Kids
This famous toy, introduced by Mattel in 1959, was named after co-founder Ruth Handler's daughter and instantly became a global cultural icon
Who is Barbie?
This Hollywood actress married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956
Who is Grace Kelly?
The sitcom that featured a lovable housewife whose chaotic schemes constantly disrupted her husband's show business career
What is "I Love Lucy"?
The Mississippi native that earned the title "The King of Rock and Roll"
Who is Elvis Presley?
The U.S. state that was admitted to the Union as the 50th state in August, 1959
What is Hawaii?
This toy, introduced by Wham-O in 1958, had kids and adults spinning colorful plastic rings around their waists
What is the Hula Hoop?
This iconic Japanese giant monster movie debuted in 1954, introducing a radioactive creature born from atomic testing
What is Godzilla?
The sitcom about witchcraft starring Elizabeth Montgomery as a suburban wife who twitches her nose to cast spells
What is "Bewitched"?
The 1952 musical number featuring Gene Kelly joyfully dancing in a downpour with an umbrella
What is "Singin' in the Rain"?
The activist who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955
Who is Rosa Parks?
This toy, introduced in 1956, allowed kids to observe a miniature colony of underground burrowers through clear plastic
What is Uncle Milton's Ant Farm?
The winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her breakout role in the 1953 film Roman Holiday
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
The Disney TV show from 1955 that featured an ensemble of 24 children performing songs and dances
What is "Mickey Mouse Club"?
The Detroit record label founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959 that produced hits by The Supremes and Marvin Gaye
What is Motown Records?
The government agency that was founded in 1958 to lead U.S. civilian space exploration in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik
What is NASA?
This slang term was used to describe a casual dance party typically held in a school gymnasium
What is a sock hop?
The final line spoken in the 1959 comedy masterpiece "Some Like it Hot"
What is "Well, nobody's perfect"?
The show that featured the Cartwright family running the massive Ponderosa Ranch
What is "Bonanza"?
The 1955 Little Richard song—opening with the famous vocal riff "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!"—that helped launch rock-and-roll
What is "Tutti Frutti"
The medical breakthrough that was announced by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1953
This iconic author published The Cat in the Hat in 1957 using just 236 simple words
Who is Dr. Seuss?
The 1955 romantic comedy that featured Marilyn Monroe standing over a breezy subway grate in a white dress
What is "The Seven Year Itch"?
The 1950s sitcom that popularized the catchphrase "To the moon, Alice!"
What is "The Honeymooners"?
The singer-songwriter that performed "Peggy Sue" before his tragic death in a 1959 plane crash
Who is Buddy Holly?
The U.S. President that signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, creating the Interstate Highway System
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?