The 10 s, 20 s and 30 s 1 Which 3 characters followed the yellow brick road in The Wizard of Oz along with Dorothy and her dog? 2 The struggle for votes for women was finally successful in Britain in 1918. What was the voting age for women at the time? 3 Which character made their debut in Steamboat Willie in 1928? 4 Which legendary American aviator made the first solo trans-atlantic flight in 1927? 5 Who discovered penicillin in 1928? 6 Which superhero debuted in a daily newspaper comic strip in 1939? 7 Which British monarch became the first to visit the USA in June 1939? 8 On 3rd September 1939, the British Prime Minister announced via the radio that Britain is at war with Germany. Who was the Prime Minister? 9 What did John Logie Baird invent in the early 1920 s? 10 Which ancient Egyptian pharaoh tomb was discovered in 1922?
The 10 s, 20 s and 30 s answers 1 The cowardly lion, the scarecrow and the tin man 2 30 3 Mickey Mouse 4 Charles Lindbergh 5 Alexander Fleming 6 Superman 7 King George VI 8 Neville Chamberlain 9 The Television 10 Tutankhamun
The 40 s and 50 s 1 In the 1959 film North by Northwest, which landmark was recreated for the film? 2 Which year was the film Citizen Kane released? 3 What did Francis Crick and James Watson identify the structure of in 1953? 4 What was the name of the first satellite, put into space by Russia in 1957? 5 In which English city did Roger Bannister break the Four Minute Mile in 1954? 6 In which 1940 film did Mickey Mouse conduct the orchestra? 7 Who released their first hit Shake, rattle and roll in 1954? 8 In 1949, NATO was established, what does NATO stand for? 9 The first issue of which British children s comic was published in April 1950? 10 Where was the summer Olympics in 1948 held?
The 40 s and 50 s answers 1 Mt. Rushmore 2 1941 3 DNA 4 Sputnik 1 5 Oxford 6 Fantasia 7 Bill Haley & His Comets 8 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 9 Eagle 10 London
The 60 s and 70 s 1 Which author wrote the children s book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1964? 2 What was the name of the gang of robbers featured in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? 3 Which Simon and Garfunkel song featured on the soundtrack of the 1967 film The Graduate? 4 Which world famous tourist attraction opened its doors in October 1971? 5 What was the name of NASA s first space shuttle that was unveiled in 1976? 6 In 1965, Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first transplant of what organ in South Africa? 7 In what year did Neil Armstrong become the first man to set foot on the moon? 8 Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979? 9 Which company, now one of the world s most valuable, was founded on April 4, 1975? 10 In 1962, The Beatles released their first single. What was the song?
The 60 s and 70 s answers 1 Ian Fleming 2 Hole-in-the-Wall Gang 3 Mrs Robinson 4 Walt Disney World Orlando 5 The enterprise 6 The Heart 7 1969 8 Mother Theresa 9 Microsoft 10 Love me do
The 80 s and 90 s 1 In what year was the search engine Google founded? 2 The first sheep was successfully cloned in 1996, what was the sheep s name? 3 What car was popularised in the movie Back to the Future? 4 What year was video game Pac Man released? 5 The movie Titanic was released in 1997, but how many Oscars did it win? 6 Who was England s manager for the Fifa 1990 world cup tournament? 7 In which year did the Bank of England 1 note stop being legal tender? 8 In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? 9 What was the name of Pierce Brosnan s first James Bond film (in 1995)? 10 What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
The 80 s and 90 s answers 1 1998 2 Dolly 3 DeLorean DMC-12 4 1980 5 11 6 Bobby Robson 7 1988 ( 1 coins were introduced in 1983 and the last 1 note was printed in 1984, but they were legal tender until 1988) 8 1990 9 Goldeneye 10 1989