Gen Xers, millennials and Gen Zers have to admit baby boomers won the lottery. When it comes to movies, TV, celebrities, cars and toys, they have the best stuff to get nostalgic about. Because baby boomers, the generation born from 1946 to 1964, not only enjoyed the fruits of America’s midcentury, postwar peak, but their pop-cultural reference points are second to none in both quality and kitsch. If you’re a true boomer, this baby boomer quiz should be easy. If you’re not, good luck…
Gen Xers, millennials and Gen Zers have to admit baby boomers won the lottery. When it comes to movies, TV, celebrities, cars and toys, they have the best stuff to get nostalgic about. Because baby boomers, the generation born from 1946 to 1964, not only enjoyed the fruits of America’s midcentury, postwar peak, but their pop-cultural reference points are second to none in both quality and kitsch. If you’re a true boomer, this baby boomer quiz should be easy. If you’re not, good luck…
“I Dream of Jeannie” starred Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie who falls in love with an astronaut. The show ran from 1965 to 1970 and produced 139 episodes.
The first color broadcast occurred in 1954, but it wasn’t until 1972 that the sales of color television sets surpassed sales of black-and-white sets.
The Nehru jacket was modeled on Indian garments, such as the sherwanis worn by Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964.
Mays was nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid," but stories regarding the origin of the nickname differ.
With a total of nine seasons, "The Beverly Hillbilllies" was the top-rated show in America for two years.
Bardot has been married four times, to Roger Vadim, Jacques Charrier, Gunter Sachs and current husband Bernard d'Ormale.
Buffalo Bob Smith created Howdy Doody when he was a radio announcer. The character originally was just a voice Smith performed.
Although Tang is closely associated with the United States space program, astronaut Buzz Aldrin admitted in 2013 that "Tang sucks."
Quick Draw McGraw's sidekick, Baba Looey, inspired the nickname of "Howard Stern Show" producer Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate.
Iconic as the "hippie van," the Type 2 is officially known as the Transporter, the Kombi or the Microbus.
The town of Mayberry was partly based on Griffith’s hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. The town holds an annual festival called Mayberry Days celebrating the show each year.
Ekberg was born in Sweden but worked mostly in Italy, becoming a permanent Italian resident in 1964.
The hairstyle popularized in the 1950s by Elvis Presley and James Dean has also been called a ducktail, quiff, jelly roll, rocker, greaser, or simply “the Elvis cut.”
With its 20 seasons and 635 episodes, "Gunsmoke" is still the longest-running, primetime, live-action, American TV series of all time.
Atari was later replaced by Nintendo as the most popular home video game console so if you want people to know exactly how old you are then talk about the Atari you had as a kid.
One of the great entertainers of all time, Tom Jones is still touring and delighting audiences all over the world at age 80.
"The Honeymooners" originally was a recurring comedy sketch on the variety series "Cavalcade of Stars" and "The Jackie Gleason Show."
Sean Connery played James Bond in seven Bond films including “From Russia with Love,” “Goldfinger,” and “You Only Live Twice.” The creator of the character originally thought that Connery wouldn’t suit the role, but changed his mind when he saw him on screen.
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots are still sold today but they're a bit smaller than the original toys were.
Julie Andrews was always director Robert Wise’s first choice to play Maria Von Trapp. Upon viewing “Mary Poppins,” he told screenwriter Ernest Lehman, "Let's go sign this girl before somebody else sees this film and grabs her!"
Lite-Brite: the toy that most exemplifies '80s culture with its glowing neon art.
When Johnny Cash was young, his mother paid for him to have singing lessons, but his teacher advised him to not take formal lessons because it would change his unique singing tone.
“Gone with the Wind” broke attendance records upon its release and it was the most profitable film ever made up to that point, making MGM Studios $32 million on its first release.
Before Diana married Prince Charles, she had only met with him about a dozen times in person. They were first introduced by Diana’s sister, Sarah.
Jello salad was popularized in the ‘60s, but a similar recipe was written by Mrs. John E. Cook in 1904 under the name “perfection salad.”
Only people who were around in the 1990s remember when you couldn’t use the internet if someone else was using the phone.
The sales of record players and vinyl records have been increasing in the last 10 years, with 18.8 million LPs being sold in the United States in 2018.
Hot Tamales are spicy cinnamon flavored candies that were originally introduced in 1950. A spearmint version called Hot Tamales Ice was sold in the late 2000s.
Elizabeth Taylor made her final film appearance in the 1994 live-action film adaptation of “The Flintstones,” which also starred John Goodman as Fred Flintstone and Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble.
The camera in this photo is a Filmo 16 mm film camera, which was used in the ‘30s. 16 mm cameras continued to be manufactured until the 2000s.
Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota on May 24, 1941.
Taylor won best actress at the Oscars twice, for "Butterfield 8" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
I thought "The Poseidon Adventure" was going to be a cool movie about the Greek God of the Sea so boy was I disappointed when it turned out to be about boring ol' humans.
The modern toy hula hoop was invented in 1958 by Arthur K. "Spud" Melin and Richard Knerr.
Some famous births in the year 1965 include Robert Downey Jr., Chris Rock, Michael Bae, Dr. Dre, Sarah Jessica Parker and Brooke Shields.
The VW Beetle is called the "Bug" in the U.S., but in other countries it was nicknamed the Turtle, the Bubble, the Flea and the Frog.
The popular "Bonanza" lasted for 14 seasons and 431 episodes.
"Gilligan's Island" ended in 1967 after three seasons, but was revived several times over the years with TV movies that continued the story.
If you fantasize about watching a man eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in an hour but you haven't seen "Cool Hand Luke," what are you doing?
Electric Football is still available today, and now includes a digital scoreboard and an accompanying smartphone app.
Jimi Hendrix found fame with his first album in 1967. During his career he released only three albums, all of which appear on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 greatest albums of all time.
Reynolds first earned attention playing blacksmith Quint Asper on the TV series "Gunsmoke" from 1962 to 1965.
Cartoonist Charles Addams created the Addams Family as a series of popular New Yorker cartoons starting in 1938.
"Rosemary's Baby" film won actress Ruth Gordon an Academy Award for her role, and she received three Oscar nominations for her writing in previous years.
Lead singer Mary Weiss quit music in 1968 and had careers in architecture and interior design. In 2007, at age 59, she released a solo album.
Chevrolet produced three generations of Chevelles from 1964 to 1977, and then the brand was sent to Car Heaven.
"American Bandstand" originally aired only in Philadelphia and was called "Bandstand."
I was watching this movie in college and my roommate asked what I was watching and I said "The French Connection" and he said, "Ugh, I hate foreign films."
The Road Runner had three generations of production from 1968 - 1980. Plymouth paid $50,000 to Warner Bros. Studios for the use of the Road Runner name.
Mattel marketed the Chatty Cathy doll for six years, and it was the second most popular doll of the 1960s after Barbie.
Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley on Sept. 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas.
Gainsbourg was partners with Jane Birkin romantically and artistically from 1968 to 1980.
“Dog Day Afternoon” was based on an article that appeared in Life magazine in 1972 and the film itself is unique in that it has no musical score. It was also nominated for six Academy Awards.
Play-Doh smells amazing. When was the last time you smelled some Play-Doh? Because smell is the sense most associated with memory, it'll flash you right back to your childhood.
The Kinks' first big hit, "You Really Got Me," invented punk rock. Don't @ me.
One of the most popular and celebrated models of all time, Jean Shrimpton was an icon of '60s "Swinging London."
Contrary to popular belief, actor Brad Pitt is not, in fact, a younger clone of actor Robert Redford.
The Tempest came with a 4-cylinder engine and offered a 2-speed rear-mounted transaxle automatic tranmission. Whatever that means.
Ford eventually replaced the Pinto with the Escort. Over 3 million Pintos were produced in the ‘70s, rivaling the Chevy Vega and the AMC Gremlin.
The original "Mickey Mouse Club" ran from 1955 to 1959, but has been resurrected many times and still airs today.
Peter Sellers made the character of Inspector Clouseau famous. Steve Martin played the role in 2006 and 2009, to box office success.
Sonny Bono later had a career as a politician, serving as the mayor of Palm Springs and then congressman of California’s 44th district in the ‘90s.
“Heaven Can Wait” was nominated for nine Academy Awards in 1978 and was one of three films based on the Harry Segall play of the same name.
The film about the Watergate scandal was nominated for eight Oscars in 1976 and won for Best Art Direction, Best Sound and earned Jason Robards a Best Supporting Actor award.
Joplin first gained attention in 1967 as lead singer of Big Brother & the Holding Company. Her cover of "Me and Bobby McGee" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971.
Eastwood was twice nominated for best actor and best director at the Academy Awards for the same film: "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby."
Everyone remembers this movie for Harry Nilsson's version of "Everybody's Talkin'," but my favorite part is the jingle about orange juice.
Commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin were the crew members of the Lunar Module Eagle that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.
The film “Spartacus” won four Academy Awards including Best Costume Design. It was the biggest moneymaker in Universal Studios’ history when it was released, making $60 million at the box office.
“General Hospital” became the oldest American soap opera in 2010 after the final broadcast of “As the World Turns.” The show celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013.