50s & 60s Pop Culture
What iconic hairstyle became popular in the 1960s, often associated with the band The Beatles?
The Mop Top
What 1942 Disney film features a fawn as the main character?
Bambi
What CBS sketch/variety show aired from 1967 to 1978, and featured the titular comedienne, as well as Harvey Korman and Vicki Lawrence? It produced the popular spin-off “Mama’s Family.”
The Carol Burnett Show
Who first recorded the song “What a Wonderful World?”
Louis Armstrong
Where were the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights stored during World War II?
Fort Knox
Who wrote the song “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which became an anthem of the 1960s civil rights movement?
Bob Dylan
What year was the movie Gone With the Wind released?
1939
What popular 1950s sitcom starring Robert Young and Jane Wyatt dealt with the problems of the Anderson household? Its title implies that the male head of the household was the main character.
Father Knows Best
What band was Freddie Mercury the lead singer of?
Queen
Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
What popular television game show debuted in 1956, hosted by Bob Barker?
The Price is Right
Who played the lead role in High Noon?
Gary Cooper
A statue outside New York's Port Authority bus station honors Jackie Gleason's irascible bus driver from what classic TV program?
The Honeymooners
What is the title of The Beatles’ last studio album?
Let It Be
Known mainly for spreading a specific type of food, what Massachusetts-born 19th-century man was also fond of spreading religion throughout the country on his journeys?
Johnny Appleseed
Who was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong
What are the dying words of Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane?
"Rosebud"
What popular TV puppet was painted with exactly 48 freckles, one for every state in the union when his title show first aired in 1947?
Howdy Doody
Which song did Frank Sinatra make so iconic, it basically became the national anthem of suave?
My Way
What is the best-selling book of all time?
The Bible
Who painted the iconic artwork "Campbell's Soup Cans" in the 1960s?
Andy Warhol
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
With 14 years on NBC, the second-longest running Western in U.S. TV history shares its name with a word meaning "a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits." What is this "B" show?
Bonanza
Which crooner made “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” feel like a Vegas punchline?
Dean Martin
How old was Rose in the Titanic movie when she was recounting her story?
100 years old