1950s Slang
Going Ape
What is Going Crazy?
Ward, June, Wally, and Beav Cleaver are characters from this TV Show.
What is Leave it to Beaver?
This popular fad with the kids of the 50s involved placing insects in a plastic container that mimics the underground conditions and shows how the insects live.
What is An Ant Farm?
This famous singer sang the songs "Peggy Sue", "That'll be the day", "Maybe Baby", and "Everday".
Who is Charles Hardin Holler, also known as Buddy Holly?
This popular female clothing item was introduced by Allen Gant in 1959.
What is the pantyhose?
Made in the Shade
What is when things are going well for you and you don't have a care in the world?
This actor played the role of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.
Who is Don Knots?
Swanson introduced its famous TV dinners in 1954. They were designed to look like food served in this glamorous and relatively new industry.
What is the Airlines industry?
This famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much.
What is "Que Sera Sera"?
The two US Presidents of the 1950s.
Who are Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Ankle Biters
What is a Small Child?
This tv show, cartoon, and comic concerns the misadventures of a mischievous child.
What is Dennis the Menace?
This trendy hairstyle for guys involved combing hair straight back with a part down the back of the head and a few tendrils left dangling around the face.
What is the Ducktail (or DA)?
This smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951.
Who is Nat King Cole?
This amusement park opened in California in 1955.
Disneyland
Bird Dog
Who is Someone who tries to steal your girlfriend?
The name of this popular cap was worn by Fess Parker for his role Daniel Boone.
What is a Coonskin Cap?
This designer began in 1954 to produce boxy suit jackets trimmed in braid, paired with slim skirts, made of highly textured tweeds and worn with ropes of pearls. The style remains a classic.
Who is Coco Chanel?
This singing group recorded Rock Around the Clock in 1955.
Who is Bill Haley and the Comets?
This TV crime drama was headed by Elliot Ness.
What is "The Untouchables"?
A Dream Boat
What is the slang term that means a man is cute or handsome?
The name of the ranch in 'Bonanza'.
What is Ponderosa?
During the 1950s the number of American births skyrocketed. Baby Book occurred during this time span. (years)
What is 1946-1964?
The Coasters recorded this song in 1959 with the line "You're gonna need an ocean of Calamine lotion." .
What is "Poison Ivy" by The Coasters?
What is Espionage?
(Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who were convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union)