1950's
1960's
Presidents
TV Classics
Where did I Come From
100
Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for this disease(that caused paralysis) in 1952. The disease has been eliminated from the United States thanks to the widespread vaccination in this country.
Polio
100
This man delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
This president also known as "Father of his country" was our very first president.
George Washington
100
This show was about young couple lived in an apartment and had neighbors Fred & Ethel Mertz.
The wife was a very clumsy accident prone women. Her husband’s name was a South American band leader.
I love Lucy!
100
pizza and spaghetti come from this country
Italy
200
This theme park was first opened in 1955. This place is a castle that makes all your dreams come true!
Disneyland
200
This code was developed by the U.S. Postal Service in 1963 that is part of every address today?
Zip Codes
200
This president was also known as "honest Abe." He was our 16th president and lead us through the civil war.
Abraham Lincoln
200
This show was the story of the Cartwrights who owned the property the Ponderosa. Lorne Green played the widowed father, Ben Cartwright. He had sons Big Hoss, Adam and little Joe.
BONANZA
200
The ten gallon hat came from this southern state
Texas
300
This woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Rosa Parks
300
This new type of telephone was invented in 1963. (HINT: It was after the rotary phone)
Touch-tone phone
300
This president resigned due to a scandal known as Watergate
Richard Nixon
300
This show started In 1951, with Actor George Reeves as the star. The main character worked at the Daily Planet as a reporter and had a girlfriend Lois Lane.
The adventures of Superman
300
Baguette (a type of bread) is from this romance European country
France
400
This Singer along with his comets recorded Rock Around the Clock in 1955.
Bill Haley and the Comets
400
This famous TV series debuted in 1966 with these words … "Space, the final frontier …?"
Star Trek
400
This president had a vacation house in Kennebunk port before his death that his family now owns
George HW Bush (Senior)
400
This show was about Sheriff Andy Taylor who was a widower with a young son Opie played by Ron Howard.
They lived with Andy’s Aunt Bee. Andy’s deputy was his cousin Barney played by Don Knotts. As there was not much crime in the town of Mayberry the stories revolved around the characters in the show.
The Andy Griffith Show
400
Where in the U.S. does oranges come from
Florida! (also Texas, California, and Arizona)
500
Eating this type of live fish became popular in the 1950s?
Goldfish
500
This bluesy rock singer was discovered at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Her initials are J.J.
Janis Joplin
500
This President was first a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975. He was in office for two terms.
Ronald Reagan
500
This was televisions longest running variety show in ran on Sunday nights for 23 years.
Its host could not sing or dance but knew who could.
Everyone that was who’s who of the entertainment world appeared on the show. An American show
The Ed Sullivan Show
500
The tasty treat known as the doughnut came from this country
Dutch
