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Quiz about Remembering the 50s 1957 Americana

Remembering the 50s - 1957 Americana Quiz

It was 1957 and Russia started the 'space race' with Sputnik. At home, Elvis dominated the record charts and Americans flocked to see "The Ten Commandments".

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rblayer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,738

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what American city were federal troops needed to implement court-ordered school desegregation? Hint

Montgomery, Alabama

Atlanta, Georgia

Chicago, Illinois

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many times did Elvis Presley appear on the Ed Sullivan Show? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was a "beatnik"? Hint

Article of clothing

Soviet teenager

Non-conformist

A drug addict

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lawrence Harvey Ziegler began a long radio broadcasting career on May 1, 1957. By what name is the former Miami disc jockey better known today? Hint

Larry King

Paul Harvey

Red Barber

Ron Zeigler

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Question 5 of 10

5. On September 24, 1957 the last baseball game was played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York as the home team prepared to move to another city. To what city did they move? Hint

Arlington, Texas

Oakland, California

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Los Angeles, California

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series? Hint

Whitey Ford

Lew Burdette

Mickey Mantle

Warren Spahn

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Question 7 of 10

7. In October, 1957 a song by the Everly Brothers hit number one on the U.S. charts. What was the name of the girl in the song that fell asleep with her boyfriend at the drive-in movies? Hint

Wendy

Sharon

Susie

Donna

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Question 8 of 10

8. In December, 1957 singer Jerry Lee Lewis married Myra Gale Brown. Why was this union controversal? Hint

Myra was 13 years old

Jerry and Myra were cousins

Jerry was still married

All of these

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Question 9 of 10

9. Tom and Jerry, appeared on "American Bandstand" on November 22, 1957. By what name did the duo later become known? Hint

Steve Lawrence and Edye Gorme

Jan and Dean

Simon and Garfunkel

Peaches and Herb

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Question 10 of 10

10. What future astronaut set a coast-to-coast air speed record in 1957? Hint

John Glenn

Alan Shepard

Pete Conrad

Gus Grissom

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what American city were federal troops needed to implement court-ordered school desegregation?

Answer: Little Rock, Arkansas

After local authorities refused to implement court-ordered desegregation, President Eisenhower ordered federal troops to do the job. He stated: "The Federal Constitution will be upheld by me, by every means at my command."

2. How many times did Elvis Presley appear on the Ed Sullivan Show?

Answer: 3

On January 6, 1957 Elvis made his third and final appearance on the popular "Ed Sullivan Show".

3. What was a "beatnik"?

Answer: Non-conformist

With the publication of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road", the American public was introduced to words such as "beat" and "beatnik", which gave a name to a whole generation.

4. Lawrence Harvey Ziegler began a long radio broadcasting career on May 1, 1957. By what name is the former Miami disc jockey better known today?

Answer: Larry King

King got his first job in radio through persistence. A small station, WAHR in Miami Beach, hired him to clean up and perform miscellaneous tasks. When one of their announcers quit, they put him on the air. His first broadcast was on May 1, 1957, when he worked as the disc jockey from 9 am to noon.

He also did two afternoon newscasts and a sportscast. He was paid $55 a week. He acquired the name Larry King, when the general manager suggested that Ziegler was too "ethnic" (!) and hard to remember. He started interviewing on a midmorning show for WIOD, at Pumpernik's restaurant in Miami Beach.

He would interview anyone who walked in. His first interview was with a waitress at the restaurant.

5. On September 24, 1957 the last baseball game was played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York as the home team prepared to move to another city. To what city did they move?

Answer: Los Angeles, California

The original home of the Dodgers, Ebbets Field, was finally torn down in February of 1960, ending a longtime Brooklyn baseball tradition.

6. Who was the Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series?

Answer: Lew Burdette

Lew won 3 games for the Milwaukee Braves in their 4-3 defeat of the mighty New York Yankees.

7. In October, 1957 a song by the Everly Brothers hit number one on the U.S. charts. What was the name of the girl in the song that fell asleep with her boyfriend at the drive-in movies?

Answer: Susie

In "Wake Up Little Susie", after promising her mother that he would have her home by ten, the boyfriend and Susie dozed off at the movies. He lamented, "The movie's over, it's four o'clock, and we're in trouble deep." This was the Everly Brothers first of 4 US #1 hits. It also went to #1 on the Country and Western charts.

8. In December, 1957 singer Jerry Lee Lewis married Myra Gale Brown. Why was this union controversal?

Answer: All of these

The piano playing 'rockabilly' star was still married to his first wife, Jane Mitcham, when he took his youthful bride.

9. Tom and Jerry, appeared on "American Bandstand" on November 22, 1957. By what name did the duo later become known?

Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were still junior high school students when they got the chance to lip-synch "Hey Schoolgirl" on television. The boys were nervous because the act they followed was Jerry Lee Lewis performing his new hit "Great Balls of Fire".

10. What future astronaut set a coast-to-coast air speed record in 1957?

Answer: John Glenn

Major John Glenn, Jr. set the air speed record by traveling from California to New York in a jet in 3 hours, 23 minutes, and 8.4 seconds.

Source: Author rblayer

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