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100
What town did Rosa Parks refuse to leave the bus in?
Montogomery, Alabama.
100
What famous space organization was formed in 1958?
NASA.
100
What are three cartoon Disney movies creeated in the 1950s?
Peter Pan, Alice in Woderland, Cinderella, Sleepin Beauty and, Treasure Island.
100
What was the famous over-seas war after WWII from 1950-1953?
Korean War.
100
What famous CEO was born in 1955?
Steve Jobs.
200
What theme park was opened in California, 1955?
DisneyLand.
200
What famous sattelite was launched in 1953?
The Sputnik.
200
What famous fashion doll was created and introduced by Mattel Inc, in the 1950s?
Barbie
200
Who was President during the Vietnam War in 1950?
President Truman.
200
Name one Marilyn Monroe movie.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Seven Year Itch(1955), Some Like it Hot (1959).
300
What was a famous way to eat in the 1950s?
Drive-in resteraunts.
300
What network broadcasted the first television commercial in color?
CBS, 1951.
300
What eastcoast state was the first Drive-In Theater made?
New Jersey, the City of Camden
300
What is the use of the charge of communism to discredit political ideas, cultural values, and individual lives and reputations?
McCarthyism.
300
What famous child actress retired in 1950?
Shirley Temple.
400
Give two examples of famous Dr Suess books that came out in the 1950s.
If I Ran the Zoo (1950), Cat in the Hat, (1957), and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957).
400
Who was interested in paying back the national debt, and balancing the budget?
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
400
Name three famous Elvis Presely songs of the 1950s?
Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, A Big Hunk o' Love, and Love me Tender.
400
Who charged President Truman for being a communist agent?
Joseph McCarthy.
400
What helical structure was discovered in 1953?
DNA.
500
What famous Microsoft programmer was born?
Bill Gates, 1955.
500
What is the ratified peace treaty the Americans made with North Korea in 1953?
Korean Armistice Agreement.
500
What was the most famous television show of the 1950s?
I Love Lucy
500
What was the famous case that was about the issue of black children being denied access to attend public white schools?
Brown vs. BOE (Board of Education)
500
What famous Rebel With a Cause actor died in 1955?
James Dean, age 24.
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