Music
What type of music was very popular in the 50s?
Rock and Roll
What was a popular sweet treat that was used in many recipes?
JELLO
What was the most popular sport in the 50s?
Baseball
What pop artist famously depicted a can of Campbell soup in their painting?
Andy Warhol
What 1950s scientist has a recent biopic starring Cillian Murphy?
Oppenheimer
What popular singer is known as “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”?
Elvis Presley
What was a popular cereal in the 1950s?
Kelloggs Frosted Flakes and/or Special K cereals
What major league baseball team(s) (other than the Yankees) was/were in New York during the 1950s?
the Dodgers, the Giants
What style of art popularized in the 50s revolved around being simple and straightforward?
Minimalism
What was the first ever launched satellite in history?
Sputnik 1
What was the target audience of Rock ‘n’ Roll?
Teenagers
What was the “coolest” and most popular candy in the 1950s?
Popeyes Candy Sticks
How many Olympics were held in the 1950s?
Two
What art style do artists like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko have in common?
Abstract expressionism
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What was the name of the famous country singer who rose to fame with the song “I Walk the Line”?
Johnny Cash
What did an average American family spend yearly on groceries?
$800
What team held winning streaks of 31 and 47 games in the 50s
The Oklahoma Sooners
What popular art technique was employed by artists like Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline?
Action Painting
What country defeated France on their own land in 1954?
Vietnam
What year was the Christmas song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” released?
1958
What was the most commonly used meat in the 1950s?
Pork and/or lamb chops
What famous heavyweight boxer reigned undefeated from 1952 to 1956 with 43 knockouts?
Rocky Marciano
What popular art technique was employed by artists like Mark Rothko and Barnett Newmann?
Color field painting
What USSR security agency was in charge at the beginning of the 50s?
MGB/ Ministry of State Security