Pop Culture Politics Sports Slang Potpurri
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Who is Johnny Cash?
This singer's first #1 hit was "Walk the Line" in 1956.
100
Who is Rosa Parks?
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
100
Who are the Red Sox?
This team holds the records for the most hits in one inning - 14 against the Tigers in 1953.
100
What is "made in the shade"?
This rhyming phrase related to shadows means "an easy success."
100
What are the Baby Boomers?
This generation was born during the 1950s.
200
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This woman graced the cover of the first Playboy Magazine.
200
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This president of the United States was in office from Jan. 20, 1953 to Jan. 20, 1961.
200
Who is Hulk Hogan?
This wrestler known for his hair color and mustache was born in 1953.
200
What is "square"?
This is a term for a person who conforms to social norms is in the shape family.
200
What is 2?
This many stars was added to the flag in 1959.
300
What is 1955?
This was the year that Disneyland first opened.
300
What is 1953?
This is the year that Queen Elizabeth II became head of state in Great Britain.
300
What is 5?
The Yankees had a World Series winning streak that ended in 1953, winning a total of this many games in this streak.
300
What is "a bash"?
This term, also meaning "to attack," came to refer to a party in the 1950s.
300
Who is Jonas Salk?
This man successfully created a vaccine for Polio in 1952.
400
What is The Price is Right?
This gameshow aired for the first time in 1956.
400
Who is Fulgencio Batista?
This man was overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959.
400
What is Texas?
This state received their first football team in 1952.
400
What is "circled."
Another shape term, this means "married."
400
Who is Sir Edmund Hillary?
This was the first man to climb Mt. Everest in 1953.
500
What is the Mousetrap?
In 1952, this longest running play opened in London.
500
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This senator from Wisconsin held a hearing in 1954 to root out Communists.
500
Who is Althea Gibson?
This was the first black woman to win a major tennis title.
500
What is a "passion pit"?
This alternate term for a drive-in movie theater is also the name of a band formed in 2007 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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What is Malpasset Dam?
On December 2, 1959, this dam in southern France collapsed and water flowed over the town of Fréjus, killing 412.






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