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Contents Introduction, page 6 How to Play, page 8 Your First Question, Step by Step, page 10 Points & Difficulty Guide, page 11 Question Categories, page 12 Question Types, page 13 Questions by decade: 1950s — The Rockin’ Fifties, page 21 The 1950s Answers, page 59 Your 1950s Memory Journal, page 69 1960s — The Swinging Sixties, page 74 The 1960s Answers, page 120 Your 1960s Memory Journal, page 132 1970s — The Groovy Seventies, page 136

The 1970s Answers, page 182 Your 1970s Memory Journal, page 195 1980s — The Electric Eighties, page 200 The 1980s Answers, page 242 Your 1980s Memory Journal, page 252 1990s — The Nifty Nineties, page 256 The 1990s Answers, page 292 Your 1990s Memory Journal, page 301 Trivia Game Modes (Solo, Couple, Group, Hosting), page 14 Score Sheets & Host Pack, page 313 More to Explore: Fun Extras and Bonus Content: The Memory Timeline, page 306 Find Your Favorites (Index), page 309 Bonus Decade · The 1940s, page 314 About the Author, page 315 Certificate of Nostalgia, page 316 Please Support Independent Publishing, page 317

How to Play: Eight categories · Seven question types · Four game modes · Easy scoring system Welcome to your favorite ever decades! In this trivia game, there’s no clock, no pressure, and no wrong way to play — just eight categories, seven question types, and four ways to enjoy them, whether you’re reminiscing on your own or swapping stories with friends and family around the table. How a Question Works Here’s everything a question tells you, at a glance: [Science & Tech · Fill in the Blank · Medium] The banner shows the category, question type, and difficulty before you read a word.

7) The 1939 World’s Fair in ______ gave many Americans their first look at television. The question number sits beside the question itself. Your Answer: / 2 pts A write-in line is provided for open-ended answers, with the points it’s worth alongside. BONUS FACT The 1939 World’s Fair opened with a speech by President Roosevelt — the first time a president appeared on live television. A Bonus Fact box follows some questions with a fun fact about the era.

Question Categories Eight categories cover different corners of life from each decade: History — Leaders, wars, and major historical events Entertainment — Movies, TV, theater, and pop culture Music — Songs, artists, albums, and concerts Sports — Teams, athletes, and famous games Science & Tech — Discoveries, inventions, and innovations Food & Culture — Cooking, recipes, and everyday life Politics — Elections, leaders, and government Daily Life — Home, family, work, and the old neighborhood

Question Types Seven question types keep every round interesting: Multiple Choice Pick the best answer from A, B, C, or D True or False Decide whether the statement is true or false Fill in the Blank Complete the sentence with the missing word Who or What am I? Solve the mystery from a few clues Match-Up Match each item on the left to one on the right Visual Round Identify what’s shown in the drawing Guess the Song Name the song from a lyric or a hint Group play? Game modes start on page 14.

Trivia Game Modes Playing on Your Own Settle in with a cup of coffee and play at your own pace. No timer, no pressure. 1. Pick a decade. Start with the 1950s or jump to whichever era calls to you. 2. Read and answer. Work through each question, writing your answer on the line provided.

3. Check your answers. Turn to the answers at the end of the decade you are playing and mark each one. 4. Tally your score. Add up your points — Easy questions earn 1 point, Medium 2, and Hard 3. 5. Keep going. Work through as many decades as you like, one sitting or many. Playing as a Couple A surprisingly competitive and fun way to play.

Hosting a Trivia Night (7+ People) Download the score sheets from the Score Sheets & Host Pack page (page 313), or keep score on a sheet of paper. 1. Set up your teams. Split into teams of 3 to 5, and pick a host for the evening (the host doesn’t play). 2. Read each question twice. The host reads clearly and slowly, so every team can follow along.

3. Give teams time to answer. Allow 20–30 seconds for each team to talk it over and write down their answer. 4. Score after each round. At the end of every 10-question round, the host collects the sheets, scores them, and announces the standings. Scoring: Score each answer by its level, as in solo play: 1 point for Easy, 2 for Medium, 3 for a Hard question. Agree on the rules before you begin. The Showdown (Tiebreaker): If two or more teams are tied at the end, the host reads Hard questions from any decade, one at a time. The first team to raise a hand with the correct answer takes the point. First to 3 Showdown points wins — no conferring, just gut instinct and memory. Host Tips: Give a heads-up. Tell the teams the category and difficulty before each question, so they know what’s coming.

