1950's Pop Culture
What piece of women's clothing, named after a dog, became popular in the 1950s? (Hint: Milkshakes and Diners)
Poodle Skirt
The word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" should lead you to the two word title of this classic sixties Disney movie.
Mary Poppins
What musical genre peaked with the 1977 release of the film Saturday Night Fever?
Disco
What event on July on July 29, 1981 saw Americans getting out of bed in the predawn hours so they could watch it live?
The Wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles
What movie from the 1970s made many people afraid to go swimming?
Jaws
Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today? Hint: You can win big!
The Price is Right
Which former first lady married Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis October 20, 1968?
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
. Which video game system debuted in the 1970s and featured now iconic games like Pong and Pac-Man?
Atari
What was the top-grossing movie of the 1980s?
ET
In what TV series, first seen on our screens in the 1960s, did the main character Steve McGarrett have the catch phrase "Book 'em, Danno!"?
Hawaii Five-O
Which rising young star from the movie Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955?
James Dean
What famous TV series debuted in 1966 with these words … "Space, the final frontier …?"
Star Trek
Which 70s TV series aired Saturday mornings and taught children lessons about math, grammar, government, and more?
Schoolhouse Rock
What was the 80s term for highly-paid baby boomers with expensive taste?
Yuppies
Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded what company in 1973?
Microsoft
What was the name of the circular plastic 1950s toy that was placed around the waist and operated by gyrating the hips?
Hula Hoop
What 60s artist was famous for his renderings of everyday objects such as soup cans?
Who created the Muppets?
Jim Henson
The most-viewed episode of television ever aired on February 28, 1983. What was it?
The final episode of M*A*S*H
What famous actor starred in Lilies of the Field and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Sydney Poitier
Tony and Maria were the lead characters in what Broadway musical that premiered in 1957?
Westside Story
This bluesy rock singer was discovered at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Her initials are J.J. Who was she?
Janis Joplin
What was the top-selling song of the 1970s decade named after an iconic food?
American Pie (Don McLean)
What was the first video aired when MTV launched in 1981?
Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles
Which aspiring rock-and-roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, but could only be shown from the waist up?
Elvis