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100

The first successful artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?

What is Sputnik1?

100

This famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller "The Man Who Knew Too Much"

What is "Que Sera Sera"

100

This tv game show first aired in 1956 and is still running

What is The Price is Right

100

The lead actress in the 1964 movie "My fair lady"

Who is Audrey Hepburn

100

This company made the first TV dinners in 1953

Who is Swanson?

200

This royal family member became head of state in Great Britain in 1953 

Who is Queen Elizabeth II

200

This person was known as the "First Lady of Song" and was very popular in the 40s 

Who is Ella Fitzgerald

200

This young star died in an automobile accident in 1955

Who is James Dean

200

This famous movie had the quote "We'll always have Paris?"


What is "Casablanca"

200

He was assassinated in November of 1963

Who is John F. Kennedy

300

This person was the president from 1953-1961

Who is Dwight D Eisenhower

300

This famous 60's song has the lyrics

"I've got so much honey
The bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song
Than the birds in the trees"

What is "My Girl"

300

This famous actress married Joe DiMaggio in 1954.

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

300

This rising young star is from the movie Rebel Without a Cause and died in an automobile accident 

Who is James Dean?

300

In 1959 Ruth Handler and Mattel debuted what is now the most famous doll in America 

What is Barbie?

400

This was the year Disneyland first opened

What is 1955

400

This singer made the famous song "Diana" in 1957 

Who is Paul Anka?
400

They are a famous English band who arrived to the US in February of 1964

Who are The Beatles

400

This 1960s heartthrob made their Broadway debut in 1953.

Who is Paul Newman

400

This state became the 49th state on January 3rd 1959

What is Alaska?

500

This is the disease Dr. Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for in 1952

What is Polio

500

This famous 60's song has the lyrics

"Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be?

What is "I can't help falling in love with you"

500

This 1950s book was so popular it was reprinted 8 times but so controversial it was banned by many high schools.

What is "The Catcher in the Rye"?

500

This film won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1965

What is The Sound of Music

500

These two people climbed Mount Everest in 1953

Who is Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay?

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