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What is a nickname for someone dressed like this?
hep cats
Valley girl
bobby soxer
greaser
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Who is the famous 1950s actress pictured below?
Marilyn Monroe
Rachel Welch
Betty Gable
Lucille Ball
3
Who was President for most of the 1950s?
Johnson
Truman
Kennedy
Eisenhower
4
What does this map show?
Pacific Coast Highway
Route 66
Lincoln Highway
Sunset Strip
5
What term best fits this picture?
Mom and Pop business
franchise
strip mall
downtown
6
Who is "Ike"?
athlete
general
President
actor
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What is the term for a person doing this job?
Harvey Girl
carhop
scawliwag
franchise
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What sub-culture grew in the 1950s?
teenagers
school children
Valley girls
gangs
9
What are these kids doing?
tornado drill
Duck and Cover
preparing for nuclear attack
being made to listen to rock and roll
10
What term best fits this picture?
urban decay
suburb
downtown
segregation
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Which invention had a huge cultural impact on the 1950s?
printing press
radio
television
Internet
12
What was the name of the atoll made famous by nuclear bomb tests?
Waikiki
Tahiti
Duck and Cover
Bikini
13
What movie starred this famous actor?
It's a Wonderful Life
Beach Blanket Bingo
Hondo
Rebel Without A Cause
14
What war was America involved in in the early 1950s?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Gulf War
World War II
15
What idea would this group have supported the most strongly?
integration
Brown v. Board of Education
Jim Crow
segregation
16
Who is the famous 1950s actor pictured in the poster?
Desi Arnez
James Dean
Elvis Presley
Marilyn Monroe
17
How much did the first McDonald's hamburgers cost?
$1.50
a buck
15 cents
one dime
18
What was a popular form of communication for teenagers in the 1950s?
e-mail
letter writing
telephone
texting
19
What ideas are these two closely associated with?
Jim Crow
arms race
Red Scare
segregation
20
Which were made possible by the automobile?
drive up restaurants
Route 66
highways
drive in movies
21
Which party controlled the executive branch for much of the 1950s?
Republican
States Rights
GOP
Democrat
22
What was the name of one of the first hit TV shows?
Fibber McGee and Molly
Duck and Cover
I Love Lucy
Friends
23
What year did the McDonalds franchise get it's start?
1955
1957
1952
1950
24
What was one of the first big hits from this famous singer?
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Rock Around the Clock
Jailhouse Rock
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What concept is illustrated by this picture?
integration
Iron Curtain
Red Scare
Jim Crow
