Trivia Quiz on 1950s

1. Which companies first product was an electric rice cooker

A) Toshiba

B) Sony

C) Panasonic

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2. What year was the Americans first atomic submarine launched

A) 1952

B) 1953

C) 1956

D) 1954

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3. The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. in what year

A) 1952

B) 1953

C) 1954

D) 1962

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4. What mouseketeer's first hit song was "tall paul"?

A) Darlene Gillespie

B) Sherry Alberoni

C) Cheryl Holdridge

D) Anette Funicello

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5. What did Grace Kelly become in 1956

A) Queen

B) Duchess of York

C) Baroness

D) Princess

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6. In which musical is the song, 'Hey Big Spender' featured

A) Sweet charity

B) Chicago

C) Cabaret

D) Les Misérables

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7. And what was his first US number one

A) Jailhouse Rock

B) Don't Be Cruel

C) Hound Dog

D) Heartbreak Hotel

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8. Who wrote 'roll over beethoven'

A) Chuck Berry

B) Elvis Presley

C) Little Richard

D) Fats Domino

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9. What Was The First Single To Sell Over A Million Copies In The UK ?

A) Elvis Presley (Heartbreak Hotel)

B) Cliff Richard (Move It)

C) The Beatles (Love Me Do)

D) Bill Haley (Rock Around The Clock)

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10. In which film is the line, 'I could have been a contender'

A) The Godfather

B) Casablanca

C) On the waterfront

D) Citizen Kane

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11. Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus was exiled in 1956 to where

A) Mauritius

B) St. Helena

C) Malta

D) The Seychelles

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12. Who directed the film "bridge over the river kwai"

A) Steven Spielberg

B) David Lean

C) Alfred Hitchcock

D) Ridley Scott

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13. The French call it "La Train Sifflera Trois Fois" what film is it

A) Casablanca

B) Shane

C) High Noon

D) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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14. What film gave the following hype "brando sings!"?

A) West Side Story

B) The Godfather

C) Guys & dolls

D) A Streetcar Named Desire

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15. In 1954 Girls Names Were First Applied To And Used To Identify What

A) Storms

B) Hurricanes

C) Typhoons

D) Tornadoes

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16. In which musical was the song "I remember it well"

A) My Fair Lady

B) The King and I

C) Camelot

D) Gigi

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17. What film gave the following hype "brando sings!"

A) My Fair Lady

B) Guys and dolls

C) West Side Story

D) Oklahoma!

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18. Which musical featured the song 'If I ruled the world'

A) Pickwick

B) Oliver!

C) Les Misérables

D) The King and I

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19. Who was time magazine's 'person of the year' for 1952

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) Queen Elizabeth II

C) Winston Churchill

D) Adlai Stevenson II

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20. What was the first TV show in colour

A) The Cisco Kid

B) I Love Lucy

C) Bonanza

D) The Tonight Show

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21. What Country Won The First Ever Eurovision Song Contest

A) Italy

B) France

C) Switzerland

D) United Kingdom

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22. Who sings 'the moon may be high, but i can't see a thing in the sky, i only have eyes for you'

A) The Platters

B) Flamingos

C) The Coasters

D) The Temptations

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23. In the U.S. comedy series Sergeant Bilko, what is Bilko's first name

A) Stan

B) Harold

C) Mitch

D) Ernie

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24. What age of exploration began october 4, 1957

A) Industrial Age

B) Space age

C) Information Age

D) Atomic Age

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25. What aid to cooking was first manufactured by Mark Gregoire in 1954

A) Measuring cups

B) Non stick pans

C) Whisk

D) Cast iron skillet

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26. Who Performed The Main Title Song To The Film "The Girl Can't Help It"

A) Elvis Presley

B) Chuck Berry

C) Little Richard

D) Fats Domino

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27. "High Class Baby" & "Travellin Ligh" Were Hits For Which Singer

A) Elvis Presley

B) Tom Jones

C) Cliff Richard

D) Paul Anka

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28. What was Buddy Holly’s real first name?

A) Harold

B) William

C) Thomas

D) Charles Hardin Holly

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29. Who Took "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" To No.1 In The UK In 1959

A) The Platters

B) Elvis Presley

C) Nat King Cole

D) Frank Sinatra

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30. What year did Chet Atkins release his first solo album?

A) 1950

B) 1952

C) 1953

D) 1955

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31. Which Pennsylvania DJ Helped Launch Rock By Hosting Live Shows At The New York Paramount In The 1950's

A) Dick Clark

B) Alan Freed

C) Murray the K

D) Wolfman Jack

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32. His Recording Of "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" Charted Just A Few Days Before His Death In January 1953 Name The Country Star

A) Lefty Frizzell

B) Hank Williams

C) Johnny Horton

D) Patsy Cline

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33. Which Artist Spent The Most Weeks In The Charts In The 1950's

A) Chuck Berry

B) Frank Sinatra

C) Little Richard

D) Elvis Presley

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34. Name The Youthful Singer Who Headed The Teenagers

A) Ricky Nelson

B) Neil Sedaka

C) Frankie Lymon

D) Little Richard

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35. Which Groups Had Hits With "At The Hop" & "Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay"

A) Bill Haley & His Comets

B) The Chordettes

C) Danny & the Juniors

D) The Diamonds

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36. Who Was the First African American Group To Reach No.1 In the Singles Charts

A) Diana Ross & The Supremes

B) The Temptations

C) The Jackson 5

D) The Platters

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37. In Which Musical Was There A Dance Routine Set At A Barn Raising

A) 7 Brides For 7 Brothers

B) Oklahoma!

C) The Sound of Music

D) Carousel

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38. What guitar company created the 'Flying V' guitar in the late 1950's?

A) Epiphone

B) Gibson

C) Fender

D) Dean

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39. Where were the 1956 Summer Olympics held?

A) Melbourne, Australia

B) Stockholm, Sweden

C) Rome, Italy

D) Tokyo, Japan

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40. In The World Of Music How Is "Jiles P Richardson" More Commonly Known

A) Elvis Presley

B) The Big Bopper

C) Buddy Holly

D) Ritchie Valens

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41. Birdseye' introduced fish fingers into the UK in what year

A) 1952

B) 1953

C) 1955

D) 1959

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42. In 1954 George Cowling was the first British TV what

A) newsreader

B) television presenter

C) reporter

D) Weatherman

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43. What was the first credit card called?

A) American Express Card

B) Diner´s Club

C) BankAmericard

D) Carte Blanche

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44. Which town in Strathclyde was created a new town in 1955?

A) East Kilbride

B) Livingston

C) Irvine

D) Cumbernauld

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45. What Was The Coronation Year Of Queen Elizabeth 2nd

A) 1952

B) 1953

C) 1951

D) 1926

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46. In 1954 Roger Bannister achieved the worlds 1st Sub 4 min mile in what English County did this take place

A) Oxforshire

B) Buckinghamshire

C) Bedfordshire

D) Wiltshire

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47. For which label did Elvis first record?

A) Sun Records

B) RCA Victor

C) Columbia Records

D) Atlantic Records

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48. Who was the first African-American female to win a Wimbledon Tennis event? In both 1957 And 1958

A) Alice Marble

B) Billie Jean King

C) Althea Gibson

D) Serena Williams

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49. Where did Gerald Durrell open his zoo in 1958?

A) Jersey

B) Guernsey

C) Isle of Wight

D) Isle of Man

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50. What year was NASA founded?

A) 1957

B) 1961

C) 1958

D) 1969

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