1950's Music + Radio
Who released the song "Tutti Fruitti" in 1957?
Little Richard
The 1958 Commonwealth Games were held in which Welsh city?
Cardiff
What was the name of the character called 'The Menace', who first appeared in the Beano in 1951?
Dennis
What title was Churchill granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953?
Sir
The novel 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' was published by which author in 1950?
CS Lewis
"The warden threw a party in the county jail
The prison band was there and they began to wail" is the opening to what hit song?
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Which sporting event in 1955 did an Englishman win for the first time?
British Grand Prix
What was the name of Harry Corbett's glove puppet bear, who first appeared on UK tv in 1952?
Sooty
Which London airport was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in June 1958?
Gatwick
Alexander Fleming, who died in March 1955, discovered which medicine?
Penicillin
What is the name of the British radio drama which started in 1951 and is still running?
The Archers
Who won the first Rugby League World Cup in 1954?
Great Britain
What bathroom product was the first to be advertised on UK television in 1955?
Toothpaste
Queen Elizabeth II gave which of her children the title Prince of Wales in 1958?
Charles
In January 1957, the Cavern Club opened in which UK city?
Liverpool
What is the real name of 1950s British singer Cliff Richard?
Harry Webb
Members of which football team were involved in an air crash in Munich in 1958?
Manchester United
The 'X' rating introduced to British films in 1951 indicated the movie was suitable for people over which age?
16
What was the name of the Royal Yacht, launched by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953?
Britannia
What year was NASA founded?
1958
What was the number 1 best selling song of the 1950's in the UK?
"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets
The England cricket team beat which country to lift the Ashes in 1953?
Australia
What was Richard Baker the first person to do on the BBC in 1954?
Read The News
In which building was the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II held in 1953?
West Minster Abbey
After 10 years, what rationing ended in the UK in 1953?
Sweets