🚗 Drive-In Nights
What device was traditionally attached to a car window so moviegoers could hear the film?
A speaker
What classic ice cream dessert is topped with syrup, whipped cream, and often a cherry?
A sundae
What slow dance traditionally has partners holding each other and moving together around the floor?
A waltz
What style of sunglasses was made famous by stars such as Audrey Hepburn and often had pointed outer corners?
Cat-eye sunglasses
Who was known as the “King of Rock and Roll”?
Elvis Presley
What type of movie theatre allowed people to watch films from inside their cars?
A drive-in theatre
What fizzy drink is made by combining root beer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream?
A root beer float
What energetic dance became closely associated with rock and roll music in the 1950s?
The jitterbug
What lightweight shoe with a rope-like sole became a popular summer style?
Espadrilles
Which group recorded the 1964 hit “Dancing in the Street”?
Martha and the Vandellas
What food stand was commonly visited during intermission at a drive-in?
The concession stand / snack bar
What long ice cream dessert traditionally contains three scoops of ice cream and a split banana?
A banana split
What dance craze made famous by Chubby Checker involved twisting the body while keeping the feet mostly in place?
The Twist
What women’s pants became popular in the 1950s and ended around mid-calf?
Capri pants
Who sang “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”?
Brian Hyland
Drive-in theatres became especially popular during what decade: the 1930s, 1950s, or 1980s?
The 1950s
What do you call a drink made by blending ice cream and milk together?
A milkshake
What dance was often performed to big-band swing music and originated in Harlem?
The Lindy Hop
What full skirt, often decorated with an appliqué of a dog, became an iconic 1950s fashion?
A poodle skirt
Which Beach Boys song begins with the idea that everybody has gone surfing across the U.S.A.?
“Surfin’ U.S.A.”
The first patented drive-in movie theatre opened in 1933 in what U.S. state?
New Jersey
What old-fashioned counter worker was sometimes called a “soda jerk”?
A person who prepared and served fountain drinks and ice cream
What dance style became popular in the 1960s and involved dancers moving separately rather than holding a partner?
Go-go dancing
What men’s short-sleeved shirt, often worn untucked in summer, became associated with tropical vacations?
A Hawaiian shirt
Which Canadian singer had a major 1960 hit with “Snowbird”?
Anne Murray