1950's Music
This singer was known as “The King of Rock and Roll.”
Who is Elvis Presley?
This red-haired comedian starred in a popular sitcom with her husband Ricky.
Who is Lucille Ball? (Show: I Love Lucy)
These drive-in businesses let families watch movies from their cars.
What are Drive-In Theaters?
This 1959 movie featured Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon.
What is Some Like It Hot?
Teen girls often wore these wide, colorful skirts with poodles on them.
What are Poodle Skirts?
This female singer made “Que Sera, Sera” a hit.
Who is Doris Day?
This western TV show featured Marshal Matt Dillon.
What is Gunsmoke?
This popular toy was a simple plastic hoop spun around the waist.
What is a Hula Hoop?
This biblical epic starred Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur.
What is Ben-Hur?
Men often slicked back their hair using this shiny hair product.
What is Brylcreem?
This style of music exploded in popularity with teenagers in the 1950s.
What is Rock and Roll?
This family sitcom featured Jim Anderson as the father.
What is Father Knows Best?
Families often gathered in the living room to watch this new household device.
What is a Television?
This animated Disney movie featured a fairy named Tinker Bell.
What is Peter Pan?
These cool sunglasses were made popular by movie stars like James Dean.
What are Sunglasses?
This singer recorded “That’ll Be the Day” before his tragic early death.
Who is Buddy Holly?
This children’s TV show featured a friendly sea captain and his puppet friends.
What is Captain Kangaroo?
This chain restaurant became famous for its fast hamburgers and golden arches.
What is McDonald's?
This movie musical featured songs like “Do-Re-Mi.”
What is The Sound of Music?
This casual footwear became popular with teenagers and were often called “saddle shoes.”
What are Saddle Shoes?
This singer was known as “Ol’ Blue Eyes.”
Who is Frank Sinatra?
This musical variety show made many performers famous and was hosted by Ed Sullivan.
What is The Ed Sullivan Show?
This board game about buying property became very popular in American homes.
What is Monopoly?
This 1954 monster movie featured a giant radioactive lizard.
What is Godzilla?
This toy fad involved a simple cardboard viewer that showed 3D pictures when you clicked it.
What is a View-Master?