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100

My baloney has a first name...

...it's O-S-C-A-R, my baloney has a second name it's M-E-Y-E-R.

100

This big loose spring could crawl down stairs.

Slinky

100

How much was a Hershey Bar in the 1950s?

5 cents

100

This actor starred on the sitcom Family Ties before making the movie "Back to the Future."

Michael J. Fox

100

These wide-leg pants are making a comeback

Bell bottoms

200

In the 1950s and 1960s, moms stepped away from the kitchen into the workforce. Families sometimes found eating meals ready in about a half hour.

TV dinners

200

In 1963, children could bake brownies in this miniature appliance.

Easy Bake Oven

200

In 1970, the price for a gallon of gas was 28 cents, 35 cents or 42 cents.

35 cents

200

Who sang, "Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl..."

Barry Manilow in 1978.

200

This women's hairstyle created quite a buzz in the fashion community.

The Beehive

300

This colorful, jiggly "salad' was frequently made in  mold.

Jell-O salad

300

Highest price paid for a perfect vintage 1959 Barbie Doll: $7000, $15,000 or $27,000.

$27,000. However, you may find one for $10,000 these days.

300

Cost of eggs in 1970s: 35 cents, 60 cents or 75 cents.

60 cents per dozen. 

$20 in 1970 = $153.05 today


300

Name one of the singers in the 1950s Rat Pack besides Frank Sinatra.

Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin

300

In the 1970s, this men's polyester outfit nudged aside the traditional dark men's suit.

The leisure suit

400

This candy was a paper straw filled with sweet, flavored powder.

Pixy Sticks

400

In the early 1980s, these dolls were supposedly grown in a vegetable patch.

Cabbage Patch Kids

400

Cost of gallon of milk in 1990s: $1:80, $2.25 or $2.50

$2.50.  

$20 in 1990 = $46.18 today


400

This husband and wife duo made it big with a TV variety show, but she went on to become a pop music icon and actress.

Sonny and Cher

400

Most popular from 1955 to 1961, this design feature of American cars was inspired by the look of rockets and outer space.

Tailfins

500

Many countries have banned this candy because it might encourage a bad habit.

Candy cigarettes

500

In the movie "A Christmas Story," Ralphie doesn't ask Santa for a toy, but asks for this.

Red Ryder air rifle 

500

Best Foods mayonnaise was 59 cents in 1961. What was the price in 2023: $2.95,  $4.04 or $7.64.

 $7.64

500

This tap-dancing child movie star grew up and went into politics. She was appointed the first female U.S. Chief of Protocol in 1976.

Shirley Temple

500

This bright design represented hippie counterculture and rock fashion. 

Tie dye