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1955 - 2025 Decade Trivia Quiz

Authored by Amy Austin

Financial Education

9th Grade

1955 - 2025 Decade Trivia Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which popular rock and roll song was released by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1955?

Jailhouse Rock

Rock Around the Clock

Hound Dog

Blue Suede Shoes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the U.S. President in 1955?

Harry S. Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major event began in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Civil Rights Movement?

March on Washington

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Selma to Montgomery March

Freedom Rides

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which popular TV show debuted in 1955 and featured a family living in the suburbs?

Leave It to Beaver

I Love Lucy

The Brady Bunch

The Andy Griffith Show

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which landmark legislation was signed into law in the U.S. in 1965, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting?

Civil Rights Act

Voting Rights Act

Fair Housing Act

Equal Pay Act

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1965?

Harold Wilson

Margaret Thatcher

Edward Heath

Winston Churchill

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which famous music festival took place in 1965, known for its folk and rock performances?

Woodstock

Monterey Pop Festival

Newport Folk Festival

Isle of Wight Festival

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