1950's Trivia
What year did Elvis Presley make his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show?
1956
Who played the role of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird?
Gregory Peck
Who won an Academy Award for a lead role in the movie Roman Holiday?
Audrey Hepburn
Which 1960s TV show featured a talking horse?
Mister Ed
Which band is famous for the song “Hey Jude?”
The Beatles
What famous toy was introduced in 1959 and became a cultural icon?
Barbie Doll
Who was the first African-American to win an Academy Award in 1964?
Sidney Poitier
What year was the movie Gone With the Wind released?
1939
What TV series featured the fictional town of Mayberry?
The Andy Griffith Show
Who first recorded the song “What a Wonderful World?”
Louis Armstrong
What U.S. state was added as the 50th state in 1959?
Hawaii
What year did the Beatles make their debut on American television?
1964
Who directed Citizen Kane?
Orson Welles
What classic TV show is known for the line, “Good night, John-Boy?”
The Waltons
Which Motown group had their first number one single with “My Girl?”
The Temptations
In the 1950s film 12 Angry Men, what is the central plot of the story?
A jury deliberates the fate of a teenage defendant.
Who was the lead singer of the band The Supremes during the 1960s?
Diana Ross
What actor played Moses in The Ten Commandments?
Charlton Heston
In the show Gilligan’s Island, what was the name of the boat?
The S.S. Minnow
Who was the youngest member of The Beatles?
George Harrison
What iconic movie from the 1950s was set in the fictional town of Bedford Falls?
It’s a Wonderful Life
Who wrote the song “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which became an anthem of the 1960s civil rights movement?
Bob Dylan
Who starred as the title character in Lawrence of Arabia?
Peter O’Toole
In The Beverly Hillbillies, what was the name of the Clampetts’ dog?
Duke
Which 1960s British band had a hit with the song “You Really Got Me?”
The Kinks