music
What music genre took the world by storm in the late 1950’s
what is Rock and Roll
Who won the world series 5 years in a row during the 1950’s
who are the yankees
In 1955, this woman refused to give up her bus seat in Alabama, helping spark the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This movie features Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, and the "second star to the right."
What is Peter Pan
one of the biggest influences in the 1950s for womens fashion
Who was the most popular artist in the 1950’s?
Who is Elvis Presley
who won the stanley cup in 1950,1952,1954,and 1955
who are the red wings
This 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This movie is Famous for the Mad Hatter’s tea party and the Queen of Hearts.
Alice in Wonderland
These "frozen" meals in a tray allowed families to eat dinner while watching their favorite TV shows.
what are TV dinners
In what branch of the military did Johnny Cash serve?
What is the Air Force
Why was the 24 second shot clock added to the NBA in 1954
to keep players from stalling
This year-long protest against segregated buses began after Rosa Parks was arrested.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
On march 4, 1950, Walt Disney’s animated feature this movie in theaters across the United States.
what is Cinderella
To look like their favorite rock stars, young men used grease or pomade to style their hair into this "duck-inspired" look.
What is a Ducktail (or Greaser hair)?
What was Elvis Presley’s debut album called?
What is Rock ‘N’ Rock
Who was the first African American to play football in a southern university in 1956?
who is Bobby Grier
This president helped shape the early 1950s with policies on the economy, civil rights, and the Korean War.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This actor, born Marion Morrison, was known to his fans and friends by the nickname "The Duke."
Who is John Wayne
These "3D" shoes, often worn with poodle skirts, were usually black and white and named after a type of horse.
What are Saddle Shoes?
What 1950’s event was being talked about in the song “American Pie”?
What is The day the music died
who was the baseball mvp in 1953 for the national league
who is Roy Campanella
This president led the U.S. during the economic growth and suburban expansion of the 1950s and signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
She began her career as a pin-up model before breaking into acting, with her, as noted in The New York Times
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
Before cell phones, kids spent hours talking to friends on these devices that stayed plugged into the wall.
What is a Telephone (or Landline)?