Inventions
Mr. Potato Head was invented some time in the 1950s.
What Year
A) 1956 B)1952 C)1958
B) 1952
True or False
Yogi Berra won the Baseball MVP 5 times during the 1950s.
False
Who is known as the King of Rock and Roll
A) Michael Jackson B) Elvis Presley C) Lil Baby
B) Elvis Presley
True or False
Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1953.
True) False)
True
Advertisements on television, the radio, and in magazines encouraged Americans to buy many "new" oriducts?
A)True B)False
A)True
This Fast Food Place was invented in 1954 and known for their BIG MAC
A) Burger King B) KFC C) McDonalds
C) McDonalds
What year was the Fifa World Cup?
A)1953 B)1957 C) 1950
C)1950
What type of music was most popular during the 1950s
A) Pop B) Rock and roll C) Jazz
B) Rock and Roll
Which of these 1950s subcultures slicked back their hair, smoked cigarettes, threw down in rumbles, and drove cool cars?
A)Preppies B) Greasers C) Beatniks
B) Greasers
The economic boom of the 1950s helped young families to move from urban areas to this location?
A) Suburbs B)Farms C)Rural Areas
A) Suburbs
In 1959 little girls across the world went crazy over this invention, what is it?
A) Hot Wheels B) Barbie Doll C) Hula Hoop
B) Barbie Doll
What was the most popular Sport during the 1950s
A) Soccer B)Basketball C)Baseball
C) Baseball
Who sang the 1957 song "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On?
A) Jerry Lewis B) Eddie Cochran C) Duane Eddy
A) Jerry Lewis
Who was the women that didnt give up her seat on the bus?
A) Rosa Parks B) Michelle Obama C) Harriet Tubman
A) Rosa Parks
During the 1950s what was the general economic conditions in the U.S?
A) Low Unemployment B) Inflation C) Economic Growth
A) Low Unemployment
In what year was the Credit Card Invented
A) 1958 B)2001 C)1953
A) 1958
Out of the whole 1950s, how many World Series did the New York Yankees win?
A) 6 B)9 C)1
A) 6
Double Points
Who wrote the song HoundDogs and Jailhouses
A) Elvis Presley B) Chuck Berry C) Patti Page
A) Elvis Presley
In what year was the Brown v. Board of Education
A) 1956 B)1952 C)1954
C) 1954
Double Points
What was the U.S economy like in the 1950s
A) Strong B) Grew Rapidly C) All of the Above
C) All of the Above
DOUBLE POINTS
Invented in 1955 a vehicle that was not quite a boat, not quite a plane, but a ______?
A) Car B) Motorcycle C) HoverCraft
C) HoverCraft
Where was the 1956 Summer Olympics?
A) London B) Paris C) Melbourne
C) Melbourne
Double Points
He was known as a teen hearthrob and even had his own TV show.
A) Michael Jackson B) Perry Como C) Ricky Nelson
C) Ricky Nelson
Double Points
What did the Soviet Union send into space?
A) Sputnik B) Space Station C) RedStone Missle
A) Sputnik
What were men expected to do for the family in the 1950s.
A) Go to War B)Go to work and provide for his family
C) Work on the Farms
B) Go to work and provide for his family