1950s History
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100

What war began in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea?

What was the Korean War?

100

What singer was known as the King of Rock and Roll?

Who was Elvis Presley?

100

What 1950 Disney animated movie features Cinderella?

What was Cinderella?

100

Who was known as the King of Rock and Roll?

Who was Elvis Presley?

100

What spring toy can walk down stairs?

What was the Slinky?

200

What U.S. president served from 1953 to 1961?

Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?

200

What musical style became hugely popular with teenagers during the 1950s?

What was rock and roll?

200

What TV sitcom featured a couple named Lucy and Ricky Ricardo?

What was I Love Lucy?

200

What actress starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

Who was Marilyn Monroe?

200

What modeling compound became popular as a children's toy in the 1950s?

What was Play-Doh?

300

What 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

What was Brown v. Board of Education?

300

What singer recorded the hit song 'Johnny B. Goode' in 1958?

Who was Chuck Berry?

300

What actor starred in Rebel Without a Cause?

Who was James Dean?

300

Who became U.S. president in 1953 after serving as a World War II general?

Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?

300

What blue pants became popular with teenagers and movie stars like James Dean?

What were jeans?

400

What Soviet Union satellite launched in 1957 and helped begin the Space Race?

What was Sputnik 1?

400

What dance craze involved energetic hip movements and became associated with rock and roll?

What was the Jitterbug?

400

What science-fiction movie featured a giant radioactive reptile that first appeared in 1954?

What was Godzilla?

400

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a leading civil rights figure in the 1950s?

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

400

What circular toy became a huge craze in 1958?

What was the Hula Hoop?

500

What was the name of the 1956 uprising against Soviet control in this European country?

What was Hungary?

500

What singer released the hit 'Rock Around the Clock' with his band in 1954?

Who was Bill Haley?

500

What iconic actress starred in The Seven Year Itch and was photographed over a subway grate?

Who was Marilyn Monroe?

500

Who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?

Who was Rosa Parks?

500

What Danish building-toy company introduced its familiar interlocking plastic bricks in 1958?

What was LEGO?

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