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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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Datsun
Toyota
Honda

Impressive! 👍

Nope, sorry. 😢

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

Joe DiMaggio
Fidel Castro
Ty Cobb

Great!

Not quite right. 😢

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

polio vaccine

Fred Hollows
Benjamin Spock
Jonas Salk

Stunning!

Doh! 🤬

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

Vietnam War
Gulf War
Korean War

Right on! 👊

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

Perfect! 👊

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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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
Billie Holiday
Barbara Jordan

Excellent!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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In 1958, this bank launches the first credit card.

Credit card

National City Bank
Wells Fargo
Franklin National Bank

Marvelous!

Doh! 🤬

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

08 movies

Sound of Music
Cinderella
Lady and the Tramp

Sweet!

Not quite right. 😢

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What epic movie won 11 Academy Awards in 1959?

09 1959 academy award

Nights of Cabiria
Ben-Hur
Peter Pan

Awesome!

Not quite right. 😢

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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
Peter Lawford
Frank Sinatra

Way to go!

Not quite.

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

Vehicular crash

Marlon Brando
James Dean
Elvis Presley

You've got it! 🥳

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

Father Knows Best
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners

Slay!

Not quite.

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Which popular theme park opened in 1955?

Carousel Going to a theme park Amusement Park

Universal Studios Hollywood
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Disneyland

Marvelous!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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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

Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev

You've nailed it!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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