1950s history
1950s music
50s and 60s pop culture
1960s movies
random trivia
100

This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955

who is Rosa Parks

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 television show first aired in 1956 and is still running

What is The Price is Right

100

This 1968 movie co-starred a computer named H.A.L

What is 2001: a Space Odyssey

100

This aspiring rock-and-roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956 but could only be shown from the waist up

who is Elvis Presley

200

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

who is Queen Elizabeth ii

200

this smoky-voiced singer sang "Too Young" in 1951, and in later years sang the duet "Unforgettable" with daughter Natalie 

who is Nat King Cole

200

This young star died in an automobile accident in 1955

who is James Dean

200

He played Norman Bates in the 1960 horror movie Psycho

Who is Anthony Perkins

200

he was assassinated in November of 1963

who is John F. Kennedy

300

he was a famous explorer who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953

A. Roy Orbison

B. Sir Edmund Hillary

C. Elon Musk

B. Sir Edmund Hillary

300

they recorded "Rock Around the Clock" in 1955

who are Bill Haley and The Comets

300

he is a famous boxer who goes by the name Muhammad Ali

who is Cassius Clay

300

this was the highest grossing movie in 1963, but lost money due to it being so expensive to make

what is Cleopatra

300

This famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954

who is Joe DiMaggio

400

this was the year Disneyland first opened

what happened in 1955

400

this song from The Coasters, recorded in 1959 has the line; "you're gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion"

what is "Poison Ivy"

400

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

who are The Beatles

400

This famous actor starred in Lilies Of The Field and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

who is Sydney Poitier

400

this singer-songwriter, also considered to be one of the greatest electric guitar players of all time died in 1970

who is Jimi Hendrix

500

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

What is polio

500

he first recorded "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You" in 1951

who is Hank Williams Sr.

500

she is a former First Lady who got remarried to a Greek shipping tycoon in October of 1968

Who is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

500

This film won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1960 

what is The Apartment

500

this deadly disease struck a convention in Philadelphia in July 1976 and is named after the convention it struck

What is Legionnaires Disease

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