Music
This iconic singer of the 1950's was known as the "king of rock and roll"?
Elvis Presley
This actress starred as Lucy Ricardo in "I Love Lucy".
Lucille Ball
This "war" fought between the US and Russia, starting in the 1950s, was really considered more of a conflict due to there being a lack of real fighting.
Cold War
Despite being invented in 1954, this piece of technology was not largely used until the 1960s due to high pricing.
Color Television
This author wrote the famous novel "To Kill A Mockingbird"
Harper Lee
This musical that aired in 1957 featured two main characters named Tony and Maria.
West Side Story
This Disney animated classic, which was released in 1957, features a young woman with extremely small slippers.
Cinderella
This decade, known as the "golden age", was so beloved due to its low inflation and high employment in United States.
The 1950s
The scientific concept of DNA was stolen from Rosalind Franklin by these two famous scientists in 1953
James Watson and Francis Crick
This classic novel starts with the line "It is a truth universally acknowledged..."
Pride & Prejudice
This famous Crooner originally wrote and produced the song "White Christmas".
Bing Crosby
This Disney classic film featured a romance story between two dogs, and had a famous scene with spaghetti and meatballs.
The Lady and the Tramp.
This United States agency, created in 1947, was and is tasked with coordinating US intelligence and countering global threats
The CIA
This kitchen appliance generally used for making smoothies or milkshakes was invented in 1922 but not popularized until the 1950s
Blender
This famous American poet is known for works like "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Robert Frost
This city and state were the birthplace of famous singer Frank Sinatra born in on December 12, 1915.
Hoboken, New Jersey
This famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954.
Joe DiMaggio
This President, famous for the Interstate Highway Act, was first elected in 1952
Dwight Eisenhower
What was the name of the first satellite launched by Russia in 1957?
The Sputnik
This allegorical novel featured mainly farm animals and was a warning against communism
Animal Farm
This singer was known as the "Man in Black".
Johnny Cash
This actor starred in Rebel Without a Cause and died in 1955 from a car crash.
James Dean
The day and year that Germany surrendered to the Western Allies during World War 2.
May 7, 1945
This space agency, popular for the first US moon landing on July 20, 1969, was created in 1958.
This short story was created in 1959 to explore ideas of intelligence and to discuss the mistreatment of those with disabilities by society
Flowers for Algernon