50's Music
What singer had a hit with Sixteen Tons in 1955?
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Walt Whitman famously described the poetry of what fellow American as "a propensity toward nocturnal themes, a demoniac undertone behind every page?"
Edgar Allan Poe
The age of a lion can be determined by its … ?
Nose!
This western show featured Ben Cartwright and his three sons on their ranch. What was the name of the show?
Bonanza
"Bonanza" was the first color western and lasted 14 seasons
In human anatomy, what does the “hallux” refer to?
The Big Toe
Which smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951?
Nat King Cole
The Divine Comedy, a massive narrative poem including sections for Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, completed in 1320, is the best known work of what Italian poet?
Dante
A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a … ?
Grape
Which of these cartoons was not on TV during the 1960s?
1.The Alvin Show
2. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
3.The Flintstones
4.Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats
"Josie and the Pussycats" debuted in 1970. Other 1960s cartoons included "Yogi Bear", "The Jetsons", "The Bugs Bunny Show", and "The Beatles".
What U.S. state is home to Acadia National Park?
Maine
Tony and Maria were the lead characters in what Broadway musical that premiered in 1957?
West Side Story
What epic John Milton poem, first published in 1667, concerns the fall of Lucifer from Heaven, and Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden?
Paradise Lost
How far away can a wolf smell its prey?
Almost 2 miles!
What show featured characters named Morticia, Wednesday, Lurch, and Cousin Itt?
The Addams Family
What is August’s birthstone?
Peridot
Who recorded Rock Around the Clock in 1955?
Bill Haley and the Comets
Featuring a military rank in its repetitive title, what 1865 Walt Whitman poem was written as a memorial to recently assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
O Captain! My Captain!
Where is the only place on their body dogs have sweat glands?
The pads of their paws
John Wayne turned down the role of Marshall Dillon because he didn't want to do a weekly television show. What show was this character from?
Gunsmoke.
By U.S. law, exit signs must be one of what two colors?
Green or Red
The Coasters recorded a song in 1959 with the line "You're gonna need an ocean of Calamine lotion." What is the name of the song?
Poison Ivy
"The Burial of the Dead" and "The Chess Game" are sections from what 1922 poem by T.S. Eliot, commonly regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century?
The Waste Land
What type of farm animal can sunburn?
Pig
The running joke that the TV family was so wholesome they never used the bathroom started because the network wouldn’t allow a toilet to be shown on screen. What was the title of the groovy 1969 sitcom?
The Brady Bunch
Which three zodiac signs are water signs?
Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio
B.J. Thomas sang "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You" in 1967. Who first recorded it in 1951?
Hank Williams Senior
Although her life tragically ended at the age of 30, what American poet and short-story writer is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for collections such as "The Bell Jar?" She posthumously won a Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for her collected poems.
Sylvia Plath
What is a male duck called?
Drake
The Twilight Zone”, the classic science fiction anthology that originally ran from 1959 to 1964, was created, hosted, and largely written by what “S” TV writer with a penchant for deep voiced narration?
Rod Serling
Nearly all fossils are preserved in what type of rock?
Sedimentary
Which famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much?
Que Sera Sera
What body of work by William Shakespeare is sometimes split into sections called "Fair Youth" and "Dark Lady"?
Sonnets
What is the closest living relative to the T-rex?
The chicken (and all birds, generally)
What popular TV puppet was painted with exactly 48 freckles, one for every state in the union when his title show first aired in 1947?
Howdy Doody
What guitarist notably performed on the Michael Jackson song “Beat It”?
Eddie Van Halen
Which group had a hit with Twilight Time in 1958?
The Platters
Located within the Irish province of Munster, what city in Ireland is also a type of five-line poem that famously follows an AABBA rhyming scheme?
Limerick
What are the only two mammals that lay eggs?
Spiny anteater and duck-billed platypus
Desi Arnaz didn't just play Lucille Ball's husband in "I Love Lucy," but was also her real-life husband. In what country was Arnaz born as Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III?
Cuba
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A Flamboyance
What Cleveland disc jockey first used the term "Rock N Roll" in 1951?
Alan Freed
James Joyce's seminal book Ulysses takes place on a single day in Dublin, but is heavily based on what epic poem that covers a decade of travel around the Mediterranean Sea?
The Odyssey
What is the only big cat that doesn’t roar?
Cheetah
How well yabba dabba do you know your classic TV? In January of 1963, what prehistoric cartoon lady made history by becoming the first animated character to be depicted as pregnant?
Wilma Flintstone
What do you call the visible part of the rivet commonly found on the pockets of jeans?
The Burr