Fun Fifties Trivia

Teens made up a large amount of box office sales by frequenting these new venues for movies.

This Brazilian soccer great played in his first world cup in 1958.

Many young ladies wore these black and white shoes.

Where did Fats Domino find his thrill?

This fun toy was used to swirl around your waste.

This man is known as the King of Rock n Roll.

This was the first satellite launched into orbit

She was the star of "I Love Lucy."

Chevrolet introduced this fiberglass car in 1954.

This peanut butter allowed people to make sandwiches in a jiffy.

This was the name of a popular Disney TV show that catered to teens and young people.

Bill Hayley and the Comets sang that "We'll have some fun when the clock strikes ___"

Young girls in the 1950s often took jobs doing this. Were they preparing for motherhood?

This man engineered the first assembly line suburbs in Long Island, NY.

In 1954, Roger Banister became the first man to do this in under four minutes

This type of movie viewing experience required special glasses and gave the viewers a more realistic experience.

This 1950s baseball player was known as "Joltin Joe" and the "Yankee Clipper."

Girls often wore skirts with this animal on them.

This blonde bombshell of the 1950s starred in Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

This vocabulary building and spelling game was invented in the 50s. I love a tripple word score.

This TV dog helped Timmy out of a lot of jams.

This was made popular by the tv, as families left the dinner table adn began eating around the television.

Men often styled their hair like this animal's tail.

This stretchable fad came in an egg and was found to be able to copy ink from newspaper.

Who became the leader of Cuba in 1959?

Elvis sang, "Since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. Its down at the end of lonely street." Where is this?

This doll invented in the 1950s became a favorite toy.

These were the last two states added to the union.

This man starred in many popular gubnslinger and western movies, partner.

This was the first credit card.

If you couldn't have a pet cat or dog, you could have one of these that came with their own farm!

Richard Nixon gave this famous speech, named after his dog in 1952.

This man created a vaccine for polio.

What was the name of the U-2 pilot captured by the Soviets?

This trio sang the Chipmonk Song.

This was referred to as the "idiot box" and the "boob tube."

Truman's expansion of FDR's New Deal was called:

This book written by Tolkenn in the 1950s became a popular elvin' movie trillogy.

The crisis over this ended in Egypt gaining the canal.

Elvis sang that he wanted to be this fuzzy animal, named after former President Roosevelt.

This man began the McDonald's franchise.

He hosted American Bandstand.

Jack Kerouac was a founder of this movement.

This man was president from 1952- 1960.

This popular disc jockey was among the first to play rock n roll.

Bing Crosby was dreaming of this color Christmas.

This famous "doctor" wrote a book about a feline and a hat.

This popular tourist site opens in Anaheim CA in 1955.

If you had a squeaky door or a stuck lock, you might use this 50s invention found in most garages today.

Ladies and gents of the 50s often wore these shoes that could hold money.