General
Who was the US president at the beginning of the 1950s?
Harry Truman
Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?
Polio
Which famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much?
Que Sera Sera
What famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?
Joe DiMaggio
WWII didn’t officially end until 1951.
True
Who ascended to the British throne in 1952?
Queen Elizabeth II
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957?
Sputnik
Which smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951?
Nat King Cole
Which aspiring rock and roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956, but could only be shown from the waist up?
Elvis Presley
Alaska and Hawaii became states on the same day in August 1959.
False, Alaska became a state in January 1959
Who triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her bus seat for a white passenger?
Rosa Parks
Which president of the United States was in office from Jan. 20, 1953 to Jan. 20, 1961?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What Cleveland disc jockey first used the term "Rock N Roll" in 1951?
Alan Freed
Eating what type of live fish became popular in the 1950s?
Goldfish
Grace was actually Grace Kelly’s middle name. Her first name was Patricia.
False
Which 1959 Broadway musical tells the story of the Von Trapp family and their governess Maria?
The Sound of Music
Senator Joseph McCarthy, who conducted a nationally televised hearing in 1954 to root out Communists in the government, represented what state?
Wisconsin
Which group had a hit with Twilight Time in 1958?
The Platters
What famous cowboy of the 1950s was really named Leonard Slye?
Roy Rogers
The first TV dinner was introduced to consumers in 1953, and it consisted of a Thanksgiving-style turkey meal.
True
In 1959, Fidel Castro became leader of which country?
Cuba
What famous explorer first climbed Mount Everest in 1953?
Sir Edmund Hillary
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
Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today?
The Price Is Right
President Eisenhower won the largest majority that any US president has ever had at the 1952 election.
False