Nostalgia trivia

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• Growing Up in the 50s and 60sAbout 100 questions Life when the boomers were kids: toys and crazes from the Hula Hoop to Mr. Potato Head, school days and duck-and-cover drills, sock hops and poodle skirts, TV dinners and Jell-O salads, Canada's big moments from Hurricane Hazel to Expo 67, the space race, and the everyday details of home life that younger folks never knew.
• Saturday Morning Cartoons and Kids TVAbout 250 questions The cartoons, puppets, hosts and kids shows of Saturday mornings and after school, from Scooby-Doo and Bugs Bunny through He-Man, the Turtles and the Nickelodeon years.
• Old Commercials, Jingles and Brands (no lyrics)About 250 questions Mascots, spokespeople, slogans and brands from the golden age of TV advertising, 1950s to 1990s: cereal characters, fast food, soft drinks, candy, toys, cars, retailers and the famous ad campaigns everybody remembers.
• Candy, Snacks and CerealAbout 250 questions The candy bars, penny candy, gum, cereals, snack foods, drinks and frozen treats of childhood, including their mascots, slogans, inventors and the stories behind the names.
• Old Cars, Road Trips and Drive-InsAbout 250 questions Cars of the 1950s to 1980s, muscle cars, station wagons, family road trips, gas stations, drive-in theaters, diners and the highways and roadside attractions people remember.
• Fashion, Hairstyles and Pop Culture TrendsAbout 250 questions Fashion, hair, beauty and fads from the 1950s through the 1990s: poodle skirts and bouffants, bell bottoms and disco, shoulder pads and big hair, grunge flannel and slap bracelets, plus the brands, stars and crazes that defined each decade.
• Hollywood Stars and Movies of the PastAbout 250 questions Movie stars, films, directors, Oscars and blockbusters from the 1950s through the 1970s, with a few 80s and 90s favorites: real names, famous roles, firsts and behind-the-scenes facts.
• Classic HollywoodAbout 100 questions The golden age of the movies, from the first talkies to the big screen epics of the 60s: the stars and their real names, famous lines, the studios and their moguls, Canadians who made it big in Hollywood, the old movie palaces, newsreels and double features, and the Oscar moments people still remember.
• Oldies, Doo-Wop and Motown (titles and artists only, NO lyrics)About 250 questions Rock and roll, doo-wop, Motown, girl groups, surf music, the British Invasion and soul from the 1950s and 60s: artists, song titles, years, record labels, dance crazes and the stories behind the hits.
• Headlines and Events You RememberAbout 250 questions The big news stories of the 1950s to the 1990s: assassinations and elections, space flights and disasters, the Cold War and its end, Canadian milestones, scandals, sports moments and the days everybody remembers where they were.
• Golden OldiesAbout 100 questions The music our parents and grandparents danced to, from the big bands of the 1940s through 50s rock and roll, doo-wop, the crooners, the girl groups, Motown and the British Invasion, plus Canadian hitmakers, jukeboxes, 45s, the dance crazes and the radio countdowns.
• Old-Time Radio and Early TVAbout 100 questions When families gathered around the radio and then the first TV sets: radio dramas, comedies and serials, famous catchphrases and sound effects, Foster Hewitt and Hockey Night, the early CBC from The Friendly Giant to Front Page Challenge, Wayne and Shuster, test patterns and sign-offs, and the early TV moments that grandparents still talk about.
• Radio Days and Early TelevisionAbout 250 questions From crystal sets and Top 40 DJs to rabbit ears, test patterns and the first big TV hits: radio history, broadcasters, early TV technology, kids' shows, variety hours and the sitcoms and westerns that filled the living room.
• Remember WhenAbout 100 questions Things that used to be part of everyday life and quietly disappeared: pay phones and phone books, flashcubes and film, typewriters and carbon copies, the department stores and five and dimes we grew up with, paper dollar bills and the penny, old cars, old remedies and the way we got around before the internet.
• School Days, Slang and FadsAbout 250 questions Classroom life from the 1950s to the 1990s: supplies, lunch boxes, teachers and tools, recess games, playground crazes, toy fads, school books, slang from groovy to totally, and the TV that kids watched after the bell.
• Sports Heroes of YesteryearAbout 250 questions The athletes and moments sports fans remember from the 1950s through the 1990s: hockey, baseball, football, basketball, boxing, the Olympics, tennis, golf, racing and soccer, with a good helping of Canadian heroes.
• Old Tech: Phones, Computers and GadgetsAbout 250 questions The gadgets of the 1950s to the 1990s: rotary phones and first cell phones, early personal computers, floppy disks and dial-up, video games, cassettes, VCRs and CDs, cameras, calculators and the household inventions that made us say "I had one of those."
• Toys, Games and Playground CrazesAbout 250 questions The toys, board games, video games and playground crazes of childhood from the 1950s to the 1990s, including Slinky, Barbie, Hot Wheels, LEGO, Monopoly, Pong, Cabbage Patch Kids, marbles, jump rope and the fads that swept the schoolyard.
• Classic Sitcoms and TV ShowsAbout 250 questions Classic TV from the 1950s through the 1990s: sitcoms, family shows, westerns, cop and detective series, variety hours, cartoons, kids' TV, theme songs by title only, casts, characters, catchphrases and famous episodes.