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1950's

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what color did ties and shirts come in more often ( men ).

a)

blue

b)

yellow

c)

pink

d)

purple

2.

What was a popular hairstyle of men?

a)

Ducktail

b)

part

c)

bob

d)

bubble cut

3.

What wasn't a hairstyle of women.

a)

Italian Cut

b)

Poodle Cut

c)

Bouffant

d)

Messy Quiff

4.

Women wore ____ dresses

a)

caped

b)

cut

c)

hooded

d)

short

5.

What wasn't a popular type of music in the 1950's?

a)

classical

b)

rock n' roll

c)

folk

d)

country

6.

Who was a popular Musician

a)

Paul Anka

b)

Billie Holiday

c)

Benny Goodman

d)

Charlie Parker

7.

Who wasn't a popular actor

a)

Marilyn Monroe

b)

Jack Nicholson

c)

James Dean

d)

Debbie Reynolds

8.

Which one of these were a popular movie?

a)

The Gold Rush

b)

Rear Windows

c)

Wings

d)

Sunrise

9.

What president was Truman

a)

32nd

b)

33rd

c)

34th

d)

31st

10.

What president was Eishenhower

a)

33rd

b)

34th

c)

35th

d)

32nd

11.

What year was the space race in?

a)

1966-1967

b)

1955-1976

c)

1966-1987

d)

1955-1975

12.

What was communism

a)

an economic and political system

b)

a domino theory

c)

a political system

d)

an economic system

13.

What was an example of a political scandal.

a)

the collapse of the IRS

b)

tv show scandal

c)

the execution of the browns

d)

the collapse of the FIR

14.

What was true about Rosa Parks

a)

a protest was created in alaska

b)

she gave up her seat

c)

the bus company made money

d)

a protest was created in alabama

15.

Did Elvis Presley do Rock & Roll

a)

NO

b)

YES

16.

What food was popular in the 50's

a)

vanilla cake

b)

spam

c)

red velvet cake

d)

rice

17.

Was rice pudding popular in the 50's

a)

YES

b)

NO

18.

Was red velvet cake popular

a)

NO

b)

YES