50s Pop Culture
60s Pop Culture
UNDERWATER
GENE KELLY MOVIES
WORD ORIGINS
100
Which liquor company started publishing a book of odd stuff in 1955, convinced that it would settle barroom bets?
The company is Guinness and its “Book of World Records.”
100
Diet Rite cola was the first diet soda on the market. Coca-Cola came out with a competitor in 1963. What was it called?
TaB
100
what legendary spirit of the sea keeps dead sailors, not gym shoes, in his "locker"?
Davy Jones
100
Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Debbie Reynolds wore yellow slickers when they sang this title tune?
"Singin' in the Rain"
100
this lighter-than-air craft derives its name from the Latin word for "to direct"
dirigible(airship)
200
Name the 1951 book that was so popular it was reprinted eight times in its first two months, but so controversial, it was banned by many high schools.
J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye.”
200
In a 1963 song, Dion said that he loved a girl. What was her name?
Her name was Ruby, from his hit song “Ruby Baby.”
200
name the fabled creatures who are part fish lure men to live with them underwater?
Mermaids
200
He was still "Young Blue Eyes" when he & Gene put on sailor suits in "Anchors Aweigh" & "On the Town", who was he?
Frank Sinatra
200
This term for a person who travels on foot comes from the Latin word for "foot"
pedestrian
300
Warhol and Lichtenstein showed that soup cans and comic strips were real art. Starting in the late 1950s, what was their movement called?
It's Pop Art
300
Starting in 1966, if you were read your Miranda Rights, you were given two specific rights and one warning. Name all three.
Right to remain silent, right to an attorney, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
300
You have to use what sporting equipment to get to your room at Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo
scuba diving gear
300
Gene directed this 1969 musical that starred Barbra Streisand as a matchmaker
Hello, Dolly!
300
This term for a crazy or foolish person comes from the Latin word for "moon"
lunatic
400
In 1955, this company was one of the first to franchise across the U.S. and Canada. What company’s initial product offering included the Dilly Bar and Mr. Misty?
Dairy Queen
400
Starting in the ‘60s, a chain of tiny drive-through kiosks with yellow roofs provided a great convenience. What were they called?
Fotomat
400
In "Le Morte d'Arthur" a mysterious arm hands what to King Arthur, then disappears underwater
Excalibur
400
In a 1954 film Gene moved to this enchanted Scottish village; we wonder what year it is there now
Brigadoon
400
From the name of Plato's school, it's a school that offers special instruction
academy
500
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell co-starred in 1953’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Which Marilyn Monroe song became the film’s signature?
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
500
Name the 1960s Mattel toy for boys that focused on American muscle cars.
Hot Wheel
500
After WWII this man & Philippe Taillez co-founded the Undersea Research Group at Toulon, what was his name
Jacques Cousteau
500
Gene discovered Leslie Caron in the Ballets des Champ Elysees & cast her as his leading lady in this film
An American in Paris
500
This word meaning "of the utmost importance" comes from the Latin word "crux" or cross
crucial