50s Movies/TV
What show featured the line, “Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do!”?
I Love Lucy
What book by Thomas Costain is a detailed novel that sought to bring to life that early period of Christian history through the eyes of Basil, a former slave?
The Silver Chalice
“He rocks in tree tops all day long; Hoppin’ and boppin’ and a-singin his song,” is from what party rock song?
"Rockin Robin" by Bobby Day
What slogan was on the buttons Eisenhower supporters wore?
I Like Ike
In 1959 Jack Ryan invented what toy with Mattel, Inc.?
Barbie Doll
Who was the first host of The Tonight Show?
Steve Allen
What is the title of the novel by James Gould Cozzens that explores the relationship between parent and child, brother and sister, and the inside and outside of marriage?
By Love Possessed
“Darling, you send me, I know you send me,” is from a late 50s love song by what artist?
Sam Cooke
Which world leader died in 1952?
King George VI
Which magazine was new in 1952?
Mad
What 1955 television show features James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon, the man in charge of Dodge City?
Gunsmoke
The View from Pompey’s Head, a novel about a man who goes from the town to the city to seek his fortune and finds he has left a part of himself behind, was written by what author?
Hamilton Basso
“Rock Around the Clock” is one of the most important records in rock ‘n roll history and was sung by what band?
Bill Haley and His Comets
Politics in the 50s were driven by immediate fears that the American way of life was being threatened by what?
Communism
What year did most car models change from 2 headlights to 4 headlights?
1958
What 1952 Gene Kelly movie parodied the panic surrounding the transitional period from silents to talkers in the dream factory of Hollywood?
Singin' in the Rain
What 1958 Robert Traver “courtroom drama” novel was turned into the successful and classic Otto Preminger film?
Anatomy of a Murder
This song by the Everly Brothers is about a young couple who falls asleep at the drive-in, realizes they’re out past curfew, and makes up a story to tell the girl’s parents.
"Wake Up Little Suzie"
In 1950, what obscure senator from Wisconsin used a women’s Republic club meeting in Wheeling, West Virginia to make public the claim that 205 Communist-party members worked in the State Department?
Joseph R. McCarthy
In 1959 what two states joined the U.S.A. to become states of North America?
Hawaii & Alaska
What television show, released in October 1952, turned out a soundtrack by Ralph Rainger & Leo Robin titled “Thanks for the Memory”?
The Bob Hope Show
“…light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul…” is from what 1955 novel?
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
What is the title of the song by Jerry Lee Lewis that begins, “You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain”?
"Great Balls of Fire"
In the 1952 presidential elections, what was the name of Eisenhower’s Democratic opponent?
Adlai Stevenson
In 1953, DNA, the secret of life was discovered by what two men?
James Watson & Frances Crick