In 1954 this habit was reported to cause cancer, and in 1955 physicians reported that it harms your heart.
What is smoking?
100
In 1959 this famous musical opened on Broadway.
What is The Sound of Music?
100
In 1955, this woman refused to give up her seat on the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
This man became dictator of Cuba in 1959.
Who is Fidel Castro?
200
This baseball team won the World Series in 1952, 1953, and 1956.
Who are the New York Yankees?
200
What modern form of payment was introduced in 1950?
What is the credit card?
200
This singer was extremely famous in the 1950s, and one of his biggest hits was a song called Hound Dog.
Who is Elvis Presley?
200
This man became president of the United Sates in 1952 and was re-elected in 1956.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
200
In 1951, this president signed a peace treaty with Japan, officially ending WWII.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
300
This golfer was the 1953 male athlete of the year, he won over 60 tournaments, he won the US Open four times, he won the British Open once, and he won a tournament in 1950 after being in a car accident in 1949.
Who is Ben Hogan?
300
This satellite was sent up by the Soviet Union in 1957. It was the first artificial satellite to be sent into space.
What is Sputnik I?
300
This kind of television was introduced in the 1950's.
What is color TV?
300
In the 1950s, this major architectural project was started to avoid excessive traffic because many Americans began to buy cars.
What is the interstate highway system?
300
This war began in 1950.
What is the Korean War?
400
This heavyweight boxing champion started in 1952, retired in 1956, was undefeated, and won 49 professional fights.
Who is Rocky Marciano?
400
This scientific center was founded in 1958.
What is NASA?
400
This item of clothing was often worn by teenage girls with saddle shoes in the 1950s.
What is the poodle skirt?
400
In 1959 the United States gained these two states, and they were the last two to get admitted to the union.
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
400
In 1953, this Soviet Union dictator died.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
500
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the top of this in 1953.
What is Mount Everest?
500
This vaccine was created in 1952.
What is the polio vaccine?
500
In 1957 at age 74, this female fashion designer became very popular.
Who is Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel?
500
In 1953 these two people were executed for giving information about U.S. bombs to the Soviet Union
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenburg?
500
In 1955, this man resigned as Prime Minister in England and was defeated for re-election.