Grandparent's Day - Through the Decades - In the News

What African-American athlete won FOUR gold medals at the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, in front of Adolph Hitler?

• Jackie Robinson

• Jesse Owens

• Wilma Rudolph

• Jackie Joyner Kersee

Who was elected as the 32nd president of the United States in 1932?

• William McKinley

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

What happened on December 7th, 1941?

• The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor

• The Great Stock Market Crash

• John F. Kennedy was elected president

• Remember the Alamo!

What national landmark that features the faces of American presidents was completed in 1941?

• The Washington Monument

• The Lincoln Monument

• Mount Rushmore

• The St. Louis Arch

Which famous singer, known for songs like "Superstition" and "Living for the City" was born on May 13th, 1950?

• Neil Diamond

• Paul McCartney

• Lionel Ritchie

• Stevie Wonder

Which full length animated Disney movie was released in 1950?

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

• The Lion King

• The Aristocats

• Cinderella

What did Neil Armstrong do on July 20th, 1969?

• Won the US Open Golf Tournament

• Became the first man to walk on the moon.

• Broke the world record for the mile.

• Climbed to the top of Mt. Everest

What US landmark opened in 1965?

• The Smithsonian Institution

• The Golden Gate Bridge

• The Mall of America

• The Gateway Arch

This very famous, magical place opened on October 1st, 1971.

• Niagra Falls

• Walt Disney World

• Disneyland

• Busch Stadium

Mount St. Helens erupted in this year.

• 1960

• 1970

• 1980

• What's Mount St. Helens?