General 50s
Fashion 50s
Music 50s
TV/Movies
Interesting Facts
100
Who was known as The King of Rock and Roll?
Elvis Presley
100
Would men wear tight or loose-fitting suits?
Loose
100
What was the name of the global 1951 hit for Nat King Cole? - We hope you haven't forgotten!
Unforgettable
100
Who created Desilu Productions?
Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz
(The company was able to secure a deal to get "I Love Lucy" on television.)
100
What did human do for the first time on 29 May 1953?
Ascent to the summit of Mount Everest.
(On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa from Nepal, achieved an extraordinary feat: they became the first known explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.)
200
Which fast-food franchise opened its first restaurant in 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah?
KFC
200
What was the lipstick color of choice?
Bright Red
200
Who sang Mr. Sandman in 1954?
The Chordettes
200
Which television actress gave birth to her child in real life on the same day that her character on her television show gave birth?
Lucille Ball
(This was Lucille Ball from "I Love Lucy." Lucille was pregnant at the time of filming season two, so the producers of the show made her character pregnant as well. The two gave birth on January 19, 1953.)
200
What opened in Anaheim, California, on 17 July 1955, starting a global empire?
Disneyland
300
The G.I Bill subsidized low-cost mortgages for what group of people?
Returning soldiers
300
What were women starting to wear more during this decade?
Slacks
300
Who released 'I Walk The Line' in 1956?
Johnny Cash
300
What was "Candid Camera"?
"Candid Camera" was a prank show which played jokes on unsuspecting victims. Before it became a television show, it was aired on the radio under the name "Candid Microphone."
300
What was the first TV dinner composed of?
Thanksgiving meal, complete with cornbread stuffing and peas.
400
What type of skirt became popular for women?
Pencil
400
The 1950s saw the astonishing rise in popularity in which kind of heeled shoe?
Stiletto 
400
What was the dance craze that was very fast and involved no touching known as?
The Bop
400
Which president appeared in the show "Wagon Train"?
Ronald Reagan
He made an appearance in the show "Wagon Train." This took place in season seven, where he played Captain Paul Winters.
400
Established in 1958, what is the National Aeronautics and Space Act better known as?
NASA
500
What was in 4.4 million American homes by 1950?
Television sets
500
Women could also wear flats and be considered the height of fashion; what were these shoes called?
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500
Which legendary singer called Rock and Roll music 'the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression?
Frank Sinatra
500
Who narrated "The Twilight Zone"?
Rod Serling
500
What is the Southdale Center?
The oldest temperature-controlled indoor mall in the US.
(Southdale Center is the nation’s first indoor regional shopping mall. Opened in 1956)