Significant Artists/People
Significant Songs
Inventions and Fashion
How People Listened to Music
What's Going on in the World
100

Who was president in the 1950s?

Harry Truman

100

What genre emerged from jazz and was popular in the 1950s?

Rock n Roll

100

What was a common clothing style for men in the 1950s?

Leather jackets and rolled-up pants (greaser style)

100

What type of music was featured on "American Bandstand"?

Rock n Roll

100

What major economic phenomenon characterized the 1950s in the U.S.?

Post War Boom

200

Who was the “King of Rock and Roll”?

Elvis Presley

200

What is a song is associated with Hank Williams?

Your Cheatin' Heart

200
  1. When was the first credit card introduced?

1950

200

What was one way that people could listen to music at home in the 1950s?

Radios

200

Who was the president during the Brown v. Board of Education case?

Dwight Eisenhower

300

Which artist is known for the song "Johnny B. Goode"?

Chuck Berry

300

Name a famous song by Frank Sinatra.

My Way

300

What year was the first kidney transplant performed?

1954

300

What role did record players play in the 1950s?

Playing music at home

300

 What was a major impact of the G.I. Bill on American society?

rise of suburban living and increased home ownership?

400

Who was the "Father of Rock and Roll"?

Chuck Berry

400

What song did Elvis Presley release that became a #1 hit in 1957?

All Shook Up

400

Which invention allowed for the recording of television broadcasts?

Video recorder

400

How did car radios change music in the 1950s?

They made music more accessible while driving.

400

What iconic dance event for teenagers involved dancing in socks?

Sock hops

500

Who was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement that refused to give up her bus seat?

Rosa Parks

500

What song is famously associated with the phrase "the day the music died"?

American Pie by Don McClean

500

What was the "rockabilly" style?

A fusion of rock and country music fashion, characterized by jeans and leather jackets.

500

What popular show helped to popularize rock artists in the 1950s?

The Ed Sullivan Show

500

What major case did the Supreme Court rule on in 1954, declaring segregation in schools unconstitutional?

Brown vs Board of Education