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. King of Rock & Roll and famous sideburns! Who was he?
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. Who is she?
Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy)
This sandwich was in every American lunchbox from the 1930s onward: 2 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
This smooth-voiced singer made women weak in the knees from the 1940s all the way through the 1990s. Who was he? He lead with the nickname: 'Ol' Blue Eyes.' Chances are your mother had every one of his records.
Frank Sinatra
This movie is about prisoners of war trying to escape from a German camp during World War II. What is the movie?
The Great Escape
This fun daytime game show has been on TV since 1956; contestants win prizes just by guessing how much things cost.
The price is right
This sweet drink mix came in colorful packets and was often served in big pitchers at family gatherings. It was known for the famous phrase “Oh yeah!” from its mascot. What is it?
Kool Aid
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 movie is about two young outlaws who rob banks and travel across the country. What is the movie called?
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. What is the show called?
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. What is it called?
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 movie features a giant ape climbing the Empire State Building. What is the movie?
King Kong
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. Who is he?
Roy Rogers
In 1955, this well-known fast-food chain opened its first restaurant and helped popularize the drive-through window across America, changing the way people ordered quick meals on the go.
A) Burger King
B) McDonald
C) White Castle
D) Dairy Queens
B) McDonald
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
This Louis Armstrong song talks about trees of green and red roses
What a wonderful world :)
This classic black-and-white movie from the 1940s stars Humphrey Bogart and includes the famous line, ‘Here’s looking at you, kid.’ What movie is it?”
Casablanca
This classic TV show featured ordinary people in unusual, often mysterious situations with surprising twist endings. It was hosted by Rod Serling and kept viewers guessing each week.
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 )