1950's
This 1950's haircut was given its name due to the fact that the permed, tight curls closely resembled the curly hair of a...
Poodle Cut
Ulysses S. Grant appears on the front of which denomination of US. currency
$50.00 bill
Which state built the first rocket to put humans on the moon
Alabama
"Louisiana Purchase" (1940) was one of the first hits of the decade. Remarkably, it was also the first book (plotted) Broadway musical by an already-famous composer. Who wrote the music and lyrics?
Irving Berlin
In China, to go to school you must be what?
Intelligent
1950's court and pump shoes were all the rage. What were they called?
stiletto heeled opera
Which president, the first to receive a Secret Service code name, was called "General," even though he was only a captain in World War I?
Harry Truman
Bowdle is known for the tallest water tower
South Dakota
The song 'White Christmas' was sung by Bing Crosby first in which feature film?
Holiday Inn
What is the legal term for a voluntary written statement made under oath?
Affidavit
Reclusive silent era star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), now fifty, plots her return to the big screen when down-on-his-luck screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) stumbles onto her aging estate. What famous 1950 film was this?
Sunset Boulevard
How many heads of executive departments make up the president's cabinet?
15
"Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives its beautiful color. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price.
Colorado
In 1942, which tree did the Andrews Sisters sing that you should not sit under without "me"?
Apple
What is the basic, general difference between libel and slander?
LIBEL IS WRITTEN OR PRINTED OR BROADCAST / SLANDER IS ONLY SPOKEN
This achieved the ‘wasp waist,’ and bust and hip pads completed the hourglass figure.
Bone Corset
On what day of the week did the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944 take place?
Tuesday
The saguaro cactus blossom is the official state flower. The white flower blooms on the tips of the saguaro cactus during May and June. The saguaro is the largest American cactus.
Arizona
The Glenn Miller Orchestra played which of these songs?
In the Mood
What common legal term means literally "under penalty "?
Subpoena
“man in the...
Hint: Popular attire for men in the 1950's
grey flannel suit
Which F-word is used for the delay of a Senate matter by debate or proceudral motions?
Fillbuster
The first telephone book ever issued contained only fifty names. The New Haven District Telephone Company published it in New Haven in February 1878.
Connecticut
In the popular '70s TV series "Happy Days", Richie Cunningham (played by Ron Howard), when getting ready for a date, would often sing the opening line to what 1950s Fats Domino Hit?
Blueberry Hill
In 1890, which was the first state in the Union to grant women the right to vote?
Wyoming