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Which president of the United States was in office from Jan. 20, 1953 to Jan. 20, 1961?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What singer had a hit with Sixteen Tons in 1955?
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Which aspiring rock and roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956, but could only be shown from the waist up?
Elvis Presley
What teen idol sang, "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb?"
Edd "Kookie" Burns
This comic strip character is best described as a lazy American soldier and continued after his creator, Mort Walker’s death in 2018. Name that apathetic soldier.
Beetle Bailey
Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?
Polio
Which group had a hit with Twilight Time in 1958?
Which rising young star from the movie Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955?
James Dean
What type of hat/cap did both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone wear on TV in the 50s?
Coonskin
How many people lived in the United States in 1950?
The population was an estimated 150,697,361 people.
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957?
Sputnik
Which smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951?
Nat King Cole
Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today?
The Price Is Right
Eating what type of live fish became popular in the 1950s?
Goldfish
Who was the President of the United States in 1950?
Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953)
What famous explorer first climbed Mount Everest in 1953?
Sir Edmund Hillary
What Cleveland disc jockey first used the term "Rock N Roll" in 1951?
Alan Freed
What famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?
Joe DiMaggio
What famous cowboy of the 1950s was really named Leonard Slye?
Roy Rogers
According to the US Census, what was the average family income in 1950?
$3,300
Senator Joseph McCarthy, who conducted a nationally televised hearing in 1954 to root out Communists in the government, represented what state?
Wisconsin
Tony and Maria were the lead characters in what Broadway musical that premiered in 1957?
West Side Story
What piece of women's clothing, named after a dog, became popular in the 1950s?
Poodle Skirt
What was the name of the circular plastic 1950s toy that was placed around the waist and operated by gyrating the hips?
Hula Hoop
Name the first racehorse in history to earn one million dollars.