1950's TV
Ward, June, Wally, and Beav Cleaver are characters from this TV show.
What is Leave it to Beaver?
Elvis Presley was the "king" of this new genre of music.
What is Rock 'n' Roll?
A famous fashion doll that was created and introduced by Mattel in 1959.
Who is Barbie?
This Disney movie was made in 1950 and features a glass slipper in the plot of the story.
What is Cinderella?
The social class that grew the most during the 1950's.
What is the middle class?
This actor played the role of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.
Who is Don Knots?
This group originally sang "That'll be the Day" in 1957.
Who are Buddy Holly and the Crickets?
A famous satellite that was launched in 1953 by the USSR.
What is Sputnik?
Audrey Hepburn's first major American motion picture.
What is Roman Holiday?
A TV game show that first aired in 1956 and is still running today.
What is The Price Is Right?
This TV news network broadcasted the first television commercial in color in 1951.
What is CBS?
This smoky-voiced singer sang "Too Young" in 1951.
Who is Nat King Cole?
This popular female clothing item was introduced by Allen Gant in 1959.
What are pantyhose?
In this musical, popular actor and actress Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont struggle to transition from silent films to talking pictures.
What is Singing in the Rain?
The 2 men who were United States presidents during the 1950s.
Who are Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)?
A gameshow where celebrity panelists question contestants to determine their occupation and identify a mystery guest.
What is What's My Line?
This group recorded "Rock Around the Clock" in 1955.
Who are Bill Haley and the Comets?
America's favorite dog breed in the 1950's.
What is a beagle?
Music lyrics from this movie describe this character as "the best doggone dog in the west."
Who is Old Yeller?
This famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954.
Who is Joe DiMaggio?
The name of the ranch in the TV show Bonanza that premiered in 1959
What is Ponderosa?
Maria and Tony were the lead characters of this Broadway Musical that premiered in 1957.
What is West Side Story?
This competition was broadcast live from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for the first time in 1954.
What is the Miss America Pageant?
A 1955 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.
What is To Catch a Thief?
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first human to accomplish this monumental feat on May 29th, 1953.
What is climbing to the summit of Mount Everest?