Life in America
This president was nicknamed "Ike."
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This comedy starring Lucille Ball debuted in 1951.
What is I Love Lucy?
This sporty Ford model debuted in 1955.
What is the Thunderbird?
A Coca-Cola from a vending machine usually cost this amount.
What is 5 cents?
The Korean War ended in this year.
What is 1953?
The GI Bill helped many veterans purchase these after World War II.
What are homes?
The phrase "The Greatest Show on Earth" referred to this medium.
What is television?
The Interstate Highway System was signed into law in 1956 by this president.
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
The Tupperware home sales party became popular thanks to this marketing method.
What is direct sales/home parties?
- In 1959, these two states joined the Union.
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
This planned community on Long Island became the symbol of suburban growth.
What is Levittown?
This host became famous for his New Year's Eve broadcasts from Times Square.
Who was Guy Lombardo?
Route 66 stretches from Chicago to this California city.
What is Los Angeles?
The Jolly Green Giant promoted this brand.
What is Green Giant?
This Soviet satellite launched in 1957 shocked Americans.
What is Sputnik?
The baby boom refers to the sharp increase in births following this war.
What is World War II?
- What television western featured the Cartwright family?
What is Bonanza?
This Chevrolet model became an icon of the 1950s.
What is the Bel Air?
This cigarette brand used the slogan, "I'd Walk a Mile for a..."
What is Camel?
Senator Joseph McCarthy became famous for investigations into alleged members of this group.
What are Communists?
This fast-growing industry employed thousands of workers building new interstate highways during the 1950s.
What is construction?
This quiz show scandal involved contestant Charles Van Doren.
What is Twenty-One?
This company introduced the compact Rambler, helping start America's compact-car movement.
What is American Motors Corporation (AMC)?
What detergent promoted the famous phrase "Ring Around the Collar"?
What is Wisk?
This Supreme Court case ruled school segregation unconstitutional in 1954.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?