Can You Answer 12 Questions About Decades Of The Past?

How much do you know about the Roaring Twenties, Swinging Sixties, and other decades? Take this quiz now to find out!
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Question 1/12

kb.nl
What type of music was most popular in the Roaring Twenties?
Rock
Jazz
Metal

Question 2/12

scoutnetworkblog.com
What were lighthearted female nonconformists, who challenged the status quo by dancing, drinking, and smoking in public, called in the 1920s?
Floozies
Swingers
Flappers

Question 3/12

nyt.com
True or False: Prohibition ended in the 1930s.
True
False
Only in certain U.S. states

Question 4/12

berkeley.edu
Which war dominated the 1940s?
World War II
Korean War
Gulf War

Question 5/12

transformerland.com
Which of these items was NOT introduced in the 1950s?
LEGO toy bricks
McDonald's restaurants
Compact Disc (CD) players

Question 6/12

bloomberg.com
In what year of the 1960s did Apollo 11 successfully carry the astronauts who were the first humans to walk on the moon?
1963
1967
1969

Question 7/12

wordpress.com
What nickname is often used to characterize the 1960s?
The Soulful Sixties
The Sunshiney Sixties
The Swinging Sixties

Question 8/12

turner.com
What scandal rocked the United States in the 1970s?
Watergate
Whiskey Ring
Lewinsky

Question 9/12

thehistoryofrockmusic.com
What famous person was assassinated in the 1980s?
John F. Kennedy
John Lennon
Tupac

Question 10/12

flickr.com
What popular toy was created in the 1980s?
Etch-A-Sketch
Rubik's Cube
Barbie Dolls

Question 11/12

votemenot.com
What popular file-sharing program made its debut in 1999?
uTorrent
Napster
Shazam

Question 12/12

dailymail.co.uk
What iconic political and cultural hero was released from a 27 year prison stay on February 11, 1990?
Malcom X
Nelson Mandela
Mahatma Gandhi
You may not have done too well with this quiz, but that's okay - it just means you live in the present, which can be a good thing! Don't forget the past though, we can learn a lot from it.

C+, Lives In The Present

atlanticfertility.com
Right!
Not a perfect score, but you know your flappers from your flower children! Congratulations, decade know-it-all.

B+, Decade Know-It-All

lynettelewis.com
Right!
From the Roaring Twenties to the Naughty Nineties, you know it all. Feel free to call yourself an Era Expert!

A+, Era Expert

hollywoodreporter.com
Right!
1
What type of music was most popular in the Roaring Twenties?
Rock
Jazz
Metal
2
What were lighthearted female nonconformists, who challenged the status quo by dancing, drinking, and smoking in public, called in the 1920s?
Floozies
Swingers
Flappers
3
True or False: Prohibition ended in the 1930s.
True
False
Only in certain U.S. states
4
Which war dominated the 1940s?
World War II
Korean War
Gulf War
5
Which of these items was NOT introduced in the 1950s?
LEGO toy bricks
McDonald's restaurants
Compact Disc (CD) players
6
In what year of the 1960s did Apollo 11 successfully carry the astronauts who were the first humans to walk on the moon?
1963
1967
1969
7
What nickname is often used to characterize the 1960s?
The Soulful Sixties
The Sunshiney Sixties
The Swinging Sixties
8
What scandal rocked the United States in the 1970s?
Watergate
Whiskey Ring
Lewinsky
9
What famous person was assassinated in the 1980s?
John F. Kennedy
John Lennon
Tupac
10
What popular toy was created in the 1980s?
Etch-A-Sketch
Rubik's Cube
Barbie Dolls
11
What popular file-sharing program made its debut in 1999?
uTorrent
Napster
Shazam
12
What iconic political and cultural hero was released from a 27 year prison stay on February 11, 1990?
Malcom X
Nelson Mandela
Mahatma Gandhi

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