Classic Movies
In what movie is the famous phrase, "There's no place like home!" from?
Wizard of Oz
The Sharks and the Jets dance their battles on the streets in this modernized take on Romeo and Juliet.
West Side Story
What was the average price of gas?
0.18 - 0.25
What show about an interracial couple was ranked the top show of the decade?
I Love Lucy
What was the average life expectancy for men in the 1940s?
60 years for American men
The original "sweeping epic," this film is about this plucky Southern belle who romances a man against the backdrop of the Civil War.
Gone with the Wind
This MGM musical starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds was emblematic of the grand productions of the 1950s, while also poking fun at the transition from silent to sound film.
Singing in the Rain
What classic comic strip about a boy, his dog and his gang was introduced in the 1950s?
Peanuts
On January 3, 1959, what state became the 49th state in the USA?
Alaska
Who became the first and only US President to serve a third term at the start of the forties; he also became the first and only one to serve a fourth term during the decade?
Franklin D Roosevelt
This WWII classic pairs a Scandinavian beauty with a tough guy for a story of lovers ripped apart by war and reunited in a far flung Moroccan piano bar
Casablanca
Marilyn Monroe had many memorable roles, but Billy Wilder’s cross-dressing comedy demonstrated her sharp comedic chops the best. Co-starring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, who don drag in order to hide from mob assassins
Some like it Hot
Which american classic book that was whimsical and about a cat, was released in 1957?
The Cat in the Hat
on August 21, 1959, which state become the 50th?
Hawaii
After nearly 15 years of work, the carving of what huge monument concludes in late 1941
Mount Rushmore
Blake Edwards’s comedy about a girl-about-town helped turn Audrey Hepburn into a fashion icon, thanks to her long black gown, elegant up-do, and signature black sunglasses.
Breakfast At Tiffanys
This film is a blend of film noir and family melodrama that a murder victim with whom the detective falls in love while investigating her death.
Laura
The first version of this heat-and-serve frozen meal contained a Thanksgiving-inspired meal of turkey, cornbread stuffing, sweet potato, and peas.
Tv Dinners
Which canine was favored in the 1950s?
The Beagle
What were a wild fad of the era, particularly among soldiers during the second world war?
Pin Up Girls
David Lean’s 70mm desert epic stars Peter O’Toole in the sweeping film about T.E. Lawrence, the British archaeologist, military officer, and World War I liaison to the Ottoman Empire.
Lawrence of Arabia
Alfred Hitchcock’s experiment with exploitation cinema proved the Master of Suspense to be the Master of Marketing, and became his most notorious film in a career of classics.
Psycho
What year did of the Baby Boom peak with 4.3 million babies were born?
1957
The average cost of a new car was $1,510 in 1950 (about $16,000 today) and $2,200 in 1959 (around $19,000 currently).
The age of eligibility to be drafted into US military service was lowered from what to what?
from 21 to 18