1950's
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The Cold War
100
The name of the ranch in the TV show Bonanza that premiered in 1959?
Ponderosa
100
A famous fashion doll that was created and introduced by Mattel in 1959.
Barbie
100
Horse
100
The name of this animal is also an expression for a valueless gift?
White Elephant
100
Frequently cited as the counterpart to the CIA, what was the name of the Soviet intelligence agency?
KGB
200
A widow and her 3 daughters run the Shady Rest Hotel.
Petticoat Junction
200
Its shaped like a diamond, its on a string, and you can fly it around on a windy day.
Kite
200
You just turned this many years old
59
200
Cleopatra was romantically linked to what historical figure?
Julius Cesar
200
In a famous 1950s filmstrip shown in classrooms across America, Bert the Turtle offered kids what advice for surviving an atomic blast?
Duck and Cover
300
Patsy Cline worried about her mental health in this 1961 song written by Willie Nelson.
Crazy
300
This board game has a mascot that is a man with a mustache, hat, monocle, and money
Monopoly
300
This is Dad's name
Steve
300
This expression comes from the act of securing one’s clothing before physical activity?
gird your loins
In ancient times, people wearing long, flowing garments would “gird their loins” by tucking the fabric into their belt. The phrase is now often used to refer to preparation before action.
300
In a famous 1950s filmstrip shown in classrooms across America, Bert the Turtle offered kids what advice for surviving an atomic blast?
True
400
Ward, June, Wally, and Beav Cleaver are characters from this TV show.
Leave it to Beaver
400
This toy is a rainbow cube made up of tiny colorful squares. The point of this toy is to match all the colors so they are on same side of the cube.
Rubix cube
400
You have 2 dogs. One is Auggie and the other is
Pete
400
What do the 5 Olympic rings represent?
The 5 inhabited continents (the america's get lumped together)
The six colors combined (blue, yellow, black, green, and red rings on a white background) were chosen because at least one of these colors appears on the national flag of every country in the world
400
This is part of his inauguration speech:
“....ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.”
JFK
500
This actor played the role of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.
Who is Don Knots?
500
According to a 1963 commercial, what toy uses "two ordinary light bulbs and a special cooling chamber" to make "cakes, cookies, candy, brownies, pizza, pies, and biscuits"?
Easy-Bake Oven
500
This is the color of a christmas tree
Green
500
Aided by his 6-foot-4-inch height, which U.S. president won an estimated 300 wrestling matches?
Lincoln
500
What country’s major highway system influenced President Eisenhower to promote the development of the United States’ interstate highway system?
Germany