1950's History
1960's Movies
1950's Pop Culture
1960's History
1950's Music
100

This president was in office Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20 1961.

Who Is Dwight D Wisenhower

100

This film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1960.

What is The Apartment?

100

This aspiring rock and roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 156, but could only be shown from the waist up.

Who is Elvis Presley?

100

He was the first African-American named Supreme Court Justice in 1967.

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

100

This song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much.

What is Que Sera Sera?

200

Dr. Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for this in 1952.

What is Polio?

200

This actor won the Oscar for Best Actor in his role in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.

Who is Gregory Peck?

200

This television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today. 

What is The Price is Right?

200

This new tpe of telephone was invented in 1963.

What is Touch-tone?

200

Daily Double:

This singer had a hit with Sixteen Tons in 1955.

Who is Tennessee Ernie Ford?

300

IN CASE OF A FLIGHT DELAY, PACK A FEW SNACKS, LIKE XTHESE KIDNEY-SHAPED NUTS HIGH IN PROTEIN

CASHEWS                                            

300

DAILY DOUBLE:

THE LARGEST CITY IN ALABAMA WAS NMED FOR THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

BIRMINGHAM

300

This famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954.

HE HAD SEVERAL NICKNAMES

ONE REGARDING THE SPORT HE WAS KNOWN FOR

AND ANOTHER REGARDING A FOOD PRODUCT

Who is Joe DiMaggio?

JOLTIN' JOE DIMAGGIO

MR. COFFEE

300

This iconic anti-war novel was published by Joseph Heller in 1961. 

What is Catch-22?

300

This group had a hit with Twilight Time in 1958.

Who are The Platters?

400

THE LARGEST CITIES IN MAINE AND OREGON SHARE THIS NAME

PORTLAND

400

This character landed at 17 Cherry Tree Lane in a well-known Walt Disney movie from 1964.

Who is Mary Poppins?

400

Eating this type of live fish became popular in the 1950's.

What is a Goldfish?

400

NEIL DIAMOND CAME OUT WITH HIS MOST FAMOUS HIT SONG IN 1969.

NAME THE SONG

SWEET CAROLINE

400

This smoky-voiced singer sang Too Young in 1951.

Who is Nat King Cole?

500

THIS MAJOR AMUSEMENT PARK IN THE U. S. OPENED IN 1955

What is Disneyland?

500

This 1968 movie co-starred a computer named H.A.L.

What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?

500

THIS IS THE SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSIONOF THE BRITUSH MAGAZINE "HELLO"

HOLA

500

Israeli forces defeated Arab forces in this extremely short, but decisive war that took place in June 1967. 

What is the Six Day War?

500

KNOWN BY A COLORFUL NICKNAME, HE GOT THE RANK OF GENRAL OF THE ARMIES OF THE U.S. IN SEPTEMBER 1919

JOHN "BLACK JACK" PERSHING