10 questions. 2 minutes. No Googling—scout’s honor. Post your score + tie-breaker in the comments.
Part of the From the Archives collection — pull up a chair and revisit the television, music, technology, and cultural moments that shaped earlier generations.
- Audio ID (memory only): Which song opens with a crisp hi-hat count-in and a 4-note guitar riff that changed TV forever when performed live in 1964?
Answer format: Song + band. Show answer“I Want to Hold Your Hand” — The Beatles (Ed Sullivan era) - Airliner ID:
What airliner is this—and which airline made it an icon of the jet age?
Show answerBoeing 747 — Pan Am - Price Memory (closest without going over): Average U.S. gallon of gas in 1973—your best guess?
Show answer~$0.39–$0.40 - Stage ID:
Name the show most associated with this stage vibe and mic.
Show answerThe Ed Sullivan Show - Sequence (earliest → latest): Apollo 11 Moon landing; Cigarette ads banned on U.S. TV; Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
Show answerBeatles on Ed Sullivan (1964) → Apollo 11 (1969) → TV cigarette-ad ban (took effect Jan 2, 1971) - Ad Time Capsule: Who was hired on a two-week miracle clock to create a life-sized dragon puppet—Delbert—that helped La Choy fly off the shelf?
Show answerJim Henson - Auto ID:
Name the decade—and one model famous for this tailfin look.
Show answer1950s — e.g., 1959 Cadillac Eldorado - TV Detectives: “Just the facts, ma’am.” Who said it, and what show?
Show answerSgt. Joe Friday — Dragnet - Cars on Film: Which car starred in the 1968 Bullitt chase?
Show answerFord Mustang GT 390 Fastback - Commercial History: What year did cigarette ads leave U.S. television?
Show answer1971 (ban effective Jan 2)
Tie-Breaker
Tell us your favorite vintage commercial and why it stuck with you—details win: the jingle, the voiceover, where you were when it aired.
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