1950s Pop Culture
These popular skirts were wide swing skirts with large appliqués of dogs on them
What are poodle skirts?
This is the name of Fred Flintstone‘s neighbour and close friend
Who is Barney Rubble?
Canada was founded in this year
What is 1867?
This man gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Water boils at this temperature
What is 100 degrees?
This toy came out in 1957 and is used by circling it around one’s waist and making it spin
What is a Hula hoop?
This iconic blonde bombshell was found deceased in her bedroom on August 5th, 1962
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
These are the two official languages of Canada
What are English and French?
These men became the first humans to land on the moon in 1969
Who are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin?
This author penned many plays, including Romeo and Juliet and King Lear
Who is William Shakespeare?
This popular sitcom was one of the first to feature a lead woman using physical comedy
What is I Love Lucy?
The word, “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, should lead you to this classic 1960s Disney movie
What is Mary Poppins?
This province borders the popular Rocky Mountains
What is Alberta?
John F. Kennedy was assassinated by this man in 1963
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
This country is famous for its tulips
What is the Netherlands?
This iconic pageant made its debut in 1954 on live television from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City
What is the Miss America pageant?
This 1960s artist was famous for his renderings of everyday objects such as soup cans
Who is Andy Warhol?
This was the last province to join Canada
What is Newfoundland?
This man won the United States presidential election in 1968
Who is Richard Nixon?
There are this many bones in the human body
What is 206?
This mainstay of 1950s cinema made her acting debut in the 1953 film Roman Holiday, which won her an Academy Award
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
The Woodstock Festival took place in this year
What is 1969?
This is the only territory in Canada that is governed by Inuit
What is Nunavut?
Construction began on this, now demolished, concrete barrier between East and West Germany in 1961
What is the Berlin Wall?
This is the world‘s largest ocean
What is the Pacific Ocean?