Food
What were the top fast food Restaurants?
McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Jack in the Box, Burger King, Shakeys Pizza, Taco bell.
What was Elvis Preslys's most popular song at the time?
All shook up
What did boys often wear?
They wore leather jackets, jeans, and there hair combed back with lots of gel, some guys also wore, a letter jacket, and penny loafers.
What fairly old invention was on the climb?
Cars
What is a toy that the girls played with?
Dolls
What was a popular alcoholic beverage among businessmen?
Martini
Who is known as the King of rock and Roll?
Elvis Presley
WHat did girls often wear?
The poodle skirt was a very popular item, and the pencil skirt was also a popular item, the pencil skirt was a tight fitting skirt, that went down past there knees.
What is a toy the boy's would play with?
Matchbox cars
Breakfast?
1. Orange juice, sauteed eggs and bacon, cinnamon toast 2. Apple jucie, sausage-meat cakes, popovers, jelly. 3. Chilled grapefruit, waffles, hone cream 4. Sliced peaches, omelet or scrambled eggs, drop biscuits, marmelade 5. Tomato juice, French toast with applesauce
What type of music did phonograph record players play?
Vinyl record
Hair styles?
The girls would tie their hair in a ponytail and circle it with a pink chiffon scarf. They usually use pin curling and rollers to curl their hair. The guys haircut would be called the “duck tail” or more commonly known as the DA. They had to use a lot of hairspray and grease to pull it off.
What was the first car to have an all-fiberglass body?
Chevrolet Corvette
What is one of the popular toys that came out in the 1950s?
Mr.Potato head
What did a Lunch box often have?
A sandwich, fruit, drink, and snack if luckey
Name 5 popular singers in this time.
Willie Mae Thornton, Big Joe Turner, Bill Haley and His Comets, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, the Everly Brothers, and Carl Perkins.
What is different about the way we dress now and then?
The girls now dress casually, with jeans, and sweatshirts, some where sweatpants, and short skirts, and wear low cut shirts, or just a regular t-shirt. The girls in the 1950s, wore poofy skirts that would go down past there knees. The guys now were some baggy pants, and baggy shirts, but most wear jeans, and a nice shirts, and in the 1950s, they also wore jeans but would wear leather jackets.
Tell me why you think Technology was important back in the 1950's.
I think Technology was important, because in the 1950's new things kept being built and i feel that alot of the things that were built is now still important, and with out them, we would have a hard time with alot of things, like they invented how to use cameras for movies, to make them colored instead of black and white. Major inventions and discoveries were almost daily events, and people turned to scientist to answer a question more then ever before.
Name 5 popular toys
Dolls, Matchbox cars, Hula hoops, Silly Putty, Mr. Potato Head.
Dinner Parties were popular in the 1950's. Name 3
Hawaiian buffet luncheon or supper, Entertaining in Hollywood, After the Concert, Fashion luncheon, other Goose party, Campfire or Girl Scout Cook-Out.
How was rock 'n' roll discovered?
Teenagers switched to the "black" station one day which no one listened to, and it played rock 'n' roll
Name 3 accessories.
Three most popular accessories were gloves, scarves, and swim caps.
The 1950’s was a popular decade and it was particularly popular for toy manufactures and children alike.Why are the toys popular?
Because they were seen as the great pacifier for kids from all ages, it gave children joy and wasn't to expensive.