An illustrated trivia game about American life from the 1950s to the 1990s, to play on your own, as a couple, with family, or as the host of a trivia night.

This is a book about American life and culture: American music, TV, movies, sports, politics, food and daily life. It is written for readers who know the United States.

Take a trip down memory lane, from jukeboxes, drive-in movies and classic sitcoms to the moon landing and the early days of the internet. Several hundred questions across five decades, with a fun fact after every answer.

This review copy is a fixed-layout PDF, best on a tablet or computer (details below).

Who it is for

• Baby Boomers and Gen X readers who enjoy nostalgia and trivia.
• Fans of American pop culture of any age. You don't need to have lived through every decade to play.
• Families, couples and people who host trivia nights.
• Librarians, booksellers and activity organizers looking for trivia rounds for adult groups and events.

What is inside

• Questions from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, plus a Memory Timeline and a Find Your Favorites index.
• Seven round types: Multiple Choice, True or False, Fill in the Blank, Who/What Am I?, Match-Ups, Visual Rounds, and Guess the Song (from a lyric or a hint; no audio needed).
• Eight topics: Music, Entertainment, History, Sports, Science & Tech, Politics, Daily Life, and Food & Culture.
• Easy, Medium and Hard questions worth 1, 2 or 3 points, so scoring is simple.
• Answers at the end of each chapter, with a fun fact after every answer, plus Bonus Fact boxes.

Sample questions

• Easy, 1950s, Daily Life, Fill in the Blank: The Magic ______ was a fortune-telling toy kids turned over to reveal answers in the 1950s.
• Medium, 1960s, Music, Fill in the Blank: The first Beatles song to top the U.S. charts was "______."

Ways to play

• Solo, at your own pace.
• As a couple, answering separately and comparing at the end of each round.
• A small group of 3 to 6, taking turns reading aloud.
• A trivia night for 7 or more, with teams of 3 to 5, 10-question rounds and a Showdown tiebreaker.

About this review copy (please read before requesting)

• Format: a 296-page illustrated PDF with fixed pages, the same size as the print book (6 by 9 inches). It is not a reflowable ebook, so the text does not resize to fit a small screen.
• Best on: a tablet or a computer.
• On a phone: it works. You may need to zoom in before tapping a link, and scroll up a little if an answer lands low on the screen.
• Not recommended for: e-ink or small e-readers, such as a Kindle Paperwhite. It has not been tested on those.
• How to open it: the NetGalley Shelf app, the Kindle app (Send to Kindle), or Download, which gives you a PDF for apps such as Apple Books or Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Getting around: tap a linked number or letter to see its answer, and tap the answer's number or letter to return.
• Answering: write your answers on paper or in your own notes. The answer lines are not fillable.
• A few print-only pages, such as the journal pages, are not included.

Reviews

• Honest reviews and thoughts are welcome.
• You don't need to read it cover to cover. Feel free to dip into the decades and round types that interest you most and base your honest review on those sections.
• If you choose to share a review on Amazon or Goodreads, thank you.

N.B.: When you go to review the book on Amazon, please ensure you mention you received a free copy and that this is an honest review.