Timeline 2020 - Chron 10 - May 15
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 8:38 pm
Timeline 2020 - Chron 10
Three Truths and a Lie!
For this Timeline challenge, you will be presented with four statements pertaining to a particular year or decade, one of which is a lie. For two points, determine which statement is not truthful and answer bonus questions for even more points.
Statehood
Idaho was a state in 1890
Utah was a state in 1890
Washington was a state in 1890
Wyoming was a state in 1890
Which one is the lie?
When did that state become a state? (+/- 2 yrs for one point)
Presidents
Grover Cleveland was alive in 1900
Benjamin Harrison was alive in 1900
Rutherford B. Hayes was alive in 1900
William McKinley was alive in 1900
Which one is the lie?
When did that president die? (+/- 2 yrs for one point)
The Roarin' 1920s
The Master's golf tournament was held for the first time in the 1920s
Work on the gigantic sculpture at Mount Rushmore began in the 1920s
The Scopes Trial happened in the 1920s
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was in the 1920s
Which is the lie?
What year did it really happen? (+/- 2 yrs for one point)
Marriages
Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy got married in the 1940s
Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman got married in the 1940s
Carl Reiner and Estelle Reiner got married in the 1940s
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara got married in the 1940s
Which one is the lie?
In which decade did they get married? (one point)
Medicine
Dutch physician Willem Johan Kolff invented the kidney dialysis machine in the 1950s
Penicillin was first successfully synthesized and mass produced in the 1950s
The polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk in the 1950s
James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the 3D double helix structure of DNA in the 1950s
Which one is the lie?
What year did it really happen? (+/- 2 yrs for one point)
Movie settings
American Graffiti took place in 1962
Animal House took place in 1962
The Bridges of Madison County took place in 1962
The Shape of Water took place in 1962
Which is the lie?
In which year did that movie take place? (+/- two yrs for one point)
Famous folks born in 1970
Ben Affleck will turn 50 in 2020
Matt Damon will turn 50 in 2020
Tina Fey will turn 50 in 2020
Melania Trump will turn 50 in 2020
(Note: Some of these may have happened already)
Which is the lie?
What year was that person born? (+/- two yrs for one point)
80s TV Shows
The Golden Girls was on the air in prime time in 1983
Kate & Allie was on the air in prime time in 1983
Knight Rider was on the air in prime time in 1983
That's Incredible! was on the air in prime time in 1983
Which one is the lie?
What year did that show come on the air? (+/- two yrs for one point)
RIP 1995
Howard Cosell died in 1995
Dean Martin died in 1995
Mickey Mantle died in 1995
Frank Sinatra died in 1995
Which one is the lie?
What year did that person die? (+/- two yrs for one point)
Sprots
Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup Finals played in 2007
The Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2007
New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl played in 2007
San Antonio Spurs won the NBA championship played in 2007
Which one is the lie?
What year in the 2000s did that team win its championship? (+/- two yrs for one point)
Total points available: 39
Three Truths and a Lie!
For this Timeline challenge, you will be presented with four statements pertaining to a particular year or decade, one of which is a lie. For two points, determine which statement is not truthful and answer bonus questions for even more points.
Statehood
Idaho was a state in 1890
Utah was a state in 1890
Washington was a state in 1890
Wyoming was a state in 1890
Which one is the lie?
When did that state become a state? (+/- 2 yrs for one point)
Presidents
Grover Cleveland was alive in 1900
Benjamin Harrison was alive in 1900
Rutherford B. Hayes was alive in 1900
William McKinley was alive in 1900
Which one is the lie?
When did that president die? (+/- 2 yrs for one point)
The Roarin' 1920s
The Master's golf tournament was held for the first time in the 1920s
Work on the gigantic sculpture at Mount Rushmore began in the 1920s
The Scopes Trial happened in the 1920s
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was in the 1920s
Which is the lie?
What year did it really happen? (+/- 2 yrs for one point)
Marriages
Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy got married in the 1940s
Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman got married in the 1940s
Carl Reiner and Estelle Reiner got married in the 1940s
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara got married in the 1940s
Which one is the lie?
In which decade did they get married? (one point)
Medicine
Dutch physician Willem Johan Kolff invented the kidney dialysis machine in the 1950s
Penicillin was first successfully synthesized and mass produced in the 1950s
The polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk in the 1950s
James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the 3D double helix structure of DNA in the 1950s
Which one is the lie?
What year did it really happen? (+/- 2 yrs for one point)
Movie settings
American Graffiti took place in 1962
Animal House took place in 1962
The Bridges of Madison County took place in 1962
The Shape of Water took place in 1962
Which is the lie?
In which year did that movie take place? (+/- two yrs for one point)
Famous folks born in 1970
Ben Affleck will turn 50 in 2020
Matt Damon will turn 50 in 2020
Tina Fey will turn 50 in 2020
Melania Trump will turn 50 in 2020
(Note: Some of these may have happened already)
Which is the lie?
What year was that person born? (+/- two yrs for one point)
80s TV Shows
The Golden Girls was on the air in prime time in 1983
Kate & Allie was on the air in prime time in 1983
Knight Rider was on the air in prime time in 1983
That's Incredible! was on the air in prime time in 1983
Which one is the lie?
What year did that show come on the air? (+/- two yrs for one point)
RIP 1995
Howard Cosell died in 1995
Dean Martin died in 1995
Mickey Mantle died in 1995
Frank Sinatra died in 1995
Which one is the lie?
What year did that person die? (+/- two yrs for one point)
Sprots
Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup Finals played in 2007
The Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2007
New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl played in 2007
San Antonio Spurs won the NBA championship played in 2007
Which one is the lie?
What year in the 2000s did that team win its championship? (+/- two yrs for one point)
Total points available: 39