Movies
40s/50s: This 1956 musical film starred Elvis Presley in his first movie role.
What is Love Me Tender?
This singer was known as the “King of Rock and Roll.”
Who is Elvis Presley?
This Dr. Seuss book begins with the line, “I do not like green eggs and ham.”
What is Green Eggs and Ham?
This 1776 document declared the American colonies independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This 1980s arcade game features a yellow circle eating dots in a maze.
What is Pac-man?
60s/70s: This 1965 musical about the von Trapp family includes the songs “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things.”
What is The Sound of Music?
This British band sang “Hey Jude” and “Let It Be.”
What is the Beatles?
This fantasy series follows a young wizard named Harry Potter.
What is Harry Potter?
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This Italian explorer completed a voyage across the Atlantic in 1492, landing in the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
80s/90s: In this 1985 adventure film, a group of kids go searching for pirate treasure.
What is The Goonies?
This 1970s Swedish pop group sang “Dancing Queen.”
Who is ABBA?
This children’s book by E. B. White tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his spider friend Charlotte.
What is Charolottes Web?
In 1920, this amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
This scientist developed the theory of general relativity, explaining how gravity affects space and time.
Who is Albert Einstein?
2000s/2010s: This 2001 animated movie follows a green ogre and a talkative donkey on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona.
What is Shrek?
This singer performed the famous song “I Will Always Love You” in the 1992 film The Bodyguard.
Who is Whitney Houston?
This 2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer follows a teenage girl named Bella Swan who falls in love with a vampire named Edward.
What is Twilight?
This famous ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after hitting an iceberg.
What is the Titanic?
This rare natural phenomenon occurs when the Moon completely blocks the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth.
What is solar eclipse
2020s/ now current: This 2023 film about the famous doll starred Margot Robbie and became a worldwide box office hit.
What is Barbie?
This country legend sang “Jolene” and “9 to 5.”
Who is Dolly Parton?
This 1960 novel follows Scout Finch as her father, Atticus, defends a Black man accused of a crime in the racially segregated South.
What is to Kill a Mockingbird?
This U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci shows a woman with a mysterious smile.
What is the Mona Lisa?