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How Much Do You Know About the Baby Boom Generation?
Question 15
Impacting boomers across the U.S., the 26th Amendment lowered what?
Voting ageVoting age
75%Drinking ageDrinking age
10%Driving ageDriving age
1%Military draft ageMilitary draft age
13%This 1971 amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18, allowing more baby boomers to participate in the election process.
Source: The White HouseVoting ageVoting age
75%Drinking ageDrinking age
10%Driving ageDriving age
1%Military draft ageMilitary draft age
13%Question 14
What type of show was popular on U.S. TV while boomers were growing up?
Variety showsVariety shows
93%Reality showsReality shows
2%Music videosMusic videos
5%24/7 news coverage24/7 news coverage
0%Variety hosts such as Ed Sullivan and Carol Burnett entertained viewers with shows featuring music, comedy, acting, and more.
Source: TV TropesVariety showsVariety shows
93%Reality showsReality shows
2%Music videosMusic videos
5%24/7 news coverage24/7 news coverage
0%Question 13
What device changed how boomers listened to music in the ’60s?
CassettesCassettes
32%CDsCDs
2%Transistor radiosTransistor radios
64%MP3 playersMP3 players
2%When cassette tapes hit the U.S. market in the 1960s, boomers rushed to stores to grab the latest tapes from the popular bands of the era.
Source: BillboardCassettesCassettes
32%CDsCDs
2%Transistor radiosTransistor radios
64%MP3 playersMP3 players
2%Question 12
What move had baby boomers swiveling their hips on the dance floor?
The twistThe twist
97%The CharlestonThe Charleston
0%JitterbugJitterbug
2%Lindy hopLindy hop
0%Singer Chubby Checker popularized this dance move on “The Dick Clark Show” in 1960.
Source: ThoughtCoThe twistThe twist
97%The CharlestonThe Charleston
0%JitterbugJitterbug
2%Lindy hopLindy hop
0%Question 11
What was the British Invasion of the 1960s?
Armed conflict in CubaArmed conflict in Cuba
3%Pop music phenomenonPop music phenomenon
89%Start of the Cold WarStart of the Cold War
4%Era of mass British immigrationEra of mass British immigration
4%British rock bands such as the Beatles and Rolling Stones dominated the U.S. airwaves in the mid-1960s, a musical trend that became known as the British Invasion.
Source: Encyclopedia BritannicaArmed conflict in CubaArmed conflict in Cuba
3%Pop music phenomenonPop music phenomenon
89%Start of the Cold WarStart of the Cold War
4%Era of mass British immigrationEra of mass British immigration
4%Question 10
What major event did boomers watch on television in 1969?
Apollo 11 moon landingApollo 11 moon landing
94%Hindenburg disasterHindenburg disaster
0%Wright brothers flightWright brothers flight
0%Fall of the Berlin WallFall of the Berlin Wall
6%Around 650 million viewers tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Source: Science and Media MuseumApollo 11 moon landingApollo 11 moon landing
94%Hindenburg disasterHindenburg disaster
0%Wright brothers flightWright brothers flight
0%Fall of the Berlin WallFall of the Berlin Wall
6%Question 9
Originating in underground clubs, what music genre dominated the ’70s?
DiscoDisco
98%Big bandBig band
0%RagtimeRagtime
1%SwingSwing
1%The disco scene was a popular way to escape rising social and political tensions of the 1970s.
Source: Master ClassDiscoDisco
98%Big bandBig band
0%RagtimeRagtime
1%SwingSwing
1%Question 8
What former U.S. President was NOT a baby boomer?
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan
71%Bill ClintonBill Clinton
1%George W. BushGeorge W. Bush
2%Barack ObamaBarack Obama
25%The baby boomer Presidents are Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.
Source: PresidentsUSA.netRonald ReaganRonald Reagan
71%Bill ClintonBill Clinton
1%George W. BushGeorge W. Bush
2%Barack ObamaBarack Obama
25%Question 7
Boomers grew up during the golden age of what technology?
TelevisionTelevision
90%RadioRadio
2%InternetInternet
6%Video gamesVideo games
3%Television became more popular than ever with shows including “Leave It to Beaver” and “I Love Lucy” in the 1950s, when boomers were young.
Source: Encyclopedia BritannicaTelevisionTelevision
90%RadioRadio
2%InternetInternet
6%Video gamesVideo games
3%Question 6
What conflict sparked a mass anti-war movement in the ’60s and ’70s?
Vietnam WarVietnam War
99%Iraq WarIraq War
0%Gulf WarGulf War
0%Korean WarKorean War
0%During the 1960s and ’70s, thousands of people marched in protest around the country to end U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Source: PBSVietnam WarVietnam War
99%Iraq WarIraq War
0%Gulf WarGulf War
0%Korean WarKorean War
0%Question 5
Which of these movements defined the 1950s and ’60s?
Civil rights movementCivil rights movement
99%Labor movementLabor movement
1%Suffrage movementSuffrage movement
0%Abolition movementAbolition movement
0%Many teen and young adult boomers helped mobilize the civil rights movement in the 1950s and ’60s.
Source: History.comCivil rights movementCivil rights movement
99%Labor movementLabor movement
1%Suffrage movementSuffrage movement
0%Abolition movementAbolition movement
0%Question 4
What co-founder of Microsoft is a baby boomer?
Bill GatesBill Gates
92%Elon MuskElon Musk
1%Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg
4%Warren BuffettWarren Buffett
3%Other famous boomer entrepreneurs include Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Oprah Winfrey.
Source: Encyclopedia BritannicaBill GatesBill Gates
92%Elon MuskElon Musk
1%Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg
4%Warren BuffettWarren Buffett
3%Question 3
Baby boomers drove the popularity of what music genre during the ’60s?
RockRock
92%JazzJazz
2%Hip-hopHip-hop
6%GrungeGrunge
0%Many boomers rocked out during their teens at events such as Woodstock in 1969.
Source: Encyclopedia BritannicaRockRock
92%JazzJazz
2%Hip-hopHip-hop
6%GrungeGrunge
0%Question 2
What national tragedy defined this generation?
Great DepressionGreat Depression
13%John F. Kennedy assassinationJohn F. Kennedy assassination
67%Great influenza pandemicGreat influenza pandemic
1%Attack on Pearl HarborAttack on Pearl Harbor
18%Around 45% of boomers list JFK’s assassination as one of the most significant events in their lifetime.
Source: PEW Research CenterGreat DepressionGreat Depression
13%John F. Kennedy assassinationJohn F. Kennedy assassination
67%Great influenza pandemicGreat influenza pandemic
1%Attack on Pearl HarborAttack on Pearl Harbor
18%Question 1
The first baby boomers were born at the end of what war?
World War IIWorld War II
97%World War IWorld War I
2%American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
1%War of 1812War of 1812
0%The end of World War II coincided with a period of economic prosperity in the U.S. between 1946 and 1964, and the children born during this time became known as the baby boom generation.
Source: InvestopediaWorld War IIWorld War II
97%World War IWorld War I
2%American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
1%War of 1812War of 1812
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