Movies/Broadway
1951 What movie was the biggest box office success? staring Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn
The African Queen
One of the most popular children's books published in the '50s was "If I Ran The Zoo". Who wrote this story we all heard at bedtime?
Dr. Seuss
Song 1
Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
On what TV show did a young Richard Crenna play the recurring role of a lovesick school boy?
Our Miss Brooks
1951: In this year, the Topps company first released what form of collectable items?
Baseball Cards
Which 1954 American drama film was about union violence and corruption among longshoremen?
On the Waterfront
The title of the best selling book of this year came from a Rudyard Kipling poem. The plot centers on a group of Army officers and the women in their lives in Hawaii just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Which James Jones novel is this?
From Here to Eternity
Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page
What were viewers shown in the first live commercial coast-to-coast broadcast?
Bridges (Golden Gate and Brooklyn Bridges)
Which 1950s entertainment venues were known as "Passion Pits"?
Drive-Ins
"Some Enchanted Evening" is the theme song for which 1958 movie?
South Pacific
1953: By today's standards, this magazine wouldn't have been considered particularly "racy". With a blonde movie bombshell starring on the first cover, what was this publication?
Playboy
Dream a Little Dream of Me by Doris Day
1952: The first episode of a long-running family saga appeared in this year. The sitcom involved two sons, one of whom was a "rock star" who died (in real life) in a plane crash in 1985. What television show was this?
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Who was the original host of "Meet the Press"?
Martha Rountree
1955: On March 7 this Broadway musical premiered on NBC. It was the first time a Broadway production had been shown in its entirety on television. What was the stage classic that starred Mary Martin?
Peter Pan
1954: This first book of a trilogy by an author born in South Africa (but who considered himself English/British) first appeared in this year. Which fantasy novel is this?
Lord of the Rings
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
What network did 'I Love Lucy' debut on?
CBS
Which character did NOT appear in the first Peanuts Cartoon Strip which appeared in October 1950?
Snoopy
What Rodgers and Hammerstein musical play opened in 1951?
The King and I
In 1951, J.D Salinger published a new novel. What is it?
Catcher in the Rye
Burning Love by Elvis Presley
For what events did Huntley and Brinkley originally team up?
Political News
What 1957 craze was invented by Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr which gave kids and adults alike, hours of fun and exercise?
Hula Hoop