1950's POP CULTURE
The iconic Barbie doll was introduced in 1959, but her boyfriend didn’t make the scene until 1961. What was his name?
Ken
He won the governorship of Alabama in 1963 campaigning for segregation “now, tomorrow, and forever.”
George Wallace
What do you get when you mix flour and water?
Paste
This strongly scented, weather resistant wood is often used for house shingles and closet linings.
Cedar
This is, by far, the largest population of mammals on Earth, followed by rats and domesticated livestock such as cattle, pigs, and sheep.
Humans
LIFE Magazine’s photographers took pictures of Fantasyland, Frontierland, and Tomorrowland on opening day of this California theme park in July 1955.
Disneyland
This federal penitentiary, located on an island in San Francisco Bay, was closed by US Attorney General Robert. F. Kennedy.
Alcatraz
What do you get when you mix red and blue?
Purple
Most wines are aged in barrels made of wood from this tree.
Oak
The sea type of this playful aquatic mammal, which can be found along the coastlines of southern California, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, has the thickest fur of any animal.
Sea Otter
This toy, sold in plastic eggs, could bounce, stretch, and copy pictures from newspapers and comic books.
Silly Putty
Almost 20 years before the appearance of Diet Coke, the Coca Cola company debuted this new product, its first ever diet soda.
TaB
What do you get when you mix tomato juice and vodka?
Bloody Mary
The bark of this tree was prized by Native Americans for use in lightweight and waterproof canoes, bowls, and wigwams.
Birch
This wild dog of Australia preys mostly on kangaroos, wallabies, and rabbits.
Dingo
With the Baby Boom in full gear, the 1950s are considered the Golden Age of toys and games. Most kids’ cereals had a toy packed in every box, like the plastic toy submarine that could dive underwater and surface again, powered by this common product found on pantry shelves.
Baking soda
Abraham Zapruder, a dress manufacturer and amateur filmmaker, shot what is arguably the most famous 26 seconds of film in history. What was the subject of Zapruder’s film?
Zapruder captured the fatal head shot, fired by Lee Harvey Oswald, that struck and killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22nd .
What do you get when you mix zinc and copper?
Brass
The bark of this species of oak tree is stripped every nine years, providing material for products such as bulletin boards and bottle stoppers.
Cork
Adult males of this African mammal species are called silverbacks.
Gorillas
In 1953, this two-seater Chevrolet sports car was the first automobile to have an all-fiberglass body.
Corvette (Stingray is also correct.)
In 1963, the first two James Bond films, starring Sean Connery, debuted. Can you name one of them?
Dr. No and From Russia With Love
What do you get when you mix orange juice and champagne?
Mimosa
Types of this soft wood include clear, sugar, white, and Ponderosa.
Pine
Unlike most mammals, this one, which lives on the east coast of Australia and Tasmania, has webbed feet and lays eggs.
Platypus