1950's / 60's
Everything Spring
Mother's Day
State Capitals
*bonus*
100

What kitchen appliance, popularized in the 1950s, was advertised as making “meals in minutes” but sometimes turned food into mush?

A blender 

100

Finish this statement: April showers bring...

May flowers..

100

 What is the traditional color associated with Mother’s Day in the U.S.?

Pink

100

What is the capital of New York?

Albany

100

What television game show, which premiered in 1956, is still running today?

Price is Right

200

What style of skirts were popular for women, often worn with petticoats?

Poodle skirts 

200

What type of animal predicts the possibility of an early spring each February?

groundhog

200

What color Flower symbolizes a living mother on Mother’s Day?

white

200

What is the capital of North Carolina?

Raliegh 

200

March comes in like a lion and out like a...

lamb

300

What popular plastic toy, first sold in 1958, involved moving your hips?

hula hoop

300

What country uses the blooming of cherry blossoms to determine the start of spring?

Japan

300

What is a popular gift that mothers receive besides flowers and a card? 

Chocolates 

300

What is the capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge 

300

What animal is pregnant the longest? which is nearly 2 years!

An Elephant 

400

Who was U.S. president for most of the 1950s?

Dwight D Eisenhower 

400

The world's deadliest animal or insect reappears every spring. What is it?

mosquito 

400

What is the Mother’s Day flower?

Carnation 

400

What is the capital of Pennsylvania?

Harrisburg

400

Q: Which US state was the first to celebrate Mother’s Day?
A) New York
B) West Virginia
C) California
D) Massachusetts
A: B) West Virginia

West Virginia 

500

What 1950s candy was marketed as a “blast of flavor” but could leave your tongue blue for days?

Pixy Sticks 

500

What spring holiday is considered the most exciting two minutes in sports?

The Kentucky Derby 

500

Mother’s Day marks the most ________ on any given day of the year.

Phone Calls

500

What is the capital of Montana?

Helena 

500

What is the capital of Alaska?

Juneau