Fads of the Old Days
State Nicknames
Farm Animals
4 Letter Words
Potpourri
100

In the 50's, this clothing item was only worn by teenage girls; an adult woman would not be caught dead wearing one. In had an applique of a certain small curly haired dog on it.

Poodle skirts

100

This southern state is known as the Magnolia State. Hint: the capitol is Jackson!

Mississippi

100

Humans keep this farm animal primarily as a source of food, consuming both their meat and eggs.

Chicken

100

A fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt, usually flavored with hops and often consumed in a tavern.

Beer

100

What was the name of Annie Rooney's dog?

Zero

200

In the 50's, dancers at the high school dance had to remove their shoes and dance in their socks to spare the gym floors. What were these high school dances called?

Sock Hop

200

Known as "The Grand Canyon State"! 

Arizona

200

These beauties can sleep standing up, have lightning fast reflexes, have a nearly 360 degree field of vision and are very social. Their young are called foals.

Horse

200

To prepare food for eating by applying heat.

Cook

200

This small type of restaurant is found on the east coat, in the Midwest, and other parts of world. It offers mostly American cuisine, a casual atmosphere, and, characteristically, a combination of booths served by a waitstaff and a long sit-down counter with direct service. Some have extended hours, and some along highways and areas with significant shift work stay open for 24 hours.

Diner

300

In this popular and trendy 50's woman's hairstyle, the hair was teased to give an overall puffed-out appearance and then often combed to frame the face.

Bouffant

300

Which state is known as the "The Sunshine State"?

Florida

300

A female pig is called a...

Sow

300

Occurring after the correct, usual, or expected time; delayed.

Late

300

These single-serving disposable cups were crafted out of blank of paper, and were invented to dispense individual servings of water for a penny. They originally named the product "Health Kup", because it helped prevent the transmission of communicable disease and aid the campaign to do away with free water offered at communal cups, “tin dippers,” found in public buildings and railway stations. 

Dixie Cups

400

This outdoor activity took off in the 1950s. It offered family entertainment where people could sit in their cars, bring their babies and smoke if they wanted to!

Drive-in movie theater

400

"The Empire State" is the nickname for which state?

New York
400

This hollow-horned mammal is related to the sheep but has a lighter build. It has backwardly arching horns and a short tail. It likes to eat just about anything including your clothes! It is raised for its milk and wool.

Goat

400

A woman joined to another person in marriage; a female spouse.

Wife

400

This excavation or pit is usually open to the air and is from which building stone, slate, marble or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.

Quarry

500

This men's fad involved short whiskers extending from the hairline to below the ears and worn with an un-bearded chin. 

Sideburns

500

Which state is known as "The Peach State"?

Georgia

500

This animal lives primarily out-of-doors, on agricultural properties, usually sheltering in outbuildings. They eat assorted vermin such as rodents and other small animals that live in or around outbuildings and farm fields.

Cat

500

A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings, a blemish, mark, stain or blot.

Spot

500

This river runs through the capital of the U.S. The first three letters are "pot".

Potomac River

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