Food & Drink
Sliced apples sautéed in butter are a classic filling for these French pancakes.
Crepes.
The Sixth Amendment grants the right “to a speedy and public” this.
Trial.
Complete the title of this major 1950s hit for the Everly Brothers: “Wake Up Little _____.”
Susie. “Wake Up Little Susie” was released on September 2, 1957. Some Boston radio stations banned the song because the lyrics implied that young couples spent the night together.
What Italian city is famous for its canals?
Venice. Venice was once an independent empire.
Who said, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”?
Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR expressed this sentiment at his 1933 presidential inauguration.
Tony and Maria are the lead characters in what Broadway musical that premiered in 1957?
West Side Story. Audrey Hepburn was tapped to play Maria for the film version of West Side Story in 1959 but turned it down
If you’re in Central Asia, ask for shashlik; if you head down to the Middle East, ask for this 2-word skewered meat equivalent.
Shish kebab.
With a 72-year reign over France from 1643 to 1715, he’s the longest-ruling king in European history.
Louis XIV.
Who wrote the classic novel The Catcher in the Rye in 1951?
J.D. Salinger. Around 250,000 copies are still sold each year
What state shares its border with only one other U.S. state?
Maine shares its border with only New Hampshire
Who said, “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough”?
Mae West. Mae West used this line as a calling card for her sensual side.
What rising young star from the movie Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident?
James Dean. The accident occurred in 1955; he was only 24 years old.
Aromatics, like garlic & fennel, are key to this Middle Eastern rice dish with a 5-letter name.
Pilaf.
FDR’s first inaugural address introduced this policy of treating Latin American nations with respect.
The Good Neighbor Policy.
Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the 1950s?
Harry S. Truman. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953
Who is Washington, D.C. named after?
George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
Who said, “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way”?
Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth was one of the most prolific hitters in baseball history. In 1923, he broke the record for most home runs in a season.
What is the nickname for the Academy Award?
The Oscar. The story goes that when Margaret Herrick first saw the famed statuette that Academy winners receive in 1931, she said that it looked like her Uncle Oscar.
Gruyere is a firm, tangy cheese named for a district in this nation.
Switzerland.
In 1959 she became president of India’s Congress Party & would join Parliament 5 years later.
Indira Gandhi.
. What is the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957?
: Sputnik. Sputnik circled the globe every 96 minutes, making 1,440 orbits around Earth
How many oceans are there in the world? (Can you name them?)
Five oceans. They are the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Southern Ocean
Who said, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much”? Hint: As a child, she was taught by a woman named Anne Sullivan.
Helen Keller. Helen Keller was the first person who was deaf and blind to earn a college degree.
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird?
Gregory Peck. He played Atticus Finch and was voted the “Greatest Film Hero of the past 100 years.”
What is the name of the plant that produces white, black, and green teas?
Camellia sinensis
Before becoming the first American woman in space, she was a star tennis player at Stanford & Billie Jean King told her to go pro.
Sally Ride.
What Cleveland disc jockey first used the term rock ’n’ roll in 1951?
Alan Freed. He introduced the phrase on mainstream radio in the early 1950s.
Where are the Spanish Steps located?
Rome, Italy. The monumental stairway has a total of 135 steps. It was built to link the Spanish Embassy and the Trinità dei Monti church.
Who said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude”? Hint: She wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Maya Angelou. She was only the second poet in history to recite work at a presidential inauguration (Bill Clinton’s in 1993).
Who lands at 17 Cherry Tree Lane to interview for a nanny job in a well-known Walt Disney movie?
Mary Poppins. Julie Andrews famously portrayed the title character. The nanny who leaves the Banks family at the beginning of the movie is portrayed by Elsa Lanchester, who is better known for playing the bride of Frankenstein.