Baby Boomers are unique in their own right, the economic "boom" after the second world war is technically why they're called baby boomers. Nowadays, what they remember from their childhood has since been replaced with technology and a very different social structure.
Let's see if you have the knowledge to remember things from a simpler time in America. Careful though, only real Baby Boomers will be able to pass our quiz! Take the quiz and get your friends to try too so you can see who the biggest Baby Boomer is.
At What time (EST) would the National Anthem come on at night on the television?
{"answers":[{"answer":"10 PM","correct":false},{"answer":"1 AM","correct":true},{"answer":"NEVER","correct":false},{"answer":"2 AM","correct":false}],"answerText":" Back in the day, TV channels didn't air shows for 24 hours a day. At 1 AM they would sign off with the last thing they played being the National Anthem. ","answerImage":""}
What game was played among neighbors that needed an empty can?
{"answers":[{"answer":"ROCKETS","correct":false},{"answer":"POP-UPS","correct":false},{"answer":"KICK THE CAN","correct":true},{"answer":"EMPTIES","correct":false}],"answerText":" The game was called Kick the can! It was invented during the great depression because cans were easily accessible and it got kids to use their imagination. Anyone who played it in the 1960s will remember it and perhaps even have some good memories around it. ","answerImage":""}
What wasn't allowed to be aired on television…
{"answers":[{"answer":"GUNS","correct":false},{"answer":"SWEARING","correct":true},{"answer":"DEATH","correct":false},{"answer":"TODDLERS","correct":false}],"answerText":" In the first decades after the television was invented, there were rules against swearing. Sure, there'd be the occasional accidental cuss but producers really tried to keep that stuff off the air. ","answerImage":""}
What was this talking doll called…
{"answers":[{"answer":"CABBAGE PATCH KIDS","correct":false},{"answer":"GOLDEN AGE COLLECTIBLE DOLLS","correct":false},{"answer":"CHATTY CATHY","correct":true},{"answer":"BARBIE","correct":false}],"answerText":" There are many iterations of this doll including Chatty Baby, Tiny Chatty Baby, Tiny Chatty Brother, Charmin’ Chatty, and Singin’ Chatty. But the first pull-string doll was called Chatty Cathy. ","answerImage":""}
What was the name of the packaging for a popular kids game that helped teach biology?
{"answers":[{"answer":"SEA MONKEYS","correct":true},{"answer":"FISH FRIENDS","correct":false},{"answer":"GROW EMS'","correct":false},{"answer":"WATER BUDDIES","correct":false}],"answerText":" In the 1950s Sea Monkeys were sold to children to put in aquariums. They were tiny crustaceans that went through cryptobiosis. ","answerImage":""}
What is this profession?
{"answers":[{"answer":"DISC JOCKEY","correct":false},{"answer":"ACCOUNTANT","correct":false},{"answer":"SEAMSTRESS","correct":false},{"answer":"TELEPHONE OPERATOR","correct":true}],"answerText":" A lot of women in the 1960s would be telephone operators. they had to manually connect calls by putting jacks into a wall of plugs. It took a lot of concentration on their part compared to how effortless it is today. ","answerImage":""}
Do you remember right where you were when...
{"answers":[{"answer":"THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS","correct":false},{"answer":"WE LANDED ON THE MOON ","correct":false},{"answer":"THE VIETNAM WAR STARTED","correct":false},{"answer":"WHEN JFK WAS ASSASSINATED ","correct":true}],"answerText":" A lot of Baby Boomers have said over the years how they can remember where they were when John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov 22, 1963. ","answerImage":""}
Which jeans did a lot of people wear during the ’60s and ’70s?
{"answers":[{"answer":"MID-RISE","correct":false},{"answer":"BOOTCUT","correct":false},{"answer":"BELL-BOTTOMS","correct":true},{"answer":"SKINNY","correct":false}],"answerText":" Bell-bottom jeans were immensely popular during the 60s and the 70s. Both genders wore it and they were almost always made from denim. ","answerImage":""}
Which chemical weapon was used a lot in the Vietnam War?
{"answers":[{"answer":"TEAR GAS","correct":false},{"answer":"CHLORINE","correct":false},{"answer":"MUSTARD GAS","correct":false},{"answer":"AGENT ORANGE","correct":true}],"answerText":" Agent Orange would cause both damages to the environment and to anyone it got on, it was a herbicide that the U.S. developed for use in the Vietnam War. ","answerImage":""}
What were these bicycle seats called...
{"answers":[{"answer":"TANDEMS","correct":false},{"answer":"LONG SEATS","correct":false},{"answer":"FREE RIDERS","correct":false},{"answer":"BANANA SEATS","correct":true}],"answerText":" The wheelie bike was a children's bike meant to resemble a chopper motorcycle. They became very popular and the seat was commonly called a banana seat. Schwinn Sting-Ray was a huge manufacturer for these bikes. ","answerImage":""}
Do you remember the greatest music festival to happen in the 1960s?
{"answers":[{"answer":"MONTEREY POP","correct":false},{"answer":"GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL","correct":false},{"answer":"LOLLAPALOOZA","correct":false},{"answer":"WOODSTOCK","correct":true}],"answerText":" Woodstock was a huge music festival that attracted people from around the world. Over 400,000 people pitched up in 1969 to watch the artists. It is said to be one of the greatest moments in music history. ","answerImage":""}
What were these popular stickers called?
{"answers":[{"answer":"GROOVIES","correct":false},{"answer":"FLOWER PEDAL STICKERS","correct":false},{"answer":"SUNSHINE STICKERS","correct":false},{"answer":"RICKIE TICKIE STICKERS","correct":true}],"answerText":" Rickie Tickies were popular stickers that young people put on anything that they managed to get their hands on. The greatest part about these plastic decals is that they were reusable. ","answerImage":""}
This is a board game played on the street known as…
{"answers":[{"answer":"FLICKERS","correct":false},{"answer":"SCULLY","correct":true},{"answer":"CAPS","correct":false},{"answer":"STOMP TO STOMP","correct":false}],"answerText":" Scully was a street game with a painted or chalked course on the ground where players would try to traverse the course by flicking bottle caps. It was frequently played in rural areas. ","answerImage":""}
This device was known as a…
{"answers":[{"answer":"8 TRACK PLAYER","correct":false},{"answer":"TRANSMITTER","correct":false},{"answer":"WALKIE TALKIE","correct":false},{"answer":"TRANSISTOR RADIO","correct":true}],"answerText":" After their development in 1954, transistor radios became the most popular communication device in history, with billions manufactured during the 1960s and ’70s. These portable radios gave people the capability to listen to music wherever they were. ","answerImage":""}
What dance move was made popular by Chubby Checker on American Bandstand?
{"answers":[{"answer":"THE WALTZ","correct":false},{"answer":"THE JIVE","correct":false},{"answer":"THE SKIP","correct":false},{"answer":"THE TWIST","correct":true}],"answerText":" From 1959 to the early 1960s, the twist became a first worldwide dance craze though some believed that it was too provocative. The accompanying song was originally written by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and later covered by Chubby Checker. ","answerImage":""}
These popular beads in the late 1960s and early 70s were called…
{"answers":[{"answer":"SPECIAL BEADS","correct":false},{"answer":"GROOVY BEADS","correct":false},{"answer":"BUDDHA BEADS","correct":false},{"answer":"LOVE BEADS","correct":true}],"answerText":" Love beads were given as gifts between friends and were typically made by someone and then given to a friend. They were most commonly worn on the wrist, neck, or even ankle. ","answerImage":""}
What were these types of skirts called?
{"answers":[{"answer":"SHOW-EM SKIRTS","correct":false},{"answer":"KNICKERS","correct":false},{"answer":"SHOWERS","correct":false},{"answer":"MINISKIRTS","correct":true}],"answerText":" Becoming more common during the age of women’s liberation, miniskirts reached the height of popularity around 1967. This style was especially popular during the “Swinging London” era of the 1960s. ","answerImage":""}
These high-legged boots are known as…
{"answers":[{"answer":"GO-GO BOOTS","correct":true},{"answer":"DISCOS","correct":false},{"answer":"PARTY BOOTS","correct":false},{"answer":"THIGH-HIGH'S","correct":false}],"answerText":" Go-Go boots were created in 1965 by Andre Courreges and were worn by women throughout the country. Nancy Sinatra became the poster girl for Go-Go boots after her hit song “These Boots Are Made For Walking”. ","answerImage":""}
These model planes were made out of…
{"answers":[{"answer":"BALSA","correct":true},{"answer":"OAK","correct":false},{"answer":"PAPER","correct":false},{"answer":"PLASTIC","correct":false}],"answerText":" Balsa wood is extremely light but the wood made it heavy enough to be more effective than a typical paper airplane. Balsa model airplane kits are still popular with kids today. ","answerImage":""}
These hip decorations were called…
{"answers":[{"answer":"BLOBBERS","correct":false},{"answer":"GOO LIGHTS","correct":false},{"answer":"LAVA LAMPS","correct":true},{"answer":"GLOW WORMS","correct":false}],"answerText":" Lava lamps were invented by an accountant named Craven Walker in the mid-1960s and became widely popular. Heat from the light bulb caused a cool bubbling effect in the lamp’s liquid-filled base. ","answerImage":""}
Which of these was the most well-known brand of TV dinners?
{"answers":[{"answer":"SWANSON","correct":true},{"answer":"EASY DINNER","correct":false},{"answer":"AMERICAN CLASSIC","correct":false},{"answer":"STOUFFER'S","correct":false}],"answerText":" During the 1950s Swanson dominated the TV dinner market. The first entree introduced by the company was a turkey dinner. Swanson sold an average of 13 million TV dinners annually by 1956. ","answerImage":""}
This is an image of what game?
{"answers":[{"answer":"BALL BATTLE","correct":false},{"answer":"PONG","correct":true},{"answer":"SCORE BOARD","correct":false},{"answer":"BOUNCE ATTACK","correct":false}],"answerText":" Pong was a hit game that was released by manufacturer Atari in 1972. It was a table tennis-themed game that featured two-dimensional graphics, and two players competed against each other at the same time. One of the original Pong consoles is on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. ","answerImage":""}
These containers were made to hold what particular beverage?
{"answers":[{"answer":"COUNTRY LEMONADE","correct":false},{"answer":"GIN","correct":false},{"answer":"WHISKEY","correct":false},{"answer":"TANG","correct":true}],"answerText":" Tang is a fruit-flavored drink that was marketed in a powder form in 1959. It gained popularity after it was used by Mercury astronaut John Glenn during his experiments in orbit. ","answerImage":""}
What was this toy called?
{"answers":[{"answer":"REALITY CHECK","correct":false},{"answer":"SPACE GOGGLES","correct":false},{"answer":"A SLIDER","correct":false},{"answer":"VIEW-MASTER","correct":true}],"answerText":" The View-Master was a special-format stereoscope that has reels which allowed the user to view images in 3D and up-close. View-Masters were introduced in 1939 and the company is still active today with its View-Master Virtual Reality Viewer. ","answerImage":""}
What was this kind of jewelry called?
{"answers":[{"answer":"QUEEN RINGS","correct":false},{"answer":"GLAMMIES","correct":false},{"answer":"ANTIQUES","correct":false},{"answer":"MOOD RINGS","correct":true}],"answerText":" Mood rings were created in 1975 and were popular because they changed color based on the temperature of the wearer’s finger. The jewelry was supposed to reflect the wearer’s present mood. ","answerImage":""}
This popular toy was called…
{"answers":[{"answer":"SLOT CARS","correct":true},{"answer":"ZIP CARS","correct":false},{"answer":"ELECTRIC CARS","correct":false},{"answer":"SPEED RACER MOBILES","correct":false}],"answerText":" A slot car is a powered miniature car that is guided by a grooved track that it runs on. The user controls the speed. Today, slot car racing is a popular competitive hobby. ","answerImage":""}
The extremely powerful bouncy balls were called…
{"answers":[{"answer":"SUPER BALLS","correct":true},{"answer":"SPACE BALLS","correct":false},{"answer":"MOON BALLS","correct":false},{"answer":"INCREDI BALLS","correct":false}],"answerText":" Super Balls were invented in 1964 by Norman Stingley. These fun toys were developed out of a special type of synthetic rubber that resulted in an abnormally bouncy ball. They’re still popular with kids today. ","answerImage":""}
Growing up, it was typical for Baby Boomers to have how many phones in the house?
{"answers":[{"answer":"2","correct":false},{"answer":"4","correct":false},{"answer":"1","correct":true}],"answerText":" It was relatively uncommon for families to have more than one telephone. Imagine that! Now, most baby boomers are likely to spend nearly as much time on their smartphones as millennials do. ","answerImage":""}
What was the term used to describe the rise of the Beatles in the United States?
{"answers":[{"answer":"BEATLEFRENZY","correct":false},{"answer":"BEATLEPHOBIA","correct":false},{"answer":"BEATLEMANIA","correct":true},{"answer":"BEATLETOPIA","correct":false}],"answerText":" Beatlemania was the fan frenzy surrounding the Beatles in the 1960s. It began in 1963 and continued even after they stopped performing publicly. Beatlemania ended after the band officially broke up in 1970. ","answerImage":""}