Food/Snacks
TV Dinners were introduced in 1953 by this company.
What is Swanson? They had 260 tons of Turkeys left over after Thanksgiving!
This music genre emerged prominently in the 1950’s.
What is Rock and Roll?
This was Disney’s 12th big screen movie debuting in 1950.
What is Cinderella?
He was the “Modern Republican” president from 1953 to 1961.
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This was the first toy advertised on TV and originated with parts in 1952 trying to get kids used to eating real fruits and veggies.
What is Mr. Potato Head?
This show debuted in 1955 with a rotating cast of 24 children.
What was The Mickey Mouse Club?
This seasonal candy was introduced in 1953 by the Just Born Candy Company.
What are Marshmallow Peeps?
This famous heartthrob and actor is known as “The King of Rock and Roll”.
Who was Elvis Presley?
A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in this 1959 movie.
What is Ben-Hur? (Charlton Heston)
This war only lasted from 1950-1953 (much shorter than the TV series about it)!
What was the Korean War. (M*A*S*H)
This toy originally was marketed as a wallpaper cleaner.
What is Play-Doh (1953)?
This show featured the first interracial couple on TV.
What was I Love Lucy?
This candy was introduced in 1952 and is also the name of a hair style.
What are Pixy Stix?
This 1957 hit by The Crickets became one of the most famous rock 'n' roll songs of all time.
What is “That’ll Be the Day”?
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge for their Japanese captors.
What is The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
Paranoia surrounding subversive communist influence reached a fever pitch which were unproven investigations into government and military officials.
What was The Red Scare (AKA McCarthysim)?
Wham-O released a 1958 massive hit selling over 25 million units in a few months.
What is the Hula Hoop?
Jay Silverheels played this iconic 1950’s cowboy.
Who is the Lone Ranger?
This dip was created by mixing a packet of Lipton dry onion soup mix with sour cream.
What is California Dip.
The day the music died (February 3, 1959) tragically claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and this musical artist.
Who was “the Big Bopper” (J.P. Richardson) ?
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman.
What is Roman Holiday (Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn).
He was the Soviet leader from 1953 to 1964.
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
This popular toy debuted at the NY Toy Fair in 1959.
What is Barbie?
Guy Williams practiced fencing six hours a day for this show’s character.
What was Zorro (1957-1959)?
This famous cereal-based snack gained major traction during the 1950’s TV Parties.
What is Chex Mix?
This artist sang “Put Your Head on My Shoulder.
Who is Paul Anka?
After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women.
What is Some Like it Hot (Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon)?
This landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka .
This toy was patented in the 1940’s but didn’t walk into extreme popularity until the 1950’s.
What is the Slinky?
This “older brother” was a highly accomplished Jr. Olympian diver and swimmer.
Who was Tony Dow? Wally from Leave It to Beaver.
This Kellogg’s cereal hopped onto the scene in 1953.
What was Sugar Smacks? (Renamed to Honey Smacks in the 1980s.)
This artist sang the 1955 debut hit "Maybellene," recorded at his first Sun Studio session.
Who was Chuck Berry?
A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
What is Rear Window (James Stewart & Grace Kelly)?
Backyard bomb shelters and this Cold War civil defense campaign encouraged American citizens to stockpile non-perishable food.
What was the “Grandma’s Pantry Campaign”? 3-14 day’s of food/water.
Invented by a wealthy Canadian couple on their yacht, this famous dice game has sold over 50 million copies.
What is Yahtzee (1954)?
This was considered TV’s first successful Soap Opera (1950-1955).
What was Hawkin’s Falls?