1950s Trivia Questions
Which major high school musical movie was based in 1950s California?
Grease.
George Washington
What is the only fruit to have its seeds on the outside?
Strawberry.
Answer: Chlorophyll.
How many feet are in a yard?
Answer: Three
Which recipe did Campbell invent and tin in the 50s that's still going strong today?
Green Bean Casserole.
John Hancock
What green fruit was grown by Native Americans that’s the main ingredient for guacamole?
Avocado.
Answer: False. The human heart weighs more than the brain.
What chewy dessert topping is made from tartar and egg whites and often found on pie?
Answer: Meringue
What opened in Anaheim, California, on 17 July 1955, starting a global empire?
Disneyland
Hawaii
On Thanksgiving, what fruit is made into a sauce to accompany the main meal?
Cranberries.
How many continents are there on Earth?
7.
(Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America.)
What celebrity was the world’s first cloned animal, a sheep, named after in 1996?
Answer: Dolly Parton
What was the average annual salary in 1950?
$3,210.
Abraham Lincoln
A watermelon contains 92% of what?
Water!
What is the biggest star in the universe?
Sun.
he Statue of Liberty was a gift to the U.S. from what country?
Answer: France
At the start of the 50s, how much did gas cost per gallon?
18 cents.
Benjamin Franklin
I can be seedless or seeded, and I’m grown on a vine. Dry me to have raisins or squeeze me for wine.
Grape.
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong.
Area 51 is located in which U.S. state?
Answer: Nevada