Can You Pass 1950’s Trivia 101?

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What did Jonas Salt invent in 1955?
Solar Panels
Polio Vaccine
Television

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What war began on June 25th, 1950?
Korean
Vietnam
Algerian

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What movie was most profitable in the 1950's?
Cinderella
Some Like It Hot
Lady and the Tramp

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Who led the Rock n Roll sensation of the 1950's?
Elvis Presley
Ray Charles
James Dean

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What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched in October 1957
Apollo 1
Vanguard 1
Sputnik 1

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I Love Lucy was about a red headed woman married to a man of what nationality?
Spanish
Honduran
Cuban

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Who took over the Soviet Union in 1953?
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev

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Which movie won 11 Academy Awards in 1959?
Ben-Hur
Peter Pan
Nights of Cabiria

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Who established a communist government in Cuba in 1959?
Che Guevera
Augusto Pinochet
Fidel Castro

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On a day in 1959, 'the music died.' What happened?
Electric guitars became common.
A plane crash killed Buddy Holly, JP Richardson and Ritchie Valens
Elvis was drafted to the army.

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Who was The Yankee Clipper?
Stan Musial
Joe DiMaggio
Casey Stengel

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Who did Marilyn Monroe marry and divorce in 1954?
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Ty Cobb
You are not from the 50's. If you are, then you don't remember much. Retake the quiz to see if you can prove your 50's trivia knowledge.

C+, Not From the 50's

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You are good at remembering the 50's, but you certainly don't live there anymore. Check your answers to see what you missed.

B+, Remembering the 50's

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You are practically living in the 50's to remember this much. Your 50's trivia knowledge is unsurpassed!

A+, Living in the 50's

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1
What did Jonas Salt invent in 1955?
Solar Panels
Polio Vaccine
Television
2
What war began on June 25th, 1950?
Korean
Vietnam
Algerian
3
What movie was most profitable in the 1950's?
Cinderella
Some Like It Hot
Lady and the Tramp
4
Who led the Rock n Roll sensation of the 1950's?
Elvis Presley
Ray Charles
James Dean
5
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched in October 1957
Apollo 1
Vanguard 1
Sputnik 1
6
I Love Lucy was about a red headed woman married to a man of what nationality?
Spanish
Honduran
Cuban
7
Who took over the Soviet Union in 1953?
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
8
Which movie won 11 Academy Awards in 1959?
Ben-Hur
Peter Pan
Nights of Cabiria
9
Who established a communist government in Cuba in 1959?
Che Guevera
Augusto Pinochet
Fidel Castro
10
On a day in 1959, 'the music died.' What happened?
Electric guitars became common.
A plane crash killed Buddy Holly, JP Richardson and Ritchie Valens
Elvis was drafted to the army.
11
Who was The Yankee Clipper?
Stan Musial
Joe DiMaggio
Casey Stengel
12
Who did Marilyn Monroe marry and divorce in 1954?
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Ty Cobb

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