1950s [Entertainment · Multiple Choice · Easy] 6) Which writer and host led viewers into a strange fifth dimension on The Twilight Zone? A) Orson Welles B) Rod Serling C) Alfred Hitchcock D) Boris Karloff / 1 pt [Food & Culture · True or False · Medium] 7) True or False: The colorful aluminum tumblers popular in the 1950s got their finish from a coat of paint. ☐ TRUE ☐ FALSE / 2 pts

1950s [Music · Guess the Song · Easy] 8) Guess the song! This gentle 1956 ballad borrowed its melody from a Civil War-era song called “Aura Lee,” and it gave its title to Elvis’s very first Hollywood movie. Your Answer: / 1 pt [Daily Life · True or False · Medium] 9) True or False: Play-Doh was originally manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner before it became a children’s toy. ☐ TRUE ☐ FALSE / 2 pts

1950s Your Answer: / 3 pts [Music · Guess the Song · Easy] 36) Guess the song! A 1958 rock ’n’ roll song about a gifted young guitar player from the Louisiana countryside who dreamed of stardom. Your Answer: / 1 pt [Music · Guess the Song · Medium] 37) Guess the song! Big Mama Thornton first released this blues hit in 1953. Its two-word title names a kind of hunting dog. Your Answer: / 2 pts

1950s [Politics · Fill in the Blank · Easy] 38) The Supreme Court’s landmark ______ v. Board of Education decision ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Your Answer: / 1 pt [Entertainment · Who/What Am I? · Easy] 39) Clue 1: I was an English-born director they called the “Master of Suspense.” Clue 2: I liked to slip into my own films for a moment — spotting me became a game for fans. Clue 3: My 1950s thrillers included Rear Window, Vertigo, and North by Northwest.

1950s ◆ VISUAL ROUND ◆ [Daily Life · Visual Round · Easy] 42) What did this sign, posted on schools and office buildings across the country, point the way to? Your Answer: / 1 pt

1950s [Music · Visual Round · Medium] 43) In 1950, which company introduced the first machine like the one pictured here built to play the brand-new 45 rpm records? Your Answer: / 2 pts

◆ MATCH-UP ROUND ◆ Draw a line from each item on the left to its match on the right. [History · Match-Up · Medium] 46) Match these 1950s events in American history to the year each happened! 1. Ellis Island closes 2. Little Rock Nine 3. Korean War armistice 4. Interstate Highway Act A) 1953 B) 1954 C) 1956 D) 1957 / 2 pts

1950s [History · Match-Up · Easy] 47) Match these 1950s newsmakers to the stories that made them famous! 1. Jonas Salk 2. Rosa Parks 3. Joseph McCarthy A) Red Scare B) Polio vaccine C) Montgomery bus boycott / 1 pt [Entertainment · Match-Up · Easy] 48) Match each 1950s TV show to its lead actor. 1. December Bride 2. Father Knows Best 3. Our Miss Brooks 4. Gunsmoke A) James Arness B) Spring Byington C) Robert Young D) Eve Arden / 1 pt

1950s Congratulations! You’ve completed the 1950s

ANSWERS — THE ROCKIN’ FIFTIES Ordered by question number. Each answer includes a Did You Know? fact. Warm-up Questions A. Turkey That early TV dinner took about 25 minutes to heat — time to settle in for your favorite program. B. True Ed Sullivan initially vowed he’d never have Elvis on his show, but changed his mind after seeing the massive ratings Elvis generated on rival programs. C. Ralph Kramden Art Carney’s role as Ed Norton, Ralph’s sewer-worker pal, won him an Emmy Award for best supporting actor. D. Hawaii Also accept: the Aloha State The 49-star flag lasted only a year. The 50-star flag, official since July 4, 1960, has outlasted every other design.

1960s The Swinging Sixties The decade of miniskirts, Motown, and moonshots — when the Beatles landed on Ed Sullivan, the space race reached the moon, and flower power bloomed coast to coast.

1960s Close your eyes and hear the sound of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles carry you back to this period. It’s the 1960s — a decade of change, the moon landing, and miniskirts on the street. From transistor radios to beach parties, many Americans shared that electric feeling: anything was possible. Ready to test your memory of the Swinging Sixties? Let’s find out how much you remember! The 1960s answers begin on page 120. ◆ WARM-UP ◆ Mixed types — each question is labeled. Start easy, build confidence! [Music · Multiple Choice · Easy] A) Which Motown girl group recorded 1965’s “Stop! In the Name of Love”? A) The Ronettes B) The Marvelettes C) Martha and the Vandellas

1960s [Sports · Multiple Choice · Easy] 5) In March 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game. Which team was he playing for? A) Philadelphia Warriors B) Los Angeles Lakers C) Philadelphia 76ers D) Boston Celtics / 1 pt

1960s [Music · Guess the Song · Easy] 6) Can you name this famous 1960s TV theme song? Clue 1: This 1964 TV theme song tells the story of seven castaways stranded on a deserted island. Clue 2: The tune introduces the boat’s crew and several of its passengers. Clue 3: It describes a fateful boat trip that was only supposed to last a few hours. Your Answer: / 1 pt [Science & Tech · Multiple Choice · Hard] 7) In which country did Barclays install its first ATM machine in 1967? A) Germany

1960s ◆ VISUAL ROUND ◆ [Food & Culture · Visual Round · Easy] 51) Which powdered drink mix does this picture suggest? The toy beside the glass is your clue. Your Answer: / 1 pt

Your 1960s Memory Journal 1960s This is your space. As you go through this book, capture your thoughts and memories here — the moments, the people, and the places that come back to you.

1970s [Sports · Match-Up · Easy] 55) Match each city to a famous 1970s team nickname or achievement. 1. Pittsburgh 2. Cincinnati 3. Dallas 4. Miami A) Perfect Season B) Steel Curtain C) America’s Team D) Big Red Machine / 1 pt

1970s [Food & Culture · Match-Up · Easy] 56) Match each 1970s food craze or product to its company or brand. Rival made countertop appliances. 1. Pop Rocks 2. Pringles 3. Crock-Pot 4. Hamburger Helper A) Betty Crocker B) General Foods C) Rival Manufacturing D) Procter & Gamble / 1 pt

1970s [Science & Tech · Visual Round · Medium] 51) Which home video game console is pictured here? Your Answer: / 2 pts

Your 1970s Memory Journal 1970s This is your space. As you go through this book, capture your thoughts and memories here — the moments, the people, and the places that come back to you.

1980s [Sports · Match-Up · Easy] 52) Match each 1980s sports star to the sport that made them famous. 1. Martina Navratilova 2. Greg Louganis 3. Carl Lewis 4. Jack Nicklaus 5. Magic Johnson A) Golf B) Track and field C) Basketball D) Tennis E) Diving / 1 pt BONUS FACT There are about 43 quintillion possible combinations for a standard 3x3 Rubik’s Cube, but later research proved any scrambled cube can be solved in 20 moves or fewer. This counts a half-turn as one move.

1980s [History · Match-Up · Medium] 53) Match each 1980s world event with the year it happened. 1. Moscow Olympics boycott 2. Falklands War begins 3. Reagan–Gorbachev Geneva summit 4. INF Treaty signed A) 1985 B) 1987 C) 1980 D) 1982 / 2 pts

1980s [Entertainment · Visual Round · Easy] 48) Which hit film made this sports car a star? Your Answer: / 1 pt

Your 1980s Memory Journal 1980s This is your space. As you go through this book, capture your thoughts and memories here — the moments, the people, and the places that come back to you.

1990s [Entertainment · Match-Up · Easy] 40) Match each 1990s blockbuster movie to a star who appeared in it. 1. Home Alone 2. Pretty Woman 3. Forrest Gump 4. Mrs. Doubtfire A) Tom Hanks B) Robin Williams C) Macaulay Culkin D) Julia Roberts / 1 pt

1990s [Science & Tech · Match-Up · Medium] 41) Match each 1990s science milestone to the year it happened. Hint: Pathfinder arrived one year before the first station module. 1. Human Genome Project begins 2. First International Space Station module launches 3. Hubble receives corrective optics 4. Mars Pathfinder lands on Mars A) 1997 B) 1998 C) 1993 D) 1990 / 2 pts

1990s [Science & Tech · Visual Round · Medium] 36) This Scottish sheep, born in 1996, was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. What was her name? Your Answer: / 2 pts

Your 1990s Memory Journal 1990s This is your space. As you go through this book, capture your thoughts and memories here — the moments, the people, and the places that come back to you.

The Memory Timeline A lifetime of moments, one shared scrapbook. Walk these years at your own pace, find your favorites, and mark the ones you lived. Most of these milestones echo questions you have already met inside this book, and a few are bonus memories. 1950s 1950 The Korean War begins 1951 I Love Lucy makes all of America laugh 1954 Swanson sells millions of TV dinners 1955 Salk’s polio vaccine reaches America’s children 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat 1955 Disneyland opens its gates in Anaheim 1956 Elvis appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for about sixty million viewers 1957 Sputnik orbits Earth. The space race begins 1960s 1963 Dr. King shares his dream in Washington 1963 President Kennedy is shot in Dallas 1963 ZIP codes arrive to sort the mail

1964 The Beatles conquer America on Ed Sullivan 1964 The Civil Rights Act becomes law 1967 The Packers win the first Super Bowl 1967 The first human-to-human heart transplant is performed 1969 Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon 1969 Woodstock: three days of peace and music 1970s 1970 Apollo 13 comes home safely 1970 The Beatles go their separate ways 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory opens in theaters 1972 The Miami Dolphins’ perfect season kicks off 1973 Secretariat sweeps the Triple Crown 1974 President Nixon resigns over Watergate 1977 Star Wars opens to astonished crowds 1980s 1980 The Miracle on Ice at Lake Placid 1981 MTV signs on with “Video Killed the Radio Star” 1981 IBM introduces its personal computer 1982 E.T. phones home from every theater 1983 Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space

1986 The Statue of Liberty reopens, restored, over the Fourth 1989 The Berlin Wall comes down 1990s 1990 Germany is one country again 1990 The Hubble Space Telescope launches 1991 A U.S.-led, UN-backed coalition fights the Gulf War 1995 Internet access spreads in American homes 1995 O.J. Simpson is found not guilty in the televised “Trial of the Century” 1996 The Macarena sweeps every reception hall 1996 Nintendo 64 lands in North America 1997 Tamagotchi virtual pets hatch in America 1998 The House impeaches President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair

Find Your Favorites Every question in this book belongs to one of eight categories. Find your favorites here, then flip back and test yourself. The numbers are question numbers, not page numbers, and A to D are each decade’s warm-ups. The ★★★ line in each row marks the hardest questions. History 1950s: D, 5, 27, 31, 33, 46–47, 50, 52, 54 ★★★ 50, 52, 54 1960s: B, 4, 9, 15, 20, 27, 29, 31, 35, 40, 42, 46, 48–49 ★★★ 15, 20, 40 1970s: 5, 7, 25, 32, 61 ★★★ 5, 25, 61 1980s: A, 3, 12, 19, 24, 27, 32, 35, 42, 53, 57 ★★★ 35, 57 1990s: D, 6, 8, 14, 18, 26, 32, 46 ★★★ 32, 46 Entertainment 1950s: C, 3, 6, 10, 12, 18, 21, 23, 26, 28, 32, 39, 48–49 ★★★ none 1960s: D, 1, 16, 21, 24, 38, 43, 53, 56, 58, 60 ★★★ 38, 60

Score Sheets and Host Pack Score sheets for solo and team play, plus everything you need to run a trivia night — one free download. Print as many copies as you like. ★ Solo score sheets for quiet afternoons ★ Head-to-head and team play sheets ★ A host’s checklist for a smooth night Scan the code with your phone camera.

Bonus Decade · The 1940s This was the decade that shaped the world every Baby Boomer inherited. Scan the code and step into the years that came before your own. ★ Forty-seven more questions across six formats and all eight categories ★ The 1940s answers, with a Did You Know fact for each ★ The 1940s Memory Journal and Memory Timeline

Certificate of Nostalgia This certifies that has traveled from the 1950s through the 1990s. Having engaged in a lifetime of remembering and answered every single question, this Boomer is hereby declared a Certified Baby Boomer Brain Date Official Trivia Master

About the Author Arthur Jasper I have been fascinated by history for as long as I can remember, and I have spent my working life as an educator, which is a polite way of saying I have never met a fact I did not want to share! I love a good quiz, the kind where the answer arrives with a story attached. This book is my favorite sort of history: not the dates you were tested on, but the songs, headlines and kitchen-table moments you actually lived. It is the first in the Remember Those Days? series, and I hope it brings a few of yours back.