50s Cinema..
Jean Peters, Clifton Webb, Frank Sinatra and Maggie Macnamara star alongside each other in this hit movie about: Three hopeful American secretaries visiting Italy, they fling coins into Rome's Trevi Fountain, each making a wish. Soon, one of them is pursued by a dashing prince.
What is this movie?
Three Coins in the Fountain
In this beloved musical, a pompous phonetics professor is so sure of his abilities that he takes it upon himself to transform a Cockney working-class girl into someone who can pass for a cultured member of high society.
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, and Stanley Holloway
What movie is this?
My Fair Lady
How much did a pound of butter cost in the 50s?
75 cents
In the 60s, she sang "A Natural Woman" "Chain of Fools" and "I Never Loved A Man" who is she?
Aretha Franklin
This 1787 compromise created a two house Congress with representation by population in one chamber and equal representation in the other.
What was this called?
The Great Compromise
Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, and Burl Ives star together in this movie about a man who injures himself while drunkenly revisiting his high school sports-star days, he and his tempestuous wife, visit his family's Mississippi plantation for the 65th birthday of his hot-tempered father, Big Daddy.
What movie is this?
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
A small-time crook tries to steal a car and winds up with its owner's daughter, a dissatisfied small-town girl. Their crimes quickly spiral from petty theft to bank robbery, but tensions between the couple and the other members of their gang could destroy them all,
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty, and Gene Hackman
What movie is this?
Bonnie and Clyde
How much did a pack of gum cost in the 50s?
5 cents
In the 60s he sang "What a wonderful world" "A Change is Gonna Come" and "You Send Me"
Who is he?
Sam Cooke
This 1896 Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under the "Separate but equal" doctorine.
What was the case?
Piessy v Ferguson
This film stars James Dean, Raymond Massey and Jo Van Fleet.
In this film based on a John Steinbeck epic novel, The son of a California farmer, feels that his father cares only about his brother. When Cal embarks on a business venture to gain the favor of his dad, he finds himself dealing with his estranged mother is now the owner of a brothel.
What movie is this?
East of Eden
A young wife comes to believe that her offspring is not of this world. She and her struggling actor husband move to a New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and odd neighbors. When she becomes pregnant she becomes increasingly isolated, and the diabolical truth is revealed only after she gives birth.
Starring: Mia Farrow,John Cassavetes, and Ruth Gordon
what film is this?
Rosemarys Baby
How much did 1 acre of land cost in the 50s?
He sang "Hit the Road Jack" "I Cant Stop Loving You" and "Unchain My Heart" in the 60s, who is he?
Ray Charles
This war between the North and the South lasted from 1861-1865.
What war was this?
The American Civil War
Made in 1955, this movie is about a notorious cat burglar who has long since retired to tend vineyards on the French Riviera. When a series of robberies is committed in his style, he must clear his name.
Starring: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, and John Williams
What is this movie?
To Cacth A Thief
Two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth. On their journey, they experience bigotry and hatred from the inhabitants of small-town America and also meet with other travelers seeking alternative lifestyles.
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson
What movie?
Easy Rider
How much did an apple cost in the 50s?
10 cents
Some of his popular titles include:
"Blowin in the Wind" "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Who is he?
Bob Dylan
Which amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920?
The 19th amendment
A nurse of the U.S. Navy falls for a middle-aged French plantation owner, but recoils upon discovering that he's fathered two mixed-race children. When Nellie leaves him, the heartbroken Emile agrees to take on a dangerous espionage mission.
Starring: Mitzi Gaynor, Rosanno Brazzi and John Kerr
What movie is this?
South Pacific
The true story of fast-draws and wild rides, battles with posses, train and bank robberies, a torrid love affair and a new lease on outlaw life in far away Bolivia. It is also a character study of a remarkable friendship between a man who is - possibly the most likeable outlaw in frontier history - and his closest associate.
Starring: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and Kathrine Ross
What movie?
Butch Cass. and the Sundance Kid
How much did a gallon of gas cost in the 50s?
25 cents
This woman brought generations joy in the 60s with songs like "At Last" "Somethings Got a Hold On Me" and "All I Could Do Was Cry"
Who was she?
Etta James
This 1929 event triggered the economic crisis known as the Great Depression
The Wall Street Crash of 1929