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Ward, June, Wally, and Beav Cleaver are characters from this TV show.

What is Leave it to Beaver?

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Elvis Presley was the "king" of this new genre of music.

What is Rock 'n' Roll?

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A famous fashion doll that was created and introduced by Mattel in 1959.

Who is Barbie?

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This Disney movie was made in 1950 and features a glass slipper in the plot of the story.

What is Cinderella?

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The social class that grew the most during the 1950's.

What is the middle class?

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This actor played the role of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.

Who is Don Knots?

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This group originally sang "That'll be the Day" in 1957.

Who are Buddy Holly and the Crickets?

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A famous satellite that was launched in 1953 by the USSR.

What is Sputnik?

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Audrey Hepburn's first major American motion picture.

What is Roman Holiday?

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A TV game show that first aired in 1956 and is still running today.

What is The Price Is Right?

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This TV news network broadcasted the first television commercial in color in 1951.

What is CBS?

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This smoky-voiced singer sang "Too Young" in 1951.

Who is Nat King Cole?

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This popular female clothing item was introduced by Allen Gant in 1959.

What are pantyhose?

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In this musical, popular actor and actress Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont struggle to transition from silent films to talking pictures. 

What is Singing in the Rain?

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The 2 men who were United States presidents during the 1950s.

Who are Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)?

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A gameshow where celebrity panelists question contestants to determine their occupation and identify a mystery guest.

What is What's My Line?

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This group recorded "Rock Around the Clock" in 1955.

Who are Bill Haley and the Comets?

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 America's favorite dog breed in the 1950's.

What is a beagle?

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Music lyrics from this movie describe this character as "the best doggone dog in the west."

Who is Old Yeller?

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This famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954.

Who is Joe DiMaggio?

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The name of the ranch in the TV show Bonanza that premiered in 1959?

What is Ponderosa?

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Maria and Tony were the lead characters of this Broadway Musical that premiered in 1957.

What is West Side Story?

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This competition was broadcast live from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for the first time in 1954.

What is the Miss America Pageant?

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A 1955 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.

What is To Catch a Thief?

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Sir Edmund Hillary was the first human to accomplish this tough feat on May 29th, 1953.

What is climbing to the summit of Mount Everest?