Name That Price
How much did a candy bar cost in the 1950's?
a) $1.00
b) $0.13
c) $0.05
Whats is $0.13
What was the common name for country music in the 1950's?
a) southern blues
b) cowboy tunes
c) rockabilly
What is rockabilly
What popular plastic toy, shaped in a ring, was made by Wham-O in 1956 and is still popular today?
What is a hula-hoop.
Bonus Round!
What were the most popular TV shows to watch in the 1950's?
a) Sitcoms
b) Soap Opera
c) Reality TV
What is Sitcoms
In 1953 Bazooka Bubble Gum introduced tiny comics inside its wrappers. How much did a piece of Bazooka Gun cost?
a) 1 cent
b) 2 cents
c) 3 cents
What is 1 cent
Bonus Round!
Who, in 1954, brought his guitar to a Memphis studio and only paid $4 to record two songs, and later became known as the "King of Rock"?
Who is Elvis Presley.
Where was a popular place to watch movies in the 1950s?
a) In one's home
b) Drive-in movie theaters
c) On the computer
What is Drive-in movie theaters
What was the famous sitcom released in 1951 starring Lucille Ball?
a) "Bonanza"
b) "Father Knows Best"
c) "I Love Lucy
c. "I Love Lucy".
How much did a movie ticket cost in the 1950's?
a) $4.50
b) $2.75
c) $0.50
What is $2.75
What music genre originated in black communities, fusing African and European music styles, and later became popular in the 1950's?
What is jazz.
What activity was the idea of squeezing as many people into a small place as possible and was popular in the 1950's?
a) Cramming
b) Body building
c) Stuffing
What is Stuffing
What famous 1950's sitcom series was written from the point of the child and was originally viewed on CBS, but then switched to ABC family?
a) "Leave It to Beaver"
b) "The Aldrich Family"
c) "The Ed Sullivan Show"
What is "Leave It to Beaver."
How much did a gallon of gas cost in the 1955?
a) $0.21
b) $0.29
c) $0.31
What is $0.29
Name this famous Elvis Presley song released in 1956.
What is "Heartbreak Hotel"
What plastic toy, shaped as a potato, was invented in 1952?
What is Mr. Potato Head.
Bonus Round!
What popular show in 1955 was staged in the Wild West?
a) "Rawhide"
b) "Gunsmoke"
c) "The Rifleman"
What is "Gunsmoke"
How much did a 1956 Cadillac Series 62 cost in the 1950's?
a) $4,711
b) $9,967
c) $15,549
What is $4,711
Which football team won in the first coast-to-coast broadcasted football game against the New York Giants in 1958?
Who are the Baltimore Colts.
In 1957 this dance was reported to come about in a basement club in the Soho neighborhood of London called the Cat's Whisker because it was too crowded to get up and dance in the tiny basement.
What is "The Hand Jive"
Bonus Round!
What activity became popular in the 1950's, that included painting on a canvas with a numbered outline?
What is painting by number.
What popular TV show first aired in 1954 and featured a female Rough Collie?
What is "Lassie"