1951
Ellenville, NY
The Catskills
1950s Sports
100

This classic television show starring Lucille Ball first aired in 1951

What is I Love Lucy

100

Ellenville is located in what NY county

What is Ulster


100

In the late 1940s, the Resnick brothers created this company to develop a turnable DIY antenna system just as the TV boom was taking off

What is Channelmaster

100

This Hall of Famer, wearing #7, patrolled center-field for the New York Yankees for much of the 1950s

Who is Mickey Mantle

200

This Lewis Carroll novel became Disney's 13th animated feature in 1951

What is Alice in Wonderland


200

Ellenville lies in the Rondout Valley, at the eastern base of the Catskill Mountains, and the western base of this Ridge, which is listed by The Nature Conservancy as one of the "75 Last Great Places on Earth."

What is the Shawangunk Ridge

200

Nevele is “eleven” spelled backwards – according to lore, after these people who discovered a waterfall within its present-day property

Who were schoolteachers

200

These two boxers were the boxing superstars of the 1950s. 

Who are Rocky Marciano and Floyd Patterson

300

In 1951, women started hosting parties to sell this plastic storage container.

What is tupperware

300

Due to good launch sites and favorable weather conditions, Ellenville became a major center for the development of this activity in the 1970s and 1980s

What is hang gliding

300

The 1969 Woodstock festival was not held in the town of Woodstock but instead in this town?

What is Bethel

300

The Detroit Tigers could be heard on this AM radio station during much of the 1950s

What is WKMH or 1310 AM

400

Marlon Brando screamed for "Stella" in this 1951 film

What is A Streetcar Named Desire

400

Just north of the Village of Ellenville, the airport is named in honor of this U.S. Congressman

Who is Joseph Resnick

400

This is the nickname for the summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan, Orange and Ulster Counties

What is the Borscht Belt

400

This halfback for the NY Giants later went on to marry a famous TV host

Who is Frank Gifford

500

The Great Flood of 1951 reached its highest point in this Midwestern state 

What is Kansas

500

Ellenville has three copies of this statue throughout town

What is The Boy with the Leaking Boot

500

This famous 1987 romantic comedy was set on the grounds of Kutsher’s

What is Dirty Dancing

500

The New York Yankees won this many World Series championships in the 1950s

What is six

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