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100

What music genre took the world by storm in the late 1950’s

what is Rock and Roll

100

Who won the world series 5 years in a row during the 1950’s

who are the yankees

100

In 1955, this woman refused to give up her bus seat in Alabama, helping spark the Civil Rights Movement.

Who is Rosa Parks?

100

This movie features Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, and the "second star to the right."

What is Peter Pan

100

one of the biggest influences in the 1950s for womens fashion

Who is Marilyn Monroe
200

Who was the most popular artist in the 1950’s?

Who is Elvis Presley

200

who won the stanley cup in 1950,1952,1954,and 1955

who are the red wings

200

This 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

What is Brown v. Board of Education

200

This movie is Famous for the Mad Hatter’s tea party and the Queen of Hearts.

Alice in Wonderland

200

These "frozen" meals in a tray allowed families to eat dinner while watching their favorite TV shows.

what are TV dinners

300

 In what branch of the military did Johnny Cash serve?

What is the Air Force

300

Why was the 24 second shot clock added to the NBA in 1954

to keep players from stalling

300

This year-long protest against segregated buses began after Rosa Parks was arrested.

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

300

On march 4, 1950, Walt Disney’s animated feature this movie in theaters across the United States.

what is Cinderella

300

To look like their favorite rock stars, young men used grease or pomade to style their hair into this "duck-inspired" look.

What is a Ducktail (or Greaser hair)?

400

What was Elvis Presley’s debut album called?

What is Rock ‘N’ Rock

400

Who was the first African American to play football in a southern university in 1956?

who is Bobby Grier

400

This president helped shape the early 1950s with policies on the economy, civil rights, and the Korean War.

Who is Harry S. Truman?

400

This actor, born Marion Morrison, was known to his fans and friends by the nickname "The Duke."

Who is John Wayne

400

These "3D" shoes, often worn with poodle skirts, were usually black and white and named after a type of horse.

What are Saddle Shoes?

500

What 1950’s event was being talked about in the song “American Pie”?

What is The day the music died

500

who was the baseball mvp in 1953 for the national league

who is Roy Campanella

500

This president led the U.S. during the economic growth and suburban expansion of the 1950s and signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

500

She began her career as a pin-up model before breaking into acting, with her, as noted in The New York Times

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

500

Before cell phones, kids spent hours talking to friends on these devices that stayed plugged into the wall.

What is a Telephone (or Landline)?

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