50's Pop Culture
What was the name of the circular plastic 1950s toy
Hula hoop
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957
Sputnik
Who originally sang That'll Be the Day? in 1957?
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Snoopy, from Charles M. Schultz’s “Peanuts” comic strip, is what breed of dog
a beagle
What company first introduced their Chromebook hardware in 2011? The product's low price point proved popular with teachers as a 2018 estimate indicated that over 60% of classroom mobile devices in the U.S. were Chromebooks.
Who delivered the famous “I have a dream” speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was assassinated in November 1963?
President John F. Kennedy
Which film was the highest grossing release of 1963, yet still lost money because it was one of the most expensive films ever made?
Cleopatra
What type of airplane appears in Dr. Strange love?
Boeing B-52
What was this famous boxer’s name before he changed it to Muhammad Ali?
Cassius Clay
What famous cowboy of the 1950s was really named Leonard Slye
Roy Rogers
Who overthrew Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and became dictator of Cuba
Fidel Castro
Who recorded Rock Around the Clock in 1955?
Bill Haley and the Comet
world’s fastest dogs is what breed, with the ability to reach up to 45 mph.
Greyhound
"Cars" was the final Pixar film to be released on VHS and also the first to be released on what post-DVD high-resolution technology?
Blu Ray
What did the U.S. Postal Service add in 1963 that is part of every address today
ZIP Codes
What was the name of the conflict in 1961 in which CIA-trained forces tried, but failed to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro?
Bay of Pigs
Which actor won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird?
Gregory Peck
Who landed at 17 Cherry Tree Lane in a well-known Walt Disney movie from 1964?
Mary Poppins
What 60s artist was famous for his renderings of everyday objects such as soup cans?
Andy Warhol
What piece of women's clothing, named after a dog, became popular in this decade
Poodle skirt
Which member of the royal family became head of state in Great Britain in 1953
Queen Elizabeth II
Tony and Maria were the lead characters in what Broadway musical that premiered in 1957?
West Side Story
Polar bear skin is what color
Black
While building magnetrons at MIT in the 1940s, Percy Spencer noticed a melting chocolate bar in his pocket. Deeper investigation and exploration led to the invention of what household device? Spencer received no royalties for this invention, first marketed as the Radarange.
Microwave
What new type of telephone was invented in 1963?
Touch-tone
In 1964, Jack Ruby was convicted of murdering which other accused assassin?
Lee Harvey Oswald
What was the name of Butch Cassidy’s gang in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Hole in the Wall Gang
What famous actor starred in Lilies of the Field and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Sidney Poitier
In which year did the Woodstock Festival take place?
1969
Which rising young star from the movie Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955
James Dean
Who became Premier of the Soviet Union in 1958
Nikita Khrushchev
Which smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951?
Nat King Cole
the only birds that can fly backwards are
Hummingbirds
In 1999 Shigetaka Kurita invented what keyboard additions for cell phones that would eventually replace emoticons and even get their own movie?
Emojis
What iconic anti-war novel did Joseph Heller publish in 1961?
Catch-22
Israeli forces defeated Arab forces in this extremely short but decisive war that took place in June 1967. What is the name of that war?
Six Day War
Who played the role of Norman Bates in the 1960 horror movie, Psycho?
Anthony Perkins
Easy Rider starred Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. Which one directed the movie?
Dennis Hopper
Which product did Proctor and Gamble launch in 1966 that revolutionized baby care?
Pampers
Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running
The Price Is Right
Senator Joseph McCarthy, who conducted a nationally televised hearing in 1954 to root out Communists in the government, represented what state
Wisconsin
What Cleveland disc jockey first used the term "Rock N Roll" in 1951?
Alan Freed
What dog does not bark in a normal way but may yodel or scream when excited
The Basenji, an African wolf dog
Pierre Omidyar founded which popular online auction company in 1995 out of San Jose, California?
eBay
Who was the first African-American named Supreme Court Justice in 1967?
Thurgood Marshall
Russia imprisoned Gary Powers in 1960 for spying. What type of plane did he fly?
U-2
Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1960?
The Apartment
What 1968 movie co-starred a computer named H.A.L?
2001: A Space Odyssey
British fashion designer Mary Quant invented a daring and revealing new type of women’s clothing in1964. What was it called?
Miniskirt