1950's Music
Who is often called the "King of Rock and Roll"
Elvis Presley
Which 1952 musical featured Gene Kelly joyfully dancing with an umbrella?
Singin’ in the Rain
Who was known as the “Queen of Soul” with hits like Respect and Think?
Aretha Franklin
Which 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller is famous for its “shower scene”?
Psycho
Which famous composer and pianist was born on September 5, 1750, and is considered one of the greatest in classical music?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What 1955 hit by Bill Haley and His Comets is considered one of the first major rock and roll songs?
Rock Around the Clock
Who starred as the troubled teen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)?
James Dean
Which folk singer wrote protest songs like Blowin’ in the Wind and The Times They Are a-Changin’?
Bob Dylan
Which musical, released in 1965, features the songs “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things”?
The Sound of Music
In September 1969, which iconic music festival took place in upstate New York?
Woodstock
What style of vocal group music, featuring tight harmonies and nonsense syllables, became popular in the 1950s?
Doo-Wop
Audrey Hepburn won her first Academy Award for her role in which 1953 romantic film?
Roman Holiday
Jimi Hendrix famously performed which patriotic song at Woodstock in 1969?
The Star-Spangled Banner
Who starred as James Bond in the first official 007 film, Dr. No (1962)?
Sean Connery
On September 12, 1958, what was the first successful American satellite program that explored space?
Explorer 1
Which Little Richard hit begins with the famous lyric “A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop, a-lop-bam-boom!”?
Tutti Frutti
In Sunset Boulevard (1950), what is the famous line spoken by Norma Desmond at the end?
"All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.”
What Motown group had hits like My Girl and Ain’t Too Proud to Beg?
The Temptations
West Side Story (1961) is based on which famous Shakespeare play?
Romeo and Juliet
Which singer, famous for hits like I Will Always Love You, was born in September 1958?
Dolly Parton
Which singer’s first major hit was “Peggy Sue” in 1957?
Buddy Holly
Which 1959 epic film, starring Charlton Heston, is famous for its dramatic chariot race scene?
Ben-Hur
Which Rolling Stones song famously begins with the line “I can’t get no…”?
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Which 1960 romantic comedy stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, famous for their off-screen romance?
Cleopatra
Which popular toy, introduced in the 1950s, is often associated with school supplies and became a back-to-school favorite every September?
Crayola Crayons