Music
Who sang “Can’t Help Falling in Love” in 1961?
(Elvis Presley)
Who played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz?
(Judy Garland)
Who was the U.S. president from 1961 until 1963?
(John F. Kennedy)
What was the name of the family car brand known for the “Bel Air” model?
(Chevrolet)
In 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk where?
(The Moon)
“Fly Me to the Moon” became a signature song for which crooner?
(Frank Sinatra)
What was the name of Ricky Ricardo’s club in I Love Lucy?
(The Tropicana)
Which baseball legend was called “The Sultan of Swat”?
(Babe Ruth)
Which kitchen appliance, first popular in the 1950s, revolutionized cooking times?
(Microwave oven)
The attack on which harbor brought the U.S. into WWII?
(Pearl Harbor)
Which group sang “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” during WWII?
(The Andrews Sisters)
Who said, “Here’s looking at you, kid” in Casablanca?
(Humphrey Bogart)
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
(Amelia Earhart)
What year did Alaska become a U.S. state?
(1959)
Which English queen had her coronation in 1953?
(Queen Elizabeth II)
“Rock Around the Clock” was performed by which band?
(Bill Haley & His Comets)
Which TV show featured Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son Opie?
(The Andy Griffith Show)
Which civil rights leader gave the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
(Martin Luther King Jr.)
Which type of milk container became common in the 1950s — glass bottles or paper cartons?
(Paper cartons)
In 1939, which world event began?
(World War II)
Who was the voice of Disney’s original Mickey Mouse?
(Walt Disney)
Which actress was known as “The Girl Next Door” and starred in Pillow Talk?
(Doris Day)
Which candy promised to “melt in your mouth, not in your hand”?
(M&Ms)
In 1955, which theme park opened in California?
(Disneyland)