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101 50’s Trivia Questions That Will Have You Rock and Rolling

Let’s take a journey back in time throughout the decades to a world recovering from the effects of World War 2. A time when celebrations were in order, the baby boom, the Cuban Revolution, and an introduction to 1950s music! Are you up for the challenge of answering these 50’s trivia questions while having some good old laughs in the process? 

These fun 50’s trivia questions and answers will have you reliving the 50’s. A generation that starred Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, The Clovers, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, and the “King of Rock and Roll” himself. You’ll have a ball going down this memory lane!

Shake a hip and take this nifty 50’s quiz to see how well you will do.

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Gigi’ was a 1959 Oscar winning movie set in which city?

Rome

New York

Paris

Berlin

Based on a popular novel, what was the first live-action Disney movie in 1950?

Alice in Wonderland

Mary Poppins

Peter Pan

Treasure Island

A pact between Communist Bloc countries was signed in which city in 1955?

Budapest

Athens

Warsaw

Prague

In 1950 who scored England’s first ever goal at a World Cup?

Wilf Mannion

Stanley Matthews

Jackie Milburn

Stan Mortensen

Juan Manuel Fangio was a superstar in which sport in the 1950s?

Formula One

NASCAR

Boxing

Wrestling

The Birdseye company first sold which variety of frozen vegetable in 1952?

Potato

Carrot

Pea

Sweetcorn

King Farouk I of which country was forced to abdicate after a coup in 1952?

Egypt

Chile

Tanzania

Wales

In which country was flat-pack furniture invented in the 1950s?

Netherlands

USSR

Sweden

West Germany

Doctors in Boston, USA, first successfully transplanted which human organ in March 1954?

Lung

Kidney

Heart

Liver

Mozambique became independent from which European nation in 1951?

Sweden

Greece

Portugal

Spain

Morocco and Tunisia both became independent from which country in 1956?

Italy

Germany

Norway

France

In which country did Achiel van Acker form a government in 1954?

Poland

Turkey

Belgium

Switzerland

A textile brand called ‘Marimekko’ was set up in which country in 1951?

West Germany

Switzerland

Finland

Belