1950's Sports
Which golf legend won his first Masters Tournament in 1958?
Arnold Palmer
Which TV show featuring a talking horse became a hit among children in the 1960's?
Mr. Ed
What dance craze, popularized by Chubby Checker in 1960, became a nationwide sensation?
The Twist
What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver in 1963 during the March on Washington?
"I Have a Dream"
What electronic device, introduced in 1967, revolutionized how people listened to music?
8-track Tape
Who was the heavyweight boxing champion for most of the 1950's?
Rocky Marciano
What popular toy, introduced in the 1960's, let kids make colorful, rubbery insects by heating liquid plastic?
Creepy Crawlers
Which song by The Beatles became the first to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US?
I Want to Hold Your Hand
What war dominated US foreign policy in the 1960's?
Vietnam War
Which major transportation innovation, introduced in 1964, changed high-speed travel in Japan?
Bullet Train (Shinkansen)
Which baseball team won the World Series in 1955, marking their first championship victory?
Brooklyn Dodgers
What type of fabric became a staple in household items and clothing due to its durability and wrinkle resistance?
Polyester
What novel, published in 1960, became a cultural milestone and won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Which country built the Berlin Wall in 1961?
East Germany
The first successful human heart transplant was preformed in the 1960's. True or False?
True- The first successful human heart transplant was performed in 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in South Africa.
Which country hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics?
Finland
What kind of dress, made famous by Mary Quant, became a fashion statement in the 1960's?
Mini skirt
The Sound of Music was the highest grossing movie of the 1960's. True or False?
True- The Sound of Music (1965) was the highest grossing film of the decade, surpassing Gone with the Wind in total revenue.
What major event in 1963 led to the swearing in of Lyndon B. Johnson as the US President?
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
What major advancement in surgery during the 1960's allowed doctors to replace damaged joints?
Artificial hip replacement
Who won the most Grand Slams singles titles in men's tennis during the 1950's?
Ken Rosewall
Which sugary breakfast cereal, first introduced in the 1960's, featured a pirate mascot?
Cap'n Crunch
What was the name of the fictional villains featured in the 1968 musical film Yellow Submarine?
The Blue Meanies
Who became the first man in space in 1961?
Yuri Gagarin
Which space mission first sent humans to orbit the Moon in 1968?
Apollo 8