General Trivia
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50s History
50s Music
50s Pop Culture
100

What is the geographically largest U.S. state?

Alaska

100

What soft drink was billed as “the real thing?”

Coca Cola

100

Which president of the United States was in office from Jan. 20, 1953, to Jan. 20, 1961?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

100

Which smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951?

Nat King Cole

100

Which aspiring rock 'n' roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 but could only be shown from the waist up?

Elvis Presley

200

What are the three flavors in Neopolitan ice cream?

Chocolate, Vanilla, and Strawberry 

200

What are the three states of matter?

Solid, liquid, gas

200

Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?

Polio

200

Which group had a hit with Twilight Time in 1958?

The Platters

200

What famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?

Joe DiMaggio

300

What branch of the U.S. Military boasts the Blue Angels?

Navy

300

What country makes the most wine, Italy, France, or the United States?

Italy

300

What year did Disneyland open?

1955

300

Which famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much?

Que Sera Sera

300

What piece of women's clothing — named after a dog — became popular in the 1950s?

Poodle skirt

400

What three crops, when planted together, are known as the “Three Sisters?”

Corn, beans, and squash

400

What type of fruit is a pomelo?

Citrus

400

What is the name of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?

Rosa Parks

400

What Cleveland disc jockey first used the term rock 'n' roll in 1951?

Alan Freed

400

Eating what type of live fish became popular in the 1950s?

Goldfish

500

What is the British dish of sausages and mashed potatoes better known as in the UK?

Bangers and mash

500

Which fast food restaurant’s commercial asked, “Where’s the beef?”

Wendy’s

500

Which member of the royal family became head of state in Great Britain in 1953?

Queen Elizabeth II

500

Tony and Maria were the lead characters in what Broadway musical that premiered in 1957?

West Side Story

500

What famous cowboy of the 1950s was really named Leonard Slye?

Roy Rogers


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