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In 1957, this company made the first Japanese car ever to be sold in the United States.

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Toyota
Honda
Datsun

Good work!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Marilyn Monroe had a spontaneous marriage (and divorce) to what famous baseball player in 1954?

Fidel Castro
Ty Cobb
Joe DiMaggio

Stunning!

Having difficulty with this one?

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In 1953, this doctor's polio vaccine was proven effective in University of Pittsburgh tests.

polio vaccine

Benjamin Spock
Fred Hollows
Jonas Salk

Hooray! 🥳

Not quite right. 😢

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What war dominated the early 1950’s, beginning on June 25th, 1950?

Korean War
Gulf War
Vietnam War

Magnificent!

Doh! 🤬

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In the mid-1950’s rock and roll became a sensation. Who is this popular legendary artist well-known in the genre?

15 rock n roll

Ella Fitzgerald
Elvis Presley

Slay!

Not quite.

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In 1955, a bus boycott begins at Montgomery, Alabama after this woman refuses to give up her seat to a white person.

05 bus boycott begins at Montgomery

Rosa Parks
Barbara Jordan
Billie Holiday

Perfect! 👊

That was incorrect.

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In 1958, this bank launches the first credit card.

Credit card

Franklin National Bank
Wells Fargo
National City Bank

Thumbs up! 👍

Doh! 🤬

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What was the highest grossing film of the 1950’s?

08 movies

Cinderella
Lady and the Tramp
Sound of Music

Right on! 👊

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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What epic movie won 11 Academy Awards in 1959?

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Nights of Cabiria
Ben-Hur
Peter Pan

Absolutely right! 👍

That was incorrect.

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The “rat pack”, a famous group of friends and performers, originated in the 1950s, led by its “pack master”:

11 rat pack

Aerosmith
Frank Sinatra
Peter Lawford

Was that too easy for you?

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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Who is this famous actor from the 50’s who died tragically in an automobile accident?

Vehicular crash

James Dean
Elvis Presley
Marlon Brando

Sensational!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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What famous 50’s TV Show featured a naïve and ambitious redhead woman and her Cuban husband?

The Honeymooners
I Love Lucy
Father Knows Best

Right on the money!

Doh! 🤬

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Which popular theme park opened in 1955?

Carousel Going to a theme park Amusement Park

Six Flags Magic Mountain
Universal Studios Hollywood
Disneyland

Terrific! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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After the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, what new leader took over the Soviet Union?

16 death of Joseph Stalin

Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev

Absolutely right! 👍

Doh! 🤬

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