Golden Tunes
If you were a teenager in the 1950s, chances are you had a poster of this man on your wall and knew every word to his songs. Who was he? King of Rock & Roll and famous sideburns!
Elvis Presley
In this 1939 film, a girl from Kansas follows a yellow brick road to see a wizard. Judy Garland sang 'Over the Rainbow.' What is this film called?
The Wizard of Oz
This redheaded comedian got into trouble every week on her TV show, famous for stomping grapes and working in a chocolate factory.
Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy)
This sandwich was in every American lunchbox from the 1930s onward: two ingredients, white bread, and pure happiness.
Peanut butter & Jelly sandwich
In this classic backyard game, players toss metal rings trying to land them around a stake in the ground.
Horseshoes
Chances are your mother had every one of his records. This smooth-voiced singer made women weak in the knees from the 1940s all the way through the 1990s. Who was he? Lead with the nickname: "Known as 'Ol' Blue Eyes,'
Frank Sinatra
This blonde bombshell stood over a subway grate in a white dress in one of the most famous scenes in movie history — she also sang "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy.
Marilyn Monroe
This fun daytime game show has been on TV since 1956, contestants win prizes just by guessing how much things cost. You may have watched it after lunch! What is it called?
The price is right
This fizzy drink in a curvy glass bottle, created by a Georgia pharmacist in 1886, has been America's favorite soda ever since.
Coca-Cola a.k.a Coke
Families sat around the kitchen table for hours playing this card game where you tried to get as close to 21 as possible without going over.
BlackJack
If a song came on the radio and suddenly the whole room went quiet just to listen, there is a good chance it was this woman singing. She was known for her perfect voice and recorded classic albums with Louis Armstrong.
Ella Fitzgerald
This 1967 film told the true story of two young outlaws robbing banks across America — audiences had never seen anything so thrilling and glamorous on screen before, and it made its two stars the most famous people in Hollywood overnight. What was the movie?"
Bonnie and Clyde
This TV show featured a kind-hearted sheriff, his little boy Opie, his Aunt Bee's home cooking, and a goofy deputy named Barney Fife who could never quite get things right.
The Andy Griffith Show
At state fairs and carnivals, this sweet fried dough dusted with powdered sugar was a must-have treat; you could smell it from halfway across the fairgrounds.
Funnel cake
This board game, invented in 1935 during the Great Depression, has players buying property, building houses, and collecting rent.
Monopoly
This 1957 Everly Brothers hit got banned on radio stations across the country, but teenagers bought it anyway and made it a number one smash. What was the song called?
Wake Up Little Susie
This remarkable true story of Helen Keller — a young girl who was blind and deaf but refused to give up — was made into a famous 1962 movie. Who played Helen? Was it
A) Patty Duke
B) Anne Bancroft
C) Natalie Wood?
Answer: A) Patty Duke
Known as the 'King of the Cowboys,' this beloved TV star always wore a white hat, rode a horse named Trigger, and left audiences smiling every single week.
Roy Rogers
In 1954, this fast food chain opened its first restaurant and introduced the concept of the drive-through window to America.
A) Burger King
B) McDonald
C) White Castle
D) Dairy Queens
B) McDonalds
In the 1950s, bowling was one of the most popular recreational activities in America, more popular than golf...True or false?
TRUE — nearly every town had a bowling league
True or false: The song "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong was actually rejected by every major American radio station when it came out in 1967 — but it became a massive hit in England first.
True - The song struggled in America in 1967 because the record label executive refused to promote it, while it became a huge hit in England. It did not become a beloved American classic until 1987 when it was featured in the movie Good Morning Vietnam.
This old black-and-white movie from 1942 is one of the most beloved films ever made, starring Humphrey Bogart as a man who has to say goodbye to the woman he loves. What is the name of the movie?
Casablanca
This TV show never had monsters or special effects — just ordinary people in ordinary situations that slowly turned into something nobody could explain. Millions of Americans were hooked every single week. What was it called?
The Twilight Zone
"Every January starting in 1967 Americans invented a brand new reason to get together eat too much food and yell at the television — what was the event that started it all? Was it
A) The World Series
B) The Super Bowl
C) The Kentucky Derby?"
Answer: B) The Super Bowl
On summer nights, kids chased these blinking insects around the yard and caught them in a glass jar with holes punched in the lid
Fireflies (lightning bugs )