1950s History
Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?
A.) Flu B.) Chickenpox C.) Polio D.) Measles
C.) Polio
Which famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much?
A.) Oh what a beautiful Morning B.) Que Sera Sera C.) Maria D.) Trolley Song
B.) Que Sera Sera
Which aspiring rock-and-roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, but could only be shown from the waist up?
A.) Ray Charles B.) Buddy Holly C.) Dean Martin D.) Elvis Presley
D.) Elvis Presley
Who was the first African-American named Supreme Court Justine in 1967?
A.) Clarence Thomas B.) Ketanji Brown Jackson C.) Thurgood Marshall D.) Ben Shapiro
C.) Thurgood Marshall
Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1960?
A.) The Apartment B.) Ben-Hur C.) The Diary of Anne Frank D.) The Nun's Story
A.) The Apartment
What year did Disneyland open?
A.) 1954 B.) 1955 C.) 1957 D.) 1960
B.) 1955
What singer had a country music chart hit with Sixteen Tons in 1955?
A.) Tennessee Ernie Ford B.) Patsy Cline C.) Hank Williams D.) Glen Campbell
A.) Tennessee Ernie Ford
Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today?
A.) Jeopardy B.) The Price is Right C.) Wheel of Fortune D.) Family Feud
B.) The Price is Right
What did the U.S. Postal Service add in 1963?
A.) Stamps B.) Outdoor mailbox C.) Zip Code
C.) Zip Code
Which actor won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird?
A.) Cary Grant B.) Gregory Peck C.) Rex Harrison D.) James Dean
B.) Gregory Peck
What famous explorer first climbed Mount Everest in 1953?
A.)Sir Donald Trump B.) Sir Jason Gilmore C.) Sir Walter White D.) Sir Edmund Hillary
D.) Sir Edmund Hillary
Tony and Maria were the lead characters in what Broadway musical that premiered in 1957?
A.) West Side Story B.) Romeo and Juliet C.) The Music Man D.) Oklahoma
A.) West Side Story
What famous cowboy of the 1950s was really name Leonard Slye?
A.)Johnny Mathis B.)Johnny Cash C.) Roy Orbison D.) Roy Rogers
D.) Roy Rogers
Russia imprisoned Gary Powers in 1960 for spying. What type of plane did he fly?
A.) C-130 B.) U-2 C.) F-18 D.) F-22
B.) U-2
What was the name of Butch Cassidy's gang in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
A.) The Sharks B.) Vamanos Pest C.) 12 Angry Men D.) Hole in the Wall Gang
D.) Hole in the Wall Gang
Which president of the United States was in office from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961
A.)Franklin D. Roosevelt B.)Harry S. Truman C.) Dwight D. Eisenhower D.) John F. Kennedy
C.) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951?
A.) Frank Sinatra B.) Louis Armstrong C.) Nat King Cole D.) Ella Fitzgerald
Eating what type of live fish became popular in the 1950s?
A.) Salmon B.) Goldfish C.) Tuna D.) Trout
B.) Goldfish
What iconic anti-war novel did Joseph Heller publish in 1961?
A.) Catch-22 B.) 1984 C.) To Kill a Mockingbird D.)All Quiet on the Western Front
A.) Catch-22
What 1968 movie co-starred a computer named H.A.L?
A.) Star Trek B.) 2001: A Space Odyssey C.) Star Wars D.) Interstellar
B.) 2001: A Space Odyssey
Senator Joseph McCarthy, who conducted a nationally televised hearing in 1954 to root out Communists in the government, represented what state?
A.) New York B.) Alabama C.) Wisconsin D.) Arizona
C.) Wisconsin
What Cleveland disc jockey first used the term "Rock N Roll" in 1951?
A.) Alan Freed B.) Elvis Presley C.) John Lennon D.) Barney Fife
A.) Alan Freed
What type of hat/cap did both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone wear on TV in the 50s?
A.) Rabbitskin B.) Coonskin C.) Gatorskin D.)Bearfur
B.) Coonskin
In 1964, Jack Ruby was convicted of murdering which other accused assassin?
A.) Lee Harvey Oswald B.) Robert Kardashian C.) J.D. Tippit D.) John Wilkes Booth
A.) Lee Harvey Oswald
What type of airplane appears in Dr. Strangelove?
A.) a helicopter B.) Boeing B-52 C.) C-130 D.) Airbus A380
B.) Boeing B-52