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William Burroughs
Who wrote "Naked Lunch"?
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1955
What year was the polio vaccine created?
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Hydrogen bomb
What new weapon came out in the 1950's?
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a geek
What was a "dude"?
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Elvis Presley
Who was the most popular music figure in the 1950's?
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Allen Ginsberg
Who wrote "Howl"?
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1952
When was the first H-bomb tested?
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Sputnik
What was the name of the first satellite that the USSR launched?
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a hot guy
What was a "stud"?
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Ray Charles
Who was a blind penist in the 1950s?
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John Foster Dulles
Who was the US Secretary of state under Dwight D. Eisenhowe?
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1954
what year did television gain color?
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New York City
Where was Greenwich Village?
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a liar/cheater
What was a "shuckster"?
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Elvis Presley
Who sang the hit "Jailhouse Rock"
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Harry Truman
Who was the 33rd president of the U.S.?(1945-1953)
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1958
What year did America launch its first satellite?
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Little Rock Central High School
What's the name of the high school that was forced to integrate by the president?
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a female idiot
What was a "ditz"?
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Johnny Cash
In the 1950s who was the greatest country singer?
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Alger Hiss
This man was a lawyer who was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in his connection with this charge in 1950. Who was he?
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1959
What year did Hawaii and Alaska become a state?
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Syngman Rhee
This man was an anti-communist and the first president of South Korea. Who was he?
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an ugly girl
What was a "skag"?
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1951
What year did the first Jamaican station go on the air?
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