1950s history
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random trivia
100

What was the federal minimum wage for most the 1990s?

$4.25

100

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

What is "Que Sera Sera"

100

This country is known for pizza, pasta and the leaning tower of pizza.

Italy

100

The lead actress in the 1964 movie "My fair lady"

Who is Audrey Hepburn

100

This aspiring rock-and-roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956 but could only be shown from the waist up

Who is Elvis Presley

200

This royal family member became head of state in Great Britain in 1953 

Who is Queen Elizabeth II

200

This smoky-voiced singer sang "Too Young" in 1951

Who is Nat King Cole

200

This country is known for inventing the Olympics

Greece
200

He played Norman Bates in the 1960 horror movie Psycho

Who is Anthony Perkins

200

He was assassinated in November of 1963

Who is John F. Kennedy

300

He was a famous explorer who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953

Who is Sir Edmund Hillary

300

This famous 60's song has the lyrics

"I've got so much honey
The bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song
Than the birds in the trees"

What is "My Girl"

300

This country is known for the last intact original wonder of the world

Egypt

300

This was the highest grossing movie in 1963, but lost money due to it being so expensive to make

What is Cleopatra

300

This western debuted in 1955, lasted 20 seasons and was shown in B&W and color

What is Gunsmoke

400

This was the year Disneyland first opened

What is 1955

400

This famous 60's song has the lines

"My love is alive
Way down in my heart
Although we are miles apart"

What is "Ain't no mountain high enough"

400

This country's independence day is commonly believed to be May 5th but it is actually September 16th

Mexico

400

This famous actor starred in Lilies Of The Field and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Who is Sydney Poitier

400

This singer-songwriter, also considered to be one of the greatest electric guitar players of all time died in 1970

Who is Jimi Hendrix

500

This is the disease Dr. Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for in 1952

What is Polio

500

This famous 60's song has the lyrics

"Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be?

What is "I can't help falling in love with you"

500

This country's territories cover 12 time zones, more than any other country.

France

500

This film won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1965

What is The Sound of Music

500

This deadly disease struck a convention in Philadelphia in July 1976 and is named after the convention it struck

What is Legionnaires Disease