General Trivia
What is the geographically largest U.S. state?
Alaska
What soft drink was billed as “the real thing?”
Coca Cola
Which president of the United States was in office from Jan. 20, 1953, to Jan. 20, 1961?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951?
Nat King Cole
Which aspiring rock 'n' roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 but could only be shown from the waist up?
Elvis Presley
What are the three flavors in Neopolitan ice cream?
Chocolate, Vanilla, and Strawberry
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?
Polio
Which group had a hit with Twilight Time in 1958?
The Platters
What famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?
Joe DiMaggio
What branch of the U.S. Military boasts the Blue Angels?
Navy
What country makes the most wine, Italy, France, or the United States?
Italy
What year did Disneyland open?
1955
Which famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much?
Que Sera Sera
What piece of women's clothing — named after a dog — became popular in the 1950s?
Poodle skirt
What three crops, when planted together, are known as the “Three Sisters?”
Corn, beans, and squash
What type of fruit is a pomelo?
Citrus
What is the name of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?
Rosa Parks
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
What is the British dish of sausages and mashed potatoes better known as in the UK?
Bangers and mash
Which fast food restaurant’s commercial asked, “Where’s the beef?”
Wendy’s
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
What famous cowboy of the 1950s was really named Leonard Slye?
Roy Rogers