Sports
In September 1950, who defeated the great Joe Louis for the heavyweight boxing championship?
1. John L. Sullivan
2. Ezzard Charles
3. Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Ezzard Charles!
Name the number 1 song on the Billboard Charts in 1951:
1. Be my love
2. Moonlight Bay
3. The Rovin' Kind
Be My Love
This fast food chain was created in 1954 and their logo is someone royal... what is it?
Burger King!
True or False:
The first on-screen toilet flush in Hitchcock's Psycho (1960)
True!
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, in...
1. 1957
2. 1955
3. 1953
1957!
Texas football fans saw their first NFL team to arrive in the state in 1952. Which team was it?
1. Austin Steers
2. Lubbock Longhorns
3. Dallas Texans
3. The Dallas Texans
Whose autobiography is titled "Who's Sorry Now?"
1. Doris Day
2. Sandra Dee
3. Connie Francis
Connie Francis
What year did KFC Launch?
1. 1955
2. 1952
3. 1954
2. 1952
James Dean received how many Oscar Nominations in the 1950's?
2!
The double helix structure of DNA was discovered, and Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for..
1. The Flu
2. Polio
3. Diabetes
2. Polio
Baseball fans watched this team finish a consecutive streak of five World Series titles, ending in 1953. Which powerhouse team was this?
1. The New York Yankees
2. The Blue Jays
3. The Brooklyn Dodgers
1. The New York Yankees
Who was the child actor in "Miracle on 34th Street"?
1. Sophia Lauren
2. Natalie Wood
3. Elizabeth Taylor
2. Natalie Wood!
This Canadian fast food restaurant was the first drive-in Canada. It was first opened in 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
What is it?
A&W!
True or false:
The Apartment (1960) won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 33rd Academy Awards.
True!
The first Disneyland opened in...
1. 1955
2. 1952
3. 1959
1. 1955
Which National Hockey League team won its fourth of five consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1958-59 season?
1. Dallas Stars
2. Montreal Canadiens
3. Denver Flames
2. Montreal Canadiens
Who at the age of 15 appeared in the French magazine Elle?
1. Marilyn Monroe
2. Doris Day
3. Brigitte Bardot
3. Bridgitte Bardot!
The first dairy queen opened in 1953. Which province was it in?
1. Ontario
2. Saskatchewan
3. Manitoba
2. Saskatchewan!
How many seasons were created for the hit TV series "I love Lucy"
6!
The decade concluded with the U.S. Apollo 11 mission in 1969, which resulted in the first human walk on the Moon.
Who was the man who first walked on the moon?
In 1955, which boxer won the final fight of his career, going 49-0 after a knockout given to the great Archie Moore?
1. Rocky Marciano
2. Tex Cobb
3. Cassius Clay
1. Rocky Marciano
What was the name of Elvis Presley's Twin Brother?
1. Jessie
2. Steven
3. Michael
4. He didn't have one...
1. Jessie! Jessie Garon Presley
What year did the first McDonald's open in Canada?
1. 1957
2. 1967
3. 1963
2. 1967!
What year did the TV Series "Donna Reed" release?
1. 1954
2. 1958
3. 1955
1958!
How much did a first-class stamp cost in 1960?
4 cents