Random Facts
Eating out became easier with the introduction of this first multipurpose charge card in 1950
What is Diners Club?
The name of the ranch in Bonanza
What is Ponderosa?
The first mass produced toy with life-like features standing at 11 inches tall
What is Barbie?
Who fired Jimi Hendrix from his band in 1965 for missing the bus?
Who is Little Richard?
In 1953 the Rosenberg couple were executed for what crime?
Espionage
In 1951 this mischievous kid made his comic strip debut
Who is Denice the Menace?
Elvis Presley starred in the 1956 film Love Me Tender as this character:
Who is Clint Reno?
This is the brand name of the fabric hook-and-loop fastener which had its commercial introduction in the late 1950s.
What is Velcro?
Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits?
Who are the Jordanaires?
In 1959 this spiritual leader of Tibet fled to exile in India
Who is the Dali Lama?
The Coinage Act of 1965 eliminated this from dimes & quarters
What is silver?
The answer to "Say kids what time is it?"
What is Howdy Doody Time?
The first Japanese car sold in the U.S.
What is Toyota? (Toyopet Crown)
Peter Halsten Thorkelson went by an alternative stage name for what popular group in the 60s?
Who are The Monkees?
Dr. Jonas Salk produced the first vaccine for...
What is Polio?
After achieving a miraculous feat in 1954 he wrote The Four Minute Mile
Who is Roger Bannister?
The name of Roy Rogers' Horse
Who is Trigger?
This Rube Goldberg designed board game was invented in 1963. It was also the first 3 dimensional board game
What is Mouse Trap?
Which American rocker was the final performer at Woodstock festival in 1969?
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
Militant Puerto Rican pro-independence activists tried to assassinate this person in 1950
Who is President Truman?
Many workers united in 1955 when these 2 labor unions merged
What are the ALF and CIO?
Who played Moses in the 1956 movie, the 10 commandments
Who is Charlton Heston?
Created by Milton Bradley, put your hands inside a box and try to figure out the different objects
What is Feeley Meeley?
Rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk, blues and country music. It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid subgenres from the later 1960s
What is Roots Rock?
In 1962 Cuba swapped 1113 prisoners it captured in this location invasion for $53 million in aid
What is Bay of Pigs?