Can You Prove That You Grew Up In The 1950’s?

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Who was the President of the United States during most of the 1950's?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson

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Which MLB team won six of the ten World Series during the 1950's?
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees

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What popular singer in the 1950's was nicknamed Ol' Blue Eyes?
Elvis Presley
Miles Davis
Frank Sinatra

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What war was the US involved in during the early 1950's?
World War 2
Korean War
Vietnam War

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A vaccine for what disease was finally created in the 1950's?
Small Pox
Polio
Ebola

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In 1955, Ray Kroc opened the first restaurant of what popular chain?
McDonald's
Burger King
Subway

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What popular theme park opened in 1955?
Disney World
Disney Land
Six Flags

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What popular children book, published in 1957. included characters such as Thing 1 and Thing 2?
Green Eggs and Ham
The Lorax
The Cat in the Hat

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What famous toy from Denmark became popular in the US in the late 1950's?
Legos
Slinky
Jenga

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The original Broadway production of what play opened in 1959?
Rent
The Sound of Music
The Phantom of the Opera

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In 1958, Bobby Fischer of what country became the youngest Chess Grandmaster?
France
United States
Germany

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What famous actress married Prince Rainier of Monaco, thus becoming a princess in 1956?
Marilyn Monroe
Grace Kelly
Rita Hayworth
You definitely are not from the 1950's!

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1
Who was the President of the United States during most of the 1950's?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
2
Which MLB team won six of the ten World Series during the 1950's?
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
3
What popular singer in the 1950's was nicknamed Ol' Blue Eyes?
Elvis Presley
Miles Davis
Frank Sinatra
4
What war was the US involved in during the early 1950's?
World War 2
Korean War
Vietnam War
5
A vaccine for what disease was finally created in the 1950's?
Small Pox
Polio
Ebola
6
In 1955, Ray Kroc opened the first restaurant of what popular chain?
McDonald's
Burger King
Subway
7
What popular theme park opened in 1955?
Disney World
Disney Land
Six Flags
8
What popular children book, published in 1957. included characters such as Thing 1 and Thing 2?
Green Eggs and Ham
The Lorax
The Cat in the Hat
9
What famous toy from Denmark became popular in the US in the late 1950's?
Legos
Slinky
Jenga
10
The original Broadway production of what play opened in 1959?
Rent
The Sound of Music
The Phantom of the Opera
11
In 1958, Bobby Fischer of what country became the youngest Chess Grandmaster?
France
United States
Germany
12
What famous actress married Prince Rainier of Monaco, thus becoming a princess in 1956?
Marilyn Monroe
Grace Kelly
Rita Hayworth