1920s Trivia
Question: Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered a classic portrayal of the Jazz Age?
Answer: The Great Gatsby
Question: Who was the famous American pilot who made the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight in 1927?
Answer: Charles Lindbergh
Question: What was the name of the iconic dance that became popular in the 1920s and was associated with flappers?
Answer: The Charleston
Question: Which musical genre emerged in the 1920s, blending African-American and European musical traditions?
Answer: Jazz
Question: In 1920, which amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the sale, production, and distribution of alcoholic beverages?
Answer: Prohibition (18th Amendment)
Question: Who became the President of the United States in 1929, shortly before the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression?
Answer: Herbert Hoover
Question: What was the name of the iconic silent film that starred Charlie Chaplin as a tramp character?
Answer: The Kid
Question: Who was the famous gangster and mobster who rose to prominence during the Prohibition era?
Answer: Al Capone
Question: Which automobile manufacturer introduced the Model A, replacing the Model T, in the late 1920s?
Answer: Ford
Question: Which event, known as the "Scopes Monkey Trial," took place in 1925 and dealt with the issue of teaching evolution in schools?
Answer: State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
Question: Who was the American athlete who won four gold medals in track and field events at the 1924 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Eric Liddell
Question: What was the nickname given to the group of American writers, including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, who lived in Paris during the 1920s?
Answer: The Lost Generation
Question: Which iconic landmark in New York City was completed in 1924 and became the tallest man-made structure in the world at the time?
Answer: The Chrysler Building
Question: Who invented the first practical mechanical television system in the late 1920s?
Answer: Philo Farnsworth
1930s Trivia
Question: Which country did Amelia Earhart attempt to fly around the world before her disappearance in 1937?
Answer: United States
Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1939 with their film "Gone with the Wind"?
Answer: David O. Selznick
Question: In 1932, which group of veterans marched on Washington, D.C. demanding the early payment of bonuses they were promised for their service in World War I?
Answer: Bonus Army
Question: Which American outlaw couple was ambushed and killed by law enforcement officers in 1934?
Answer: Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Question: Who was the British monarch during the 1930s, known for his abdication in 1936?
Answer: King Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor)
Question: What was the name of the infamous event on October 29, 1929, when the United States stock market crashed, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression?
Answer: Black Tuesday
Question: Which American aviator broke the record for the fastest solo flight around the world in 1933?
Answer: Wiley Post
Question: Which landmark public works project, aimed at providing employment during the Great Depression, was authorized in 1933?
Answer: The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Question: What was the name of the German airship that exploded and crashed in New Jersey in 1937?
Answer: Hindenburg
Question: Who was the dictator who came to power in Italy in the 1920s and established a fascist regime?
Answer: Benito Mussolini
Question: What was the name of the American aviator who completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932?
Answer: Amelia Earhart
Question: Which major sporting event was held in Berlin, Germany in 1936 and used as Nazi propaganda?
Answer: The Summer Olympics
Question: Who wrote the novel "Of Mice and Men," which was published in 1937?
Answer: John Steinbeck
Question: Which famous Disney animated film, featuring the first-ever full-length Technicolor sequence, was released in 1937?
Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Question: Which famous British prime minister led the United Kingdom throughout most of World War II, including the 1930s?
Answer: Winston Churchill
1940s Trivia
Question: Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II, known for his inspirational speeches?
Answer: Winston Churchill
Question: What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944?
Answer: D-Day
Question: Which iconic actress starred in the film "Casablanca," released in 1942?
Answer: Ingrid Bergman
Question: Which event in 1947 marked the division of British India into two separate nations, India and Pakistan?
Answer: Partition of India
Question: Who became the President of the United States after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945?
Answer: Harry S. Truman
Question: Which German dictator led the Nazi regime during World War II?
Answer: Adolf Hitler
Question: Which organization was founded in 1945 to promote international cooperation and prevent future world wars?
Answer: The United Nations
Question: What was the name of the first electronic general-purpose computer, built during World War II?
Answer: ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)
Question: Which iconic photograph captured U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945?
Answer: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Question: Which superhero first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, but became widely popular in the 1940s?
Answer: Superman
Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1942 with their film "Mrs. Miniver"?
Answer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Question: What was the name of the series of military tribunals held in Nuremberg, Germany, to prosecute prominent Nazi officials for war crimes?
Answer: Nuremberg Trials
Question: Which event in 1947 implemented the Truman Doctrine and provided financial aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent the spread of communism?
Answer: The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
1950s Trivia
Question: Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during most of the 1950s?
Answer: Nikita Khrushchev
Question: What was the name of the conflict between North and South Korea that began in 1950?
Answer: The Korean War
Question: Which American president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation since Reconstruction?
Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Question: Who became the Queen of the United Kingdom in 1952?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II
Question: Which popular rock and roll musician became known as the "King of Rock and Roll" during the 1950s?
Answer: Elvis Presley
Question: Which novel by J.D. Salinger, published in 1951, became a classic coming-of-age story?
Answer: The Catcher in the Rye
Question: What was the name of the first satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957?
Answer: Sputnik 1
Question: Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 for his contributions to the literature of Latin America?
Answer: Ernest Hemingway
Question: What was the name of the historic Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Answer: Brown v. Board of Education
Question: Which American actress became an international sex symbol and starred in films such as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Some Like It Hot"?
Answer: Marilyn Monroe
Question: Which country became the first to successfully test a hydrogen bomb in 1952?
Answer: United States
Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1959 with their film "Ben-Hur"?
Answer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Question: Which African-American woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?
Answer: Rosa Parks
Question: What was the name of the conflict in Vietnam that began in the 1950s and escalated in the following decades?
Answer: The Vietnam War
1960s Trivia
Question: Who was the first human to travel into space, orbiting the Earth in 1961?
Answer: Yuri Gagarin
Question: What was the name of the civil rights activist who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.
Question: Which British rock band gained worldwide fame and acclaim during the 1960s, with hits like "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be"?
Answer: The Beatles
Question: Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting racial segregation and discrimination?
Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson
Question: What was the name of the iconic music festival held in 1969, known for its association with the counterculture and performances by Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin?
Answer: Woodstock
Question: Which African country gained independence from Belgium in 1960?
Answer: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Question: Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during most of the 1960s?
Answer: Leonid Brezhnev
Question: What was the name of the first manned mission to land on the Moon, which took place in 1969?
Answer: Apollo 11
Question: Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his nonviolent struggle for civil rights in the United States?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.
Question: Which American actress became a fashion icon and starred in films such as "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "My Fair Lady"?
Answer: Audrey Hepburn
Question: What was the name of the American counterculture movement that emerged in the 1960s, advocating for peace, love, and social change?
Answer: The Hippie Movement
Question: Which major event in 1962 brought the world to the brink of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Answer: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1967 with their film "In the Heat of the Night"?
Answer: United Artists
Question: Which African-American athlete won four gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City?
Answer: Jesse Owens
1970s Trivia
Question: Who became the President of the United States in 1974, following the resignation of Richard Nixon?
Answer: Gerald Ford
Question: What was the name of the conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam that ended with the fall of Saigon in 1975?
Answer: The Vietnam War
Question: Which American actress became known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" film series?
Answer: Carrie Fisher
Question: Which musical genre gained popularity in the 1970s, featuring artists like ABBA, Bee Gees, and Donna Summer?
Answer: Disco
Question: Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the 1970s, known for her conservative policies?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Question: What was the name of the iconic music festival held in upstate New York in 1970, attracting hundreds of thousands of attendees?
Answer: Woodstock
Question: Which American tennis player won a record 20 Wimbledon titles during the 1970s?
Answer: Billie Jean King
Question: What was the name of the U.S. spacecraft that successfully landed two astronauts on the Moon in 1971?
Answer: Apollo 14
Question: Which groundbreaking personal computer, introduced in 1977, played a significant role in the microcomputer revolution?
Answer: Apple II
Question: Which American singer-songwriter released the album "Born to Run" in 1975, propelling him to stardom?
Answer: Bruce Springsteen
Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972 with their film "The French Connection"?
Answer: 20th Century Fox
Question: Which Swedish pop group gained international success in the 1970s with hits like "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia"?
Answer: ABBA
Question: What was the name of the event in 1972 when several Palestinian terrorists took Israeli athletes hostage during the Olympic Games in Munich?
Answer: Munich Olympics Massacre
Question: Which American president visited China in 1972, marking a significant step in the normalization of U.S.-China relations?
Answer: Richard Nixon
1980s Trivia
Question: Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving from 1979 to 1990?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Question: What was the name of the popular arcade game released in 1980, featuring a yellow character eating dots and evading ghosts?
Answer: Pac-Man
Question: Which British musician and former member of the Beatles released the album "Imagine" in 1980?
Answer: John Lennon
Question: Which American president survived an assassination attempt in 1981?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
Question: What was the name of the conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands in 1982?
Answer: Falklands War
Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1983 with their film "Terms of Endearment"?
Answer: Paramount Pictures
Question: Which Swedish actress starred in films such as "Moonstruck" and "Mask" in the 1980s?
Answer: Cher
Question: What was the name of the Soviet leader who implemented a series of political and economic reforms known as perestroika and glasnost in the 1980s?
Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev
Question: Which iconic music video by Michael Jackson was released in 1983, revolutionizing the music video format?
Answer: Thriller
Question: Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for his efforts to promote nuclear disarmament?
Answer: Elie Wiesel
Question: What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded shortly after launch in 1986, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members?
Answer: Challenger
Question: Which American sitcom, set in the 1950s and 1960s, aired from 1988 to 1997 and became a cultural phenomenon?
Answer: The Cosby Show
Question: What was the name of the first commercially successful personal computer with a graphical user interface, released by Apple in 1984?
Answer: Macintosh
Question: Which event in 1989 marked the peaceful fall of the Berlin Wall and symbolized the end of the Cold War?
Answer: Fall of the Berlin Wall
1990s Trivia
Question: Who was the first democratically elected President of South Africa, ending apartheid?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
Question: What was the name of the conflict in the Balkans during the 1990s, characterized by ethnic cleansing and genocide?
Answer: The Yugoslav Wars
Question: Which American television sitcom, set in a coffeehouse in New York City, aired from 1994 to 2004 and became a cultural phenomenon?
Answer: Friends
Question: Who was the American president during most of the 1990s?
Answer: Bill Clinton
Question: What was the name of the treaty signed in 1992, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change?
Answer: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Question: Which Canadian musician released the album "Jagged Little Pill" in 1995, featuring the hit songs "You Oughta Know" and "Ironic"?
Answer: Alanis Morissette
Question: What was the name of the event in 1997 when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to China?
Answer: Handover of Hong Kong
Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1997 with their film "Titanic"?
Answer: 20th Century Fox
Question: Which American athlete, known as "The Greatest," won the gold medal in boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Muhammad Ali
Question: What was the name of the political scandal in the United States in the 1990s, involving President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky?
Answer: The Lewinsky scandal
Question: Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his efforts to negotiate peace in the Middle East?
Answer: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Rabin
Question: What was the name of the handheld digital pet, popular in the 1990s, that required feeding and care?
Answer: Tamagotchi
Question: Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1998, winning the tournament for the first time?
Answer: France
2000s Trivia
Question: Who became the President of the United States after the controversial 2000 presidential election?
Answer: George W. Bush
Question: What was the name of the global economic crisis that began in 2008, resulting in a severe recession?
Answer: The Great Recession
Question: Which American technology company released the iPod, revolutionizing the portable music industry?
Answer: Apple
Question: Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2003 with their film "Chicago"?
Answer: Miramax Films
Question: What was the name of the online encyclopedia launched in 2001, which allowed users to contribute and edit its content?
Answer: Wikipedia
Question: Which British author wrote the Harry Potter book series, which gained immense popularity in the 2000s?
Answer: J.K. Rowling
Question: Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation?
Answer: Barack Obama
Question: What was the name of the social networking website launched in 2004, which quickly gained millions of users worldwide?
Answer: Facebook
Question: Which American rapper released the album "The Marshall Mathers LP" in 2000, becoming the fastest-selling rap album in history?
Answer: Eminem
Question: Which country hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, showcasing its economic and technological advancements?
Answer: China
Question: What was the name of the hurricane that devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States, particularly New Orleans, in 2005?
Answer: Hurricane Katrina
Question: Which film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels, was released in the 2000s?
Answer: The Lord of the Rings
Question: Who won the FIFA World Cup in 2006, hosted by Germany?
Answer: Italy
Question: What was the name of the conflict in Afghanistan that began in 2001, following the September 11 attacks?
Answer: War in Afghanistan