Quiz
1. There was a time when mom was doing most of the household chores. Which of the following, designed to make her life easier, came along first?
2. Before SUVs and minivans, the family car of choice for nearly 30 years was the station wagon. But how did it get its name?
3. Though you wouldn't know it from watching talk shows, almost 70 percent of today's kids live in two-parent homes. How many did in 1960?
4. When American families aren't out driving around, they are likely to be home watching TV. When did The Howdy Doody Show, one of the earliest kids' show, first grace our living rooms?
5. On the average, at what age did women marry in 1900?
1. There was a time when mom was doing most of the household chores. Which of the following, designed to make her life easier, came along first?
The dishwasher.
2. Before SUVs and minivans, the family car of choice for nearly 30 years was the station wagon. But how did it get its name?
It began life as a taxicab at train stations.
3. Though you wouldn't know it from watching talk shows, almost 70 percent of today's kids live in two-parent homes. How many did in 1960?
Almost 90 percent
4. When American families aren't out driving around, they are likely to be home watching TV. When did The Howdy Doody Show, one of the earliest kids' show, first grace our living rooms?
1947
5. On the average, at what age did women marry in 1900?
22
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