Period 7 Game Show (2023)

Who coined the phrase "rock 'n' roll" and also organized the first rock 'n' roll concert?

• Elvis Presley

• Alan Freed

• Sam Phillips

• Ike Turner

What was the name of the first horror series on television in the 1950s?

• Tales of Tomorrow

• The Veil

• The Twilight Zone

• Lights Out

In the 1950s what was the primary reason that many women went to college?

• to get a degree in science

• to improve their domestic skills and find a husband

• to get a degree in mathematics

• to be able to get a high paying job after college

Which of the following was a place that teens in the 1950s went to / did on a date or with friends?

• the drive-in theater

• walked around the city

• shopping

• the library

Hula Hoops were a fad in the 1950s. Where were they invented?

• the United States

• Canada

• Great Britain

• Australia

What was the name of the 1954 Supreme Court case that said that segregation in schools was unconstitutional?

• Sweatt v Painter

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education

• Marbury v Madison

What was the name of the Russian satellite that beat the United States into space in 1957?

• Sputnik 1

• Spudich 1

• Satellite 1

• Sputnik IV

What technological feature was special about the 1954 movie "The Lady and the Tramp"?

• first animated movie

• first movie with a wide screen format

• first animated movie in color

• used stop motion

Which of the following was the first place that started the spread of fast food away from burger and fries in the 1950s?

• McDonalds

• Dunkin Donuts

• Arby's

• Taco Bell

In the 1950s what did many people think about women, that had wealthy families, if they got jobs outside the home?

• they cared more about themselves than their families

• they were supporting communism

• their children would not have anyone to care for them

• they shouldn't work because their husbands were the breadwinners