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1
The Little Rock 9, were 9 black students going into an all black school.
false
true
2
The White parents and students of LRC high school protested because of the Little Rock 9.
true
false
3
Adults called Rock & Roll the __________
Angel's music
Heaven's Music
Demon's Music
Devil's Music
4
Name one of the Little Rock 9?
Elizabeth Eckford
Benjamin Fine
Orval Faubus
Daisy Bates
5
Sputnik was in orbit October 19, 1957.
true
false
6
What was the name of the Russian satellite that beeped?
Sputnik
Ivan
Lunar 1
Dinero
7
The country Hungary revolted in 1955.
true
false
8
What type of jobs were preferred?
Coal Miner
Plumer
Accountant
Mechanic
9
What city was the “Promise Land” for African Americans leaving the South?
Trenton
New York City
Boston
Chicago
10
Playboy magazines were threatening the status quo.
true
false
11
Pretty woman were doctors, accountants, lawyers in the 1950s.
true
false
12
Who did Elvis have a record deal with?
Philips records
Dot records
Acorn Records
Sun Records
13
_______is a place where all houses looked the same and everyone lived there.
Suburbs
Farms
Apartments
City
14
_________ broke down social barriers.
Eddie Fisher
Elvis Presley
Buddy Holly
Ritchie Valens
15
Americans were living in suburbs.
false
true
16
________________ was a lawsuit to secure the prompt, the orderly, and segregation.
Cooper v. Tait
Aaron v. Douglas
Aaron v. Cooper
Cooper v. James
17
When was Sputnik launched?
November 1957
May 1956
June 1953
September 1957
18
________ refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
Eleanor Norton
Rosa Parks
James Farmer
Martin L. King Jr.
19
_________ was a former U.S. General in WWII, and later became president in 1952.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barack Obama
Orval Cooper
George Washington
20
_______________ was murdered in 1955 because he “whistled/Flirted” with a White Woman.
Rosa Parks
Mamie Till-Mobley
James Till
Emmett Till
21
What does the NAACP stand for?
Norwegians American of the Arabian of Capable People
National Association for the Acknowledged Colored People
National Association for the Advancement Colored People
National Assessment for American College Prep
22
________ was called to escort the students to go to Little Rock Central High School.
103rd airborne
101st airborne
100th airborne
102nd airborne
23
Nuclear bombs were being tested in the 1950s.
true
false
24
President Eisenhower wished to return to American when he was younger.
false
true
25
Who was the artist that sang the song called "Blue Suede Shoes"?
Sam Phillips
Elvis Presley
Carl Perkins
Thomas Phillips
26
______ deployed guard to block the Little Rock 9 from going into the LRC High School.
Govenor Robert Cooper
Govenor Orval Faubus
Govenor Orval Aaron
Govenor Robert J. Bentley
27
What's the name of the guy who cheated on 21?
Elvis Presley
Franklin Gorman
Charles Van Doren
Robert Allyn
28
Thelma Thomas was a part of the Little Rock 9.
true
false
29
who was the judge that ordered the immediate desegregation of Little Rock
Richard Douglas
Richard Davies
Davie Bates
Daisy Bates
30
Everyone had to have the _________.
Refridgerator
Microwave
TV
Car
