Dances
Dances that girls and boys had to prepare and train for
What are cotillions?
Eww.. that boy/girl has....
What are cooties?
A round circle that twirls around your waist?
What is a hula hoop?
True or False: Ward and June are Beaver's parents' names in "Leave It to Beaver.
True
First ever toy to be networked on TV
Who is Mr. Potato Head?
This dance is known to be romantic, elegant, and graceful.
What is slow dancing?
What is a blast?
Something girls wear if they are dating a jock
A letter sweater or jacket
True or False: Ben Cartwright has 4 sons in "Bonanza."
False, he has 3 sons
What animal was on everything during this time?
What is a poodle?
This dance involved chaperones, a gymnasium or cafeteria, and music
What are sock hops?
To rattle someone's cage
What does it mean to make someone upset?
A common place where people would go to sit in booths to share ice cream, malts, and listen to music
What is a soda or malt shop?
True or False: Mitchell is Dennis' last name in the 1959 TV series, "Dennis The Menace."
True
A piece of pastel fabric that used to be tied around the rear view mirror
What is a mirror warmer?
Hank Ballard wrote this original song for this dance in 1955
What is The Twist?
A cheerleader might have wave this around
What is a paper shaker?
One was made famous by Fess Parker while playing the role of David Crocket in the 1954 Disney miniseries
What is a coonskin cap?
True or False: Della Street is the secretary of the Los Angeles attorney, Perry Mason
True
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
What is the name of the show on TV that made all of the dances well known?
What is American Bandstand?
When someone is very popular
What is radioactive?
Elvis Presley and James Dean made these sleek one and a half inch styles a burn some eyes
What are sideburns?
In "Father Knows Best," the lead family last name is, "Andrews."
False: It is Anderson
Which president said, "I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me."
Who is Harry Truman?