Childhood Fun
Black History
History
Culture
50's Music
100
Shoes with wheels
What are roller skates?
100
In 1956, he became the first Black entertainer to host a nationally broadcast TV variety show.
L-O-V-E is one of his signature songs
Who is Nat King Cole?
100
Born in 1706, this founding father flew a kite in a storm. His initials are B. F.
Who is Ben Franklin?
100
You can't walk or write with this skirt.
What is a pencil skirt?
100
At first, TV would only show him above the waist.
Who is Elvis Presley?
200
Chalk and a sidewalk are all you need to play this game.
What is hopscotch?
200
Seen here are these heroic aviators, the first African-American combat pilots who served during World War II
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
200
Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin developed vaccines for this disease which often caused paralysis.
What is polio?
200
Not exploding children, but born after WW2.
What are baby boomers?
200
Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone magazine twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. She demanded R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
300
Children were not bored with these games
What are board games?
300
In 1955 she stayed seated on a bus & makes history.
Who is Rosa Parks?
300
There was nothing polite about this war but it ended slavery in the US.
What is the Civil War?
300
"Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions – on a sesame seed bun."
McDonalds most famous sandwich.
What is a "Big Mac"?
300
Doris Day went on this kind of journey.
What is a "Sentimental Journey"?
400
Boys often collected and traded them with their friends. Micky Mantle's was a favorite!
What are Baseball Cards?
400
Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line in 1947 when he was signed by this team.
Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?
400
The reigning monarchs of Great Britain.
Who are King Charles and Queen Camilla?
400
Where you might go on a date and stay in the car.
What is a drive-in movie?
400
"It's Impossible" singer
Who is Perry Como?
500
Swing your hips for this toy but no grass skirt required!
What is a Hula Hoop?
500
This cleric and theologian, who fought to end apartheid said,
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."
Who is Desmond Tutu?
500
Around 450 BC, Socrates,Plato and Aristotle helped develop philosophy in what is now the country of _______.
What is Greece?
500
The type of music you would hear when you danced the Lindy Hop, or Jitterbug.
What is Swing Jazz?
500
With hits like "Tennessee Waltz", it's no wonder she was the best selling female singer of the 50's.
Who is Patti Page?