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100

Which singer got  famous from their album Loving You  

Elvis Presley, that was the biggest album he released that year, but that is what Google told me

100

This 1952 musical is often considered one of the greatest films of all time and starred Gene Kelly.

singing in the rain

100

When did Elvis Presley release his first album

1956

100

Which English royal family members' fathers died, so they became the rulers  

Elizabeth the Second. She ascended the throne in 1952, but was a young and notable figure in 1950. Elizabeth the Second  

100

Which famous book came out in 1950 

Little hint, it's a fantasy fiction

the lord of the rings

200

Which author published their famous kids' book called If I Ran a Zoo? 

Dr. Seuss was that author 

200

This famous director scared audiences with his 1958 thriller Vertigo.

Alfred Hitchcock?

200

What was the famous genre that started in 1950?

The genre was ROCK AND ROLL

200

Who was the President of the United States at the beginning of the 1950s?

HARRY S. TRUMAN

200

What book got a movie starring Will Smith

I ROBOT 

300

What famous baseball player got his own movie in 1950 and in the same year went to play for the Dodgers

jackie robinson

300

This epic 1959 film starring Charlton Heston won 11 Academy Awards.

 Ben-Hur?

300

What two songwriters officially started The Beatles?

PAUL MCCARTNEY and JOHN LENNON
300

What war ended in 1953 with an armistice

THE KOREN WAR

300

What book did we read in the second grade? We also saw a play for it 

charlets web

400

Which female actor was gaining recognition as a Hollywood star? 

Marilyn Monroe

400

This 1951 film warned of nuclear war and featured an alien named Klaatu and a robot named Gort.

The Day the Earth Stood Still?

400

What is the name of Elvis Presley's first album 

ROCK 'N' ROLL

400

What major international organization was active in preventing war and promoting peace during the 1950s?

THE UNTIED NATIONS 

400

what two books did dr Seuss did he make in 1950

cat in the hat and the grinch 

500

Which famous boxer started their boxing career in the early 1950s 

Muhammad Ali

Ali's boxing career began in the early 1950s, fueled by a stolen bicycle incident that led him to a boxing gym. 




500

This 1954 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa told the story of samurai defending a village and inspired the later film The Magnificent Seven.

the seven Samurai

500

What was the name of Frank Sinatra's fifth studio album 

DEDICATED TO YOU was the name of the album 

500

What was the name of the U.S. government project that developed the hydrogen bomb, and when was the first successful test?

the hydogen bomb 

500

What book came out that had the main characters in space and had to fight bugs 

starship troopers