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The Fabulous Fifties

The Fabulous Fifties

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Robert Cyr

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6 Slides • 25 Questions

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A Golden Era 

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What does the word birdie biker mean?

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a married woman that worked outside the home

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a woman that rode motorcycles

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a female pilot

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Multiple Choice

the expression "bug out" in the 1950s meant to

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leave

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be a pest

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listen to music

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another word for HELLO in the 1950s was

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cowabunga

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howdy doody

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Sayonara

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Multiple Choice

in the 1950s, people called an attractive male a

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hottie!

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dream boat

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daddy-o

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Multiple Choice

the word DICEY in the 1950s meant

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to play a game

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to be afraid all the time

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risky or dangerous

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Multiple Choice

A "PASSION PIT" in the 1950s was another word for

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drive in movie theater

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bowling alley

3

local swimming pool

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Multiple Choice

"Skins" in the 1950s were

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records

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tires

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movies

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Multiple Choice

"idiot box" in the 1950s was another word for

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television

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school

3

automobile

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telephone

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Multiple Choice

If someone called you a "hot dog" in the 1950s they meant you were

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really good looking

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a really mean person

3

a real show off

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Multiple Choice

In the 1950s, someone might say "It's a gas!' meaning

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it was awful

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it was fun

3

it was scary

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Multiple Choice

In the 1950s, someone might call you "SQUARE" meaning you were

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old fashioned

2

not very smart

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a genius

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Can you guess correctly

Was this a 1950s Fad?

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Multiple Choice

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Television a fad in the 1950s

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True

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False

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Furbies?

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Poodle Skirts?

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True

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False

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Coonskin caps?

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True

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False

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Hula Hoops?

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Bowling?

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True

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False

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Slinkies?

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Trolls?

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True

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False

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Mullets?

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True

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False

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Bomb Shelters in your backyard or basement?

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Pizza?

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TRUE

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FALSE

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McDonalds?

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True

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False

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Multiple Select

Trying to see how many people you could stuff into a car or telephone booth was a fad during the 1950s

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Leather Jackets

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TRUE

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FALSE

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A Golden Era 

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