American Government
1950's Culture
Miscellaneous Trivia
"Ten"th Category
Food and Drink
100

This is the right guaranteed by the second amendment

What is the right to bear arms?

100

This invention from 1956 helps fix mistakes written in pen or ink

What is whiteout? 

100

This is the 3rd planet from the sun, known for its relatively mild weather

What is Earth?

100

This equipment is used as a shelter when camping

What is a tent?

100

This fruit is most commonly used to make wine

What are grapes?

200

These are the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship

What is the Bill of Rights?

200

This massively popular children's doll was released in 1959

What are Barbie dolls?

200

This inventor from New Jersey is credited with inventing the light bulb

Who is Thomas Edison?

200

When children fake sick to get out of something, they are doing this

What is pretending?

200

Spinach is high in this mineral, often associated with metal

What is iron?

300

This governmental concept prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful over another

What are Checks and Balances?

300

This artist was known for Rock and Roll and some of his famous songs are "Rock Around the Clock" and "See You Later, Alligator"

Who is Billy Haley?

300

These are large, gray-white sea birds with long bills, and extensible throat pouches for scooping up fish

What are pelicans? 

300

This is the act of making meat softer by way of pounding it with a mallet or marinating it

What is to tenderize?

300

This soft meat substitute originates from Asia, and is typically square in shape

What is tofu?

400

This government position presides over the Senate

Who is the Vice President?

400

This president, elected in 1953, was responsible for beginning construction on the interstate system. 

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

400

This television program, first aired in 1948, was the first show to air on television in color in 1965

What is the Ed Sullivan Show?

400

When riding in a roller coaster or getting in a car, it is often said that one should do this with their seatbelt

What is fasten?

400

This small round pasta is made from potatoes

What is gnocchi?

500

This is a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law

What is a executive order?

500

This art movement was popularized by Andy Warhol in the late 1950s to early 1960s with works such as his "Campbell's Soup Cans"

What is Pop Art?

500

These are the locations of the first shots of the American Revolution, famously called "the shot heard around the world"

What is Lexington and Concord?

500

This goes hand in hand with bravery; persistent determination

What is tenacity?

500

Daily Double!!

Like sushi, this Japanese dish is made of sliced raw fish-- though is simply the sliced fish without any extra fixings

What is sashimi?

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