1950s Fads
This popular fad with the kids of the 50s involved placing insects in a plastic container that mimics the underground conditions in which they live.
Ant Farms
This artist was nicknamed "Chairman of the Board" and "Old Blue Eyes"
Frank Sinatra
Ward, June, Wally, and Beav Cleaver are characters from this TV show.
Leave it to Beaver
Which U.S. Civil Rights leader gives the famous "I Have A Dream speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
1952. "___ becomes Queen" This former princess starts her reign as queen of England.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II
Swanson introduced its famous tv dinners in 1954. They were designed to look like food served in this glamorous and relatively new industry.
Airlines Industry
Elvis Presley
This actor played the role of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.
Don Knots
The 1960 presidential election was between Nixon and ___
JFK
1957. "Troops Integrate Schools". In what city did this take place
Little Rock, Arkansas
This trendy hairstyle for guys involved combing hair straight back with a part down the back of the head and a few tendrils left dangling around the face
Ducktail (DA)
Released their first single, "Love Me Do" in the United Kingdom
The Beatles
This tv show, cartoon, and comic concerns the misadventures of a mischievous child
Dennis the Menace
In the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Fidel Castro led what nation against the US
Cuba
1954. "McCarthy Hearings to Be on TV". The televised investigation of this government organization led to the downfall of Senator Joe McCarthy.
The U.S. Army
This designer began in 1954 to produce boxy suit jackets trimmed in a braid, paired with slim skirts, made of highly textured tweeds and worn with with ropes of pearls. The style remains a classic.
Coco Chanel
He sings, "I heard it through the grapevine"
Marvin Gaye
The name of this popular cap was worn by Fess Parker for his role Daniel Boone
Coonskin Cap
JFK chose this man as his running mate in the 1960s election
Lyndon B Johnson
1953. "Stalin Dead". After Stalin died, this Soviet leader took his place.
Kruschev
In the late 1950s, informal high school dances were often held in the school gym or cafeteria. Students would all take off their shoes and dance in their socks to the pop music played by a jukebox.
Sock Hops or Sox Hops
The most famous dance of the 60s that involves swiveling one's hips, and it was also sung by Chubby Checker
The Twist
The name of the ranch in Bonanza
Ponderosa
The US Postal Service added this in 1963 and is part of every address today
1959. "Castro Seizes Cuba". Whom did Castro overthrow?
Fulgencio Batista