1950's History
1950's Pop Culture
1960's History
1960s Pop Culture
1970's mixed bag
100
Which president of the United States was in office from Jan. 20, 1953 to Jan. 20, 1961?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
100
What was the name of the circular plastic 1950s toy that was placed around the waist and operated by gyrating the hips
Hula Hoop
100
What was the name of the conflict in 1961 in which CIA-trained forces tried, but failed to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro?
Bay of Pigs
100
What famous band arrived from England to the U.S. in February 1964?
the Beatles
100
What movie from the 1970s made many people afraid to go swimming in the ocean?
Jaws
200
Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?
Polio
200
What piece of women's clothing, named after a dog, became popular in the 1950s?
Poodle skirt
200
What new type of telephone was invented in 1963?
Touch-tone
200
British fashion designer Mary Quant invented a daring and revealing new type of women's clothing in 1964. What was it called?
the mini skirt
200
What musical genre peaked with the 1977 release of the film Saturday Night Fever?
Disco!!
300
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by the USSR (Russia) in 1957?
Sputnik
300
Which aspiring rock-and-roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, but could only be shown from the waist up?
Elvis Presley
300
Who was assassinated in November 22nd, 1963?
President John F. Kennedy
300
What 60s artist was famous for his renderings of everyday objects such as soup cans?
Andy Warhol
300
During which Apollo spaceflight did an oxygen tank explode, putting the crew in severe danger even though they managed to survive?
Apollo 13
400
Who overthrew Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and became dictator of Cuba?
Fidel Castro
400
What famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?
Joe DiMaggio
400
Who delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
400
What was this famous boxer's name before he changed it to Muhammad Ali?
Cassius Clay
400
What is the name of the deadly disease that struck a convention in Philadelphia in July 1976 and was named for the convention where it struck?
Legionnaire's Disease
500
What famous explorer first climbed Mount Everest in 1953?
Sir Edmund Hillary
500
Which rising young star from the movie Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955?
James Dean
500
Israeli forces defeated Arab forces in this extremely short but decisive war that took place in June 1967. What is the name of that war?
Six Day War
500
Which product did Proctor and Gamble launch in 1966 that revolutionized baby care?
Pampers
500
What hide was first used to cover baseballs in 1975?
Cowhide