Do you think that you've got the knowledge and history prowess to pass this true or false 50's trivia blitz? It's time to put your knowledge of the 1950s to the ultimate test!
Question 1/12
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True or false: Harper Lee published the novel "The Catcher in the Rye" in 1951.
True
False
Question 2/12
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True or false: The Korean War began on June 25, 1950.
True
False
Question 3/12
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True or false: As a result of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Fidel Castro took power in Cuba.
True
False
Question 4/12
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True or false: The first car to have an all fiberglass body was the Ford Thunderbird in 1953.
True
False
Question 5/12
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True or false: The first plastic Coke Bottle appeared in 1952.
True
False
Question 6/12
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True or false: Harry S. Truman was the president of the United States at the beginning of the 1950s.
True
False
Question 7/12
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True or false: The 1958 hit song "Johnny B. Goode" was performed by Buddy Holly.
True
False
Question 8/12
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True or false: Jonas Salk invented the vaccine for polio in 1955.
True
False
Question 9/12
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True or false: James Dean died in a car crash in 1959.
True
False
Question 10/12
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True or false: The infamous Brinks Robbery in 1950 where $2.8 million was stolen in 17 minutes, occurred in New York City.
True
False
Question 11/12
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True or false: The quote, "Old soldiers never die...they just fade away," was said by...Dwight D. Eisenhower.
True
False
Question 12/12
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True or false: In 1954, the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education was about affirmative action.
True
False
Based on the results of this quiz, you are truly 1950s trivia perplexed! You may know a few tidbits of 1950s trivia, but for the most part you find trivia from this time period to be highly confusing and a bit over your head.
C+, 1950s Trivia Perplexed
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Right!
Based on the results of this quiz, you are a true 1950s trivia maven! You know your 1950s history and trivia the way most people know what they did the day before last. You're a history buff with a love of this boom time in America.
B+, 1950s Trivia Maven
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Right!
Based on the results of this quiz, you are a true 1950s trivia ace! You're a history buff with a deep interest in this country changing decade. Few people have a handle on the pop culture and history of the 1950s like you do. Well done!
A+, 1950s Trivia Ace
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Right!
1
True or false: Harper Lee published the novel "The Catcher in the Rye" in 1951.
True
False
2
True or false: The Korean War began on June 25, 1950.
True
False
3
True or false: As a result of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Fidel Castro took power in Cuba.
True
False
4
True or false: The first car to have an all fiberglass body was the Ford Thunderbird in 1953.
True
False
5
True or false: The first plastic Coke Bottle appeared in 1952.
True
False
6
True or false: Harry S. Truman was the president of the United States at the beginning of the 1950s.
True
False
7
True or false: The 1958 hit song "Johnny B. Goode" was performed by Buddy Holly.
True
False
8
True or false: Jonas Salk invented the vaccine for polio in 1955.
True
False
9
True or false: James Dean died in a car crash in 1959.
True
False
10
True or false: The infamous Brinks Robbery in 1950 where $2.8 million was stolen in 17 minutes, occurred in New York City.
True
False
11
True or false: The quote, "Old soldiers never die...they just fade away," was said by...Dwight D. Eisenhower.
True
False
12
True or false: In 1954, the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education was about affirmative action.
True
False
