1950's

1950's

5th Grade

10 Qs

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5th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a suburb?

A town or other area where people live in huge housing developments near a larger city.

A town or other area where people live in huge housing developments near a rural area.

A town or other area where people live in small housing developments near a larger city.

A town or other area where people live in small housing developments near a rural area

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Due to the baby boom after WWII, what was needed?

More stores

More factories

More houses

More parks

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was the Interstate Highway Act?

It was the construction of hundreds of miles of high-speed roads that made living closer to work a possibility.

It was the construction of hundreds of miles of high-speed roads that made living farther from work a possibility.

It was the construction of thousands of miles of high-speed roads that made living closer to work a possibility.

It was the construction of thousands of miles of high-speed roads that made living farther from work a possibility.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why was television important in the 1950's?

It replaced the radio.

It made it easy for people to see places and far away events without leaving their homes.

It led to the creation of packaged frozen dinners nicknamed TV dinners.

It entertained small children and could be used like a babysitter.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the 1950's, who became popular on television and radio with his rock n roll music?

Chuck Berry

B. B. King

Elvis Presley

W. C. Handy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Elvis record his first song?

Sun Records

Graceland Records

Stax Records

Presley Records

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Stax Records?

An American recording studio located in Chattanooga, Tennessee

An American recording studio located in Nashville, Tennessee

An American recording studio located in Knoxville, Tennessee

An American recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee

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