1950s history
The first successful artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
What is Sputnik1?
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"
This tv game show first aired in 1956 and is still running
What is The Price is Right
The lead actress in the 1964 movie "My fair lady"
Who is Audrey Hepburn
This company made the first TV dinners in 1953
Who is Swanson?
This royal family member became head of state in Great Britain in 1953
Who is Queen Elizabeth II
This person was known as the "First Lady of Song" and was very popular in the 40s
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
This young star died in an automobile accident in 1955
Who is James Dean
This famous movie had the quote "We'll always have Paris?"
What is "Casablanca"
He was assassinated in November of 1963
Who is John F. Kennedy
This person was the president from 1953-1961
Who is Dwight D Eisenhower
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"
This famous actress married Joe DiMaggio in 1954.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This rising young star is from the movie Rebel Without a Cause and died in an automobile accident
Who is James Dean?
In 1959 Ruth Handler and Mattel debuted what is now the most famous doll in America
What is Barbie?
This was the year Disneyland first opened
What is 1955
This singer made the famous song "Diana" in 1957
They are a famous English band who arrived to the US in February of 1964
Who are The Beatles
This 1960s heartthrob made their Broadway debut in 1953.
Who is Paul Newman
This state became the 49th state on January 3rd 1959
What is Alaska?
This is the disease Dr. Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for in 1952
What is Polio
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"
This 1950s book was so popular it was reprinted 8 times but so controversial it was banned by many high schools.
What is "The Catcher in the Rye"?
This film won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1965
What is The Sound of Music
These two people climbed Mount Everest in 1953
Who is Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay?