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100

This US President was in office from Jan. 20th, 1953 to January 20th, 1961.

Who Is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

100

This Famous Explorer was the first to climb Mount Everest in 1953.

Who is Sir Edmund Hillary?

100

This famous song by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much. 

What is Que Sera Sera? 

100
This aspiring rock and roll singer appeared on Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 but could only be shown from the waist up.

Who is Elvis Presley?

100

This Teen Idol sang "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb."

Who is Edd "Kookie" Burns?
200
Dr. Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for this disease in 1952.

What is Polio? 

200

Senator Joseph McCarthy conducted a nationally televised hearing in 1954 to root out communists in the government was from this state.

What is Wisconsin? 

200

This singer had a hit with Sixteen Tons in 1955?

Who is Tennessee Ernie Ford?

200

This Rising Star from Rebel Without A Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955.

Who is James Dean?

200

This hat/cap was worn by both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV in the 1950s

What is a Coonskin Cap?

300

This is the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957.

What is Sputnik?

300

This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama in 1955.

Who is Rosa Parks?

300

This Group had a hit titled "Twilight Time" in 1958.

Who are The Platters?
300

This game show first aired in 1956 and is still on the air today.

What is The Price is Right?

300

This type of fish became a popular item to eat in the 1950s.

What is Goldfish?

400

This Cuban dictator overthrew Fulgencio Bastia in 1959.

Who is Fidel Castro? 

400

This member of the Royal Family became the head of state in Great Britain in 1953.

Who is Queen Elizabeth II? 
400

This Smoky-voiced singer sang "Too Young" in 1951.

Who is Nat King Cole?

400
This famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954.
Who is Joe DiMaggio?
400

This famous cowboy of the 1950s was really named Leonard Slye.

Who is Roy Rogers?

500

Disneyland opened this year.

What is 1955?

500
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500

Maria and Tony were the lead characters of this Broadway Musical that premiered in 1957.

What is West Side Story?

500

This women's clothing item is named after a dog and became popular in the 1950s.

What is a Poodle Skirt?

500

This is the name of a circular plastic toy that was placed around the waist and operated by gyrating the hips.

What is the Hoola Hoop?