100 Years of Decade Trivia: 1920s–2020s

Ready to time travel through a century of music, history, pop culture, and world-changing events? This trivia quiz covers 10 decades, from the roaring 1920s to the unpredictable 2020s. Whether you’re a history buff or just love nostalgia, these 100 questions will test how well you know the moments that defined each era.
Answers are provided below the questions.

🎩 The 1920s

  1. What was the nickname for the 1920s due to the booming economy and cultural change?
  2. Which American gangster was famously convicted of tax evasion in 1931 but rose to power in the 1920s?
  3. What U.S. constitutional amendment started Prohibition?
  4. What jazz musician became famous for hits like “What a Wonderful World” during the 1920s?
  5. What was the name of the dance craze that swept the 1920s?
  6. What was the name of the stock market crash that ended the decade?
  7. Who was the U.S. President at the start of the decade?
  8. What major women’s rights milestone occurred in the U.S. in 1920?
  9. Which silent film star was known as “The Tramp”?
  10. What famous novel did F. Scott Fitzgerald publish in 1925?

👒 The 1930s

  1. What global economic crisis continued into the 1930s?
  2. Who became Chancellor of Germany in 1933?
  3. What major dam was completed in the U.S. in 1936?
  4. What board game, created during the Great Depression, became a classic?
  5. What was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to combat the Great Depression?
  6. Which animated character made his debut in 1928 but gained massive popularity in the ’30s?
  7. What film won the first Best Picture Oscar?
  8. What famous novel by John Steinbeck was published in 1939?
  9. What war began in Europe in 1939?
  10. What famous American aviator disappeared in 1937?

🎷 The 1940s

  1. What major global conflict dominated the early 1940s?
  2. What attack led the U.S. into World War II?
  3. What two cities were hit by atomic bombs in 1945?
  4. Who became U.S. president after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death in 1945?
  5. What global organization was formed in 1945 to promote peace?
  6. What iconic fashion item did women wear due to fabric shortages?
  7. What genre of music did Frank Sinatra help popularize in the ’40s?
  8. What war began in 1948 between Israel and its neighbors?
  9. What Disney film featuring a wooden puppet was released in 1940?
  10. What worldwide conflict ended in 1945?

🎙 The 1950s

  1. What U.S. senator led anti-Communist investigations in the early 1950s?
  2. What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
  3. What iconic rock & roll star rose to fame in the 1950s?
  4. What war ended in 1953 with a ceasefire?
  5. What children’s toy, based on a real dog, became popular in 1957?
  6. What American sitcom featuring Lucy and Ricky premiered in 1951?
  7. Who became the queen of the United Kingdom in 1952?
  8. What car culture phenomenon grew popular among teens in the U.S.?
  9. What type of music did Elvis Presley help popularize?
  10. What popular fast food chain opened its first location in 1955?

🕶 The 1960s

  1. Who was elected U.S. president in 1960?
  2. What event in 1969 marked a historic moment in space exploration?
  3. What civil rights leader gave the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
  4. What war escalated in Vietnam during this decade?
  5. What British band sparked the “British Invasion” in the U.S.?
  6. What music festival symbolized 1960s counterculture?
  7. Who was assassinated in Dallas in 1963?
  8. What movement focused on racial equality in the U.S.?
  9. What famous doll was launched in 1959 but rose to popularity in the ’60s?
  10. What psychedelic drug became associated with counterculture?

✌️ The 1970s

  1. Who became U.S. president after Nixon resigned?
  2. What dance music genre exploded in popularity?
  3. What space mission was the first to use a lunar rover?
  4. What movie franchise began in 1977 with a galaxy far, far away?
  5. What U.S. scandal led to Nixon’s resignation?
  6. What video game launched the arcade gaming craze?
  7. What social and political movement pushed for equal rights for women?
  8. What sporting event did Billie Jean King win in 1973?
  9. What popular toy involved spinning colorful plastic disks?
  10. What rock band released “Bohemian Rhapsody” in the 1970s?

🕹 The 1980s

  1. Who was U.S. president for most of the 1980s?
  2. What handheld gaming device was released by Nintendo in 1989?
  3. What fashion accessory made from rubber became a fad?
  4. What wall symbolizing division fell in 1989?
  5. What British royal couple married in 1981?
  6. What pop star was known as the “King of Pop”?
  7. What movie series featured a time-traveling DeLorean?
  8. What health crisis emerged in the 1980s?
  9. What hairstyle became synonymous with the 1980s?
  10. What popular breakfast cereal had colorful rings?

📼 The 1990s

  1. What search engine was launched in 1998?
  2. What animated TV family became a cultural phenomenon?
  3. What year did the World Wide Web become publicly accessible?
  4. What toy consisted of digital pets?
  5. What teen drama TV show featured characters named Dawson and Joey?
  6. Who became U.S. president in 1993?
  7. What disaster struck Oklahoma City in 1995?
  8. What grunge band was led by Kurt Cobain?
  9. What NBA star helped make the Chicago Bulls famous?
  10. What toy craze involved trading pocket monsters?

📱 The 2000s

  1. What tragic event occurred in the U.S. on September 11, 2001?
  2. What social media platform launched in 2004?
  3. Who was the first Black U.S. president, elected in 2008?
  4. What device changed music listening with a click wheel?
  5. What major storm hit New Orleans in 2005?
  6. What book series concluded with its final volume in 2007?
  7. What was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001?
  8. What website became famous for short user-made videos?
  9. What fantasy film trilogy won 11 Oscars?
  10. What car brand introduced the hybrid Prius?

🤳 The 2010s

  1. What app made 6-second looping videos popular?
  2. What event is known as the “Arab Spring”?
  3. What British royal couple married in 2011?
  4. What global health crisis began in 2014?
  5. What Netflix show featured 1980s nostalgia and supernatural elements?
  6. What online movement used the hashtag #MeToo?
  7. What company released the first smart speaker in 2014?
  8. What social media app known for filters launched in 2011?
  9. What U.S. law legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states in 2015?
  10. What music genre, often with trap beats, dominated charts by the late 2010s?

Here are the answers for the decade trivia questions, organized by decade:

✅ Answers

🎩 The 1920s – Answers:

  1. The Roaring Twenties
  2. Al Capone
  3. 18th Amendment
  4. Louis Armstrong
  5. The Charleston
  6. Wall Street Crash of 1929
  7. Warren G. Harding
  8. Women gained the right to vote (19th Amendment)
  9. Charlie Chaplin
  10. The Great Gatsby

👒 The 1930s – Answers:

  1. The Great Depression
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Hoover Dam
  4. Monopoly
  5. The New Deal
  6. Mickey Mouse
  7. Wings
  8. The Grapes of Wrath
  9. World War II
  10. Amelia Earhart

🎷 The 1940s – Answers:

  1. World War II
  2. Attack on Pearl Harbor
  3. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  4. Harry S. Truman
  5. United Nations
  6. Nylon stockings
  7. Swing
  8. Arab-Israeli War
  9. Pinocchio
  10. World War II

🎙 The 1950s – Answers:

  1. Joseph McCarthy
  2. Sputnik
  3. Elvis Presley
  4. Korean War
  5. Slinky Dog
  6. I Love Lucy
  7. Queen Elizabeth II
  8. Hot rodding
  9. Rock and roll
  10. McDonald’s

🕶 The 1960s – Answers:

  1. John F. Kennedy
  2. Moon landing (Apollo 11)
  3. Martin Luther King Jr.
  4. Vietnam War
  5. The Beatles
  6. Woodstock
  7. John F. Kennedy
  8. The Civil Rights Movement
  9. Barbie
  10. LSD

✌️ The 1970s – Answers:

  1. Gerald Ford
  2. Disco
  3. Apollo 15
  4. Star Wars
  5. Watergate
  6. Pong
  7. Women’s Liberation Movement
  8. “Battle of the Sexes”
  9. Frisbee
  10. Queen

🕹 The 1980s – Answers:

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Game Boy
  3. Slap bracelets
  4. Berlin Wall
  5. Prince Charles and Princess Diana
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Back to the Future
  8. HIV/AIDS
  9. The mullet
  10. Froot Loops

📼 The 1990s – Answers:

  1. Google
  2. The Simpsons
  3. 1991
  4. Tamagotchi
  5. Dawson’s Creek
  6. Bill Clinton
  7. Oklahoma City bombing
  8. Nirvana
  9. Michael Jordan
  10. Pokémon

📱 The 2000s – Answers:

  1. 9/11 terrorist attacks
  2. Facebook
  3. Barack Obama
  4. iPod
  5. Hurricane Katrina
  6. Harry Potter series
  7. The Netherlands
  8. YouTube
  9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  10. Toyota

🤳 The 2010s – Answers:

  1. Vine
  2. A series of uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa
  3. Prince William and Kate Middleton
  4. Ebola outbreak
  5. Stranger Things
  6. The #MeToo Movement
  7. Amazon Echo
  8. Snapchat
  9. Obergefell v. Hodges
  10. Hip-hop

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