Books and Magazines
1950's a "just for ladies" magazine
What is woman's day?
how long did it take the average 50's television show to resolve a crisis.
What is a half hour?
True or false: Hollywood studios promoted the initial creation and sale of the Television.
What is false: "Hollywood studios refused to allow their contract actors to appear on television, declined to allow their scripts to be bought by TV networks, and even balked at the idea of selling their old film catalogues to be run on television" - Television ABC-CLIO
keeps on ticking
What is Timex ?
This campfire dessert contains graham cracker,marshmallows and chocolate bars .
What are s'mores?
This genre became the most popular during the 1950's in books (sometimes called articulating the unknown).
What is Science Fiction?
This major world event (not the Cold War) largely influenced American films in 1950's.
What is World War II?
From 1948 and 1956, movie theater attendance fell from 90 million tickets sold per week to barely 47 million because of this.
What is (the popularity of) television?
I'd walk a mile...For
camel ?
This is a traditional movie theater snack .
What is popcorn?
the author of the grapes of wrath.
Who is John Steinbeck?:
One of the two types of comedy genres during the 1950's. (Choose one.)
What is Surreal Comedy (ex. Dr. Strangelove) or Slapstick humor (ex. Tom and Jerry)
Who were the M & M boys, summer of 1961
Who were Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris?
I can't believe I ate the whole thing ....
What is Alka Seltzer?
popular frozen meal introduced in 1953
What are tv dinners?
Name of the popular childrens book about a spider and pig.
What is Charlotte's Web?
This innovation added to the television was invented and implemented in the 1950's, but was not very popular until the beginning of the 1960's. However, it was widely popular in movies of the time.
What is color television?
Though televisions reached most American households in the late 1940's and early 1950's, they have been commercially available to the public since this time frame (the decade).
What is the 30's (1930's)?
hot dog jingle every kid was singing in the 1960's
What is Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener ?
chicken with Ham and Cheese filling.
What is chicken cordon bleu?
Henry Luce started this popular magazine on August 12th, 1954, and reached six hundred thousand readers in just the first year.
What is Sports Illustrated?
this actress was on the cover of 1950's TV guide more than anyone.
Who was Lucille Ball?
considered one of the first major rock ‘n roll songs of the 1950s – and still ranked among the world’s all-time Top Ten best-selling singles
What is “Rock Around The Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets?
a scenic view of San Francisco and its famous rail cars featured in the commercial
What is Rice a Roni?
a dish consisting of a fruit filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or dumpling .
What is a Cobbler?