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1. On June 25, 1950, the military forces of North Korea crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea. On which date was an armistice signed?
2. When the 1950s began, radio was the prime entertainment medium. One very popular crime show had for a theme "The Love For Three Oranges" by Prokofiev. That music was accompanied by the chant "L-A-V-A, L-A-V-A." Which radio program was it? (Ask J. Edgar Hoover)
3. In 1950, the anesthesia of choice was ether. Much earlier, Dr. William T.G. Morton, a dentist, proved that ether, inhaled as a gas, was a safe anesthetic. At Massachusetts General Hospital, he and surgeon John Collins Warren performed the first successful surgery using ether. In which year was that first operation performed?
4. A major entertainment source for teens in the 1950s was the cinema. One of the early stars was Marlon Brando. In which of these two films did he appear?
5. At the beginning of the 1950s, mainstream music was primarily female and male vocalists, often backed by big bands. In 1955 that changed drastically, in large measure because of the theme song for the movie "Blackboard Jungle." What was that theme?
6. In the 1950s advertisements for cigarettes were a regular feature in all media. Which cigarette ad stated: "Come to where the flavor is. Come to _________ country"?
7. Once rock and roll became the music of teens, the 1950s produced many different dances. Although bop/swing/jitterbug was the most popular, teens enjoyed slow dancing (particularly with the lights low), and starting in 1957, a slow dance that involved two lines of dancers, men on one side and women on the other. Which dance was it?
8. During the fifties, television replaced radio as the prime entertainment medium. One show, "The Toast Of The Town," began in 1948. Under a different name it would present a young Elvis Presley to the television audience. Who hosted this show?
9. In the 1950s teens read real books made of paper. One popular book involved a group of boys trying to survive on an uninhabited island after a plane crash. Which novel was it?
10. As in any age, the fifties had a number of fashion fads such as Poodle Skirts. At a time when there were at least two competing styles, what teens put on their feet indicated their choice. Which two shoe styles best represent the difference?
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