50s Fact & Inventions
In 1952, who became Queen of Canada?
Who is Elizabeth II
What 1950s TV sitcoms, showed a red head woman and her friend getting into trouble?
What is I Love Lucy
“cooties” are slang for what?
What are imaginary Germs
Which of these type of 50s skirts had large appliques of dogs on them?
What are poodle skirts
In the 1950’s What was a 78?
What is Record Album
What war between parts of an Asian country took place in the 1950s?
What is Korean War
This Sunday night variety show was originally called the “Toast of Town". In 1955 what did they change the name to?
What is the Ed Sullivan Show
“knuckle sandwich” is slang for what?
What is a punch in the face
In the 1950’s what was a “flattop”?
What is a style of hair cut
What toy came out in 1957 that children use by circling it about their waist and making it spin?
What is Hula hoop
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957?
What is Sputnik
What cop show opens each episode, with the saying "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent"?
What is Dragnet
“pad” was slang for what?
What is a residence
In the 1950’s What are the hairdos commonly associated with "greasers" called?
What is Ducktail (hair was combed back with lots of Brylcreem).
If you had some Export A or Lucky’s in your shirt pocket. What were they?
What are cigarettes
In 1953 TV dinners were introduced. What company made these dinners?
What was Swanson
Ishiro Honda is known for directing monster movies. What is the name of the 1954 monster series of movies?
What is Godzilla
“bake a biscuit” was slang for what?
What is to record an album
In the 1950’s What were the most common colour(s) for saddle shoes?
What is black and white
Produced until 1953, Ranger Joe was on the table. What type of food product was Ranger Joe?
What is cereal
In the early 1950s, Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first successful vaccine for what decease?
What is Polio
What was the name of the Princess in the 1959 movie Sleeping Beauty?
What is Aurora
“pinky’s out of jail” is slang for what?
What is your slip is showing
Which popular female clothing item was introduced by Allen Gant in 1959?
What are pantyhose
In the 1950’s What prize was offered in a box of Quaker Oats Shredded Wheat?
What is land (purchasers of a box of cereal received a deed to one square inch of land in the Yukon Territory. In 1954, the advertising gimmick sold over 21 million boxes of Quaker Oats products).