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Trivia Time!
100

This song, released in 1957 by Elvis Presley, sold 2 million copies and topped the Billboard EP charts.

What is Jailhouse Rock?

100

President Eisenhower shares his first name with a character from the famous TV show The Office.

Who is Dwight?

100

"The Crucible", a play written to criticize McCarthyism, was written by this American playwright.

Who is Arthur Miller?

100

This Baptist pastor rose to the spotlight when he led the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. He is known as one of, if not the most, influential figure in Civil Rights.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

100

This theme park opened in 1955 and had a famously terrible first day.

What is Disneyland?

200

Elvis Presley received this title as a result of being one of the most influential rock musicians of all time.

What is the King of Rock and Roll?

200

President Eisenhower is credited with ending this war, though the tension still didn't end.

What is the Korean War?

200

This television show aired from 1955-1961 and was the first time Kermit the Frog appeared on screen.

What was Sam and Friends?

200

This woman was arrested and fined for her show of defiance. Her actions and those of others caused the Montgomery Bus Boycotts.

Who is Rosa Parks?

200

When it first opened in 1953, Burger King went by this other name.

What is Insta-Burger King?

300

This was Elvis Presley's debut song.

What is Heartbreak Hotel?

300

Behind the scenes, President Eisenhower discredited this US Senator.

Who is Joseph McCarthy?

300

Duke Snider was good friends with this other famous baseball player.

Who is Jackie Robinson?

300

In 1957, the national guard blocked African American students from entering this high school.

What was Central High School?

300

In 1956, this trade route was nationalized by the Egyptian government.

What is the Suez Canal?

400

Directed by Robert D. Webb, this film from 1956 starred Elvis Presley.

What is Love Me Tender?

400

President Eisenhower strengthened this federal financial aid program.

What is social security?

400

This play by Arthur Miller was about the effects of McCarthyism and the holocaust.

What is After the Fall?

400

This court case put in place the "separate but equal" law that Brown v Board of Education fought against.

What is Plessy v Furgison?

400

After this war ended, SEATO was disbanded due to the cause of its formation disappearing.

What is the Vietnam War?

500

In this year, Elvis Presley entered the military.

What is 1958?

500

President Eisenhower signed this act in 1956, quite literally paving the way for new transportation.

What is the Federal Aid Highway Act?

500

Duke Snider retired from the New York Dodgers in this year.

What is 1964?

500

This man replaced Tom C. Clark and became the first African American chief justice on the supreme court.

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

500

Along with Tenzing Norgay, this climber from New Zealand was one of the first people to climb Mount Everset.

Who is Edmund Hillary?