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100
Legendary actress and star of such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Some Like It Hot (1959). She was married to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller. She died of an overdose of sleeping pills.
What is Marilyn Monroe
100
Wrote "Satisfaction" in 1965.
What are the Rolling Stones?
100
What popular girls doll was made to look like realistic teenage girls?
What is Barbies?
100
The name of this kind of dress, popularized during the 50s. (hint: where is the dress really tight)
What is a Waist-Line Dress?
100
The first African American to play in major league baseball and was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1962.
What is Jackie Robinson?
200
Both an Academy Award-winning actor and a Grammy Award-winning singer. ‘Ole Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board is perhaps best known as the leader of the Rat Pack, a group which included Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.
What is Frank Sinatra?
200
Wrote "Hey Jude" in 1969.
What are the Beatles?
200
What was a popular board game for kids that is still often played today that has 'candy' in the name?
What is Candyland?
200
Popular 1950s women's haircut named after a dog breed, popularized by TV star Lucille Ball.
What is a poodle cut?
200
This amusement park in Anaheim, California, featuring characters, rides, and shows based on the creations of Walt Disney opened in July of 1955.
What is Disneyland?
300
Organized the massive March on Washington (August 28, 1963), which brought more than 200,000 people together and where, at the Lincoln Memorial, and delivered the “I Have A Dream” speech. In 1964 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
What is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
300
Wrote "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You".
What is Elvis Presley?
300
The toy that kids used to play and is now used in the game "Ultimate".
What is frisbee?
300
A popular lipstick color.
What is bright red?
300
The tallest mountain in the world that was climbed for the very first time in 1953.
What is Mount Everest?
400
He came from very humble beginnings and grew up to become one of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll. Known as The King of Rock and Roll. On August 16, 1977, at age 42, he died of heart failure, which was related to his drug addiction. Wrote "I Cant Help Falling in Love with You" and "Jailhouse Rock".
What is Elvis Presley?
400
Wrote "Brown Eyed Girl".
What is Van Morrison?
400
The game that has you fill in parts of speech to make a funny paragraph.
What is MadLibs?
400
Everyday style of shoes worn by 1950s women.
What are pumps or flats?
400
This space agency went on to achieve the first human moon landing in history just a little over a decade that it was created in 1958.
What is NASA?
500
One of the great American writers of the 20th century. Works include “A Farewell to Arms” (1929),”To Have and Have Not” (1937), “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (1940), and “The Old Man and the Sea” (1952). Many of his books were made into movies. He was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in literature.
What is Ernest Hemingway?
500
Wrote "Rock Around the Clock".
What is Bill Haley & His Comets?
500
The strategic game that has players fight to get back and forth across a black and red board.
What is Checkers?
500
Common clothing not popular to be worn by women in the 1950s.
What is pants?
500
This very famous fast food burger joint was founded in 1955 and sold its burgers for 15 cents.
What is McDonald's?