1950s History

Which of the two following prime ministers served in the 1950s?
Arthur Meighen
Louis St. Laurent
Lester B. Pearson
John Diefenbaker
Pierre Trudeau
R. B. Bennett
Television's first prime time network color series was in 1954. What was the show called?
The Marriage
Father Knows Best
Dragnet
Superman
Russia launched Sputnik 1 into space in 1957. How long did it stay in orbit before falling back to eart?
Just over 3 years
Exactly 3 months
Not quite 3 weeks
Only 3 hours
What was the Vietnam War about?
Stopping communist rule
Retaliation for the assassination of a president
Civil war after an election
Genocide of half the population
Rosa Parks held her ground against racial segregation on a bus in what state?
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
TRUE OR FALSE: Both Alaska and Hawaii officially joined the US in the 1950s.
TRUE
FALSE
The world's first nuclear power plant is opened in what country?
Japan
Russia
The US
India
Elvis became huge in the 1950s. What was his first single?
Heartbreak Hotel
Jailhouse Rock
Love Me Tender
Hound Dog
What was PEZ candy created for?
Fighting bad breath
Dental care for low-income families
A stop-smoking aid
Providing sugar to diabetic patients
Select all Disney movies that were released from Jan 1, 1950 through Dec 31, 1959
Alice In Winderland
Lady and the Tramp
Fantasia
Peter Pan
Bambi
The Jungle Book
Where were the Summer Olympics held in the 1950s?
Finland and Australia
Norway and Italy
Germany and the US
Mexico and England
TRUE OR FALSE: Ian Fleming released his first James Bond book, Casino Royale, in the 1950s.
TRUE
FALSE
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