According the the East Side Story slang sheet, what would someone from the 1950s say to refer to "an older person"?
What is "Big Daddy"?
100
Name that tune: He rocks in the tree tops all day long, hoppin' and a boppin' and singing his song.
What is Rockin' Robin?
100
Name that movie: Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
What is West Side Story?
100
The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, Fonzie.
What is Happy Days?
100
Only 26 years old at the time, famous black civil rights leader lead a boycott of Montgomery, Alabama's segregated buses in 1955
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
200
According the the East Side Story slang sheet, what would someone from the 1950s say instead of "relax"?
What is "Don't have a cow"?
200
Name that song: Well, you can rock it and you can roll it, You can stop and you can stroll it ...
What is At the Hop?
200
Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
What is Grease?
200
This toy consisted of notched miniature logs, used to build small forts and buildings.
What is Lincoln Logs?
200
This famous baseball player was called up to replace star Joe DiMaggio. He shares his first name with a mouse.
Who is Mickey Mantle?
300
According the the East Side Story slang sheet, what would someone from the 1950s say when they arrive to an event or activity.
What is "make the scene"?
300
Name that song: One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock. Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock. Nine, ten eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock, we're going to ...
What is Rock Around the Clock?
300
This famous actor played a rebellious young man with a troubled in Rebel Without A Cause. He was from Indiana and died in a tragic car accident when he was just 24 years old.
What is James Dean?
300
A comic book character and later TV show about a small boy who behaves badly and especially annoys his neighbor Mr. Wilson.
What is Dennis the Menace?
300
Annette Funicello was a "Mouseketeer" in this popular TV show by the Disney corporation.
What is The Mickey Mouse Club?
400
According the the East Side Story slang sheet, what would someone from the 1950s say to refer to coins.
What is nuggets?
400
Name that song: "You ain't nothing but a .... Cryin' all the time."
What is Hound Dog?
400
Name that movie: The rivalry between two gangs, the poor greasers and the rich Socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other.
What is The Outsiders?
400
The first televised commercial for this children's toy (a silicone polymer that can bounce and stretch if pulled) first aired on the Howdy Doody Show in 1957.
What is Silly Putty?
400
The popularity of TV sets in homes during the 1950 led to this dining phenomenon.
What is frozen TV dinners?
500
According the the East Side Story slang sheet, what would someone from the 1950s say goodbye.
What is "Later, Alligator"?
500
Name that song: Why do birds sing so gay? and lovers await the break of day? Why do they fall in love?
What is Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
500
Name that movie: A young man is accidentally sent thirty years into the past and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence.
What is Back to the Future?
500
This was the first toy advertised on television. You used any fruit or vegetable to make a funny face man.
What is Mr. Potato Head?
500
The first of the mega food chain was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955.