32nd president of the United States during World War II, who was wheelchair bound due to childhood Polio.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
200
This American president, who was a general in WWII, signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
200
The first man to walk on the moon in 1969.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
200
This popular toy was introduced in 1977, consisting of colored plastic tiles.
What is a Rubik's Cube?
200
He became the President of the United States in 1981 and always had jellybeans on his desk.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
300
This famous baseball player made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the first African American MLB player.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
300
This American musician is known as "The King of Rock and Roll" and rose to fame in the 1950s.
Who is Elvis Presley?
300
The American civil rights leader delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
300
The first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1979.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
300
This popular toy line featuring small collectible baby dolls, was introduced in 1982.
What are Cabbage Patch Dolls?
400
This iconic movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman was released in 1942.
What is Casablanca?
400
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1953 for her role in "Roman Holiday".
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
400
The British rock band who released the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967.
What are The Beatles?
400
This famous boxer won the "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match in 1974.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
400
This famous space shuttle exploded shortly after launch in 1986.
What is The Challenger?
500
This was the purpose of the Manhattan Project.
What are nuclear weapons?
500
This toy was introduced in the 1950s and quickly became a popular craze. (Named after a popular Hawaiian dance)
What is the Hula Hoop?
500
The name of the iconic music festival held in 1969, attracting hundreds of thousands of attendees.
What is Woodstock?
500
This horrible event took place in Munich in 1972 that shocked the world.
The Munich Olympics Massacre.
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine others hostage.
500
This popular arcade game featuring a yellow character was released in 1980.
Who is Pac Man?
