Baby Boomer Milestones

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Instructions: From postwar optimism to cultural revolutions, how well do you remember the milestones that shaped a generation?

1.
The Baby Boom generation is generally defined as people born between which years?
A
1945-1965
B
1940-1960
C
1946-1964
D
1948-1968
2.
What postwar housing development on Long Island became a symbol of suburban growth?
A
Levittown
B
Park Forest
C
Reston
D
Lakewood
3.
What childhood vaccine was widely distributed in the 1950s, often given on sugar cubes?
A
Measles vaccine
B
Tetanus vaccine
C
Polio vaccine
D
Smallpox vaccine
4.
Which act signed in 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?
A
The Civil Rights Act
B
The Equal Rights Amendment
C
The Voting Rights Act
D
The Fair Housing Act
5.
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957?
A
Mir
B
Vostok
C
Luna
D
Sputnik
6.
Which 1960s gathering became known as the defining moment of the counterculture movement?
A
Monterey Pop Festival
B
Altamont Free Concert
C
Woodstock
D
Isle of Wight Festival
7.
What was the first program broadcast in color on a regular basis by NBC?
A
I Love Lucy
B
The Ed Sullivan Show
C
Bonanza
D
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
8.
In what year did the Beatles first appear on The Ed Sullivan Show?
A
1964
B
1962
C
1963
D
1965
9.
What was the name of the birth control pill approved by the FDA in 1960?
A
Ovulen
B
Demulen
C
Ortho-Novum
D
Enovid
10.
What 1963 book by Betty Friedan is credited with sparking the second wave of feminism?
A
The Female Eunuch
B
The Second Sex
C
Sexual Politics
D
The Feminine Mystique
11.
Which interstate highway system, signed into law in 1956, transformed American travel?
A
The American Motorway Act
B
The Federal-Aid Highway Act
C
The Interstate Commerce System
D
The National Highway System
12.
What 1950s craze had children spinning plastic rings around their waists?
A
The Slinky
B
The Frisbee
C
The Pogo Stick
D
The Hula Hoop
13.
Which event in 1969, besides the Moon landing, became synonymous with the hippie movement?
A
Woodstock Music Festival
B
The Summer of Love
C
The March on Washington
D
Earth Day
14.
What was the first U.S. shopping mall to be fully enclosed, opening in 1956?
A
Valley Fair
B
Southdale Center
C
Roosevelt Field
D
Northgate Mall
15.
What 1970s event caused long gas station lines and fuel rationing across America?
A
The Gulf War
B
The Suez Crisis
C
The Iranian Revolution
D
The OPEC Oil Embargo

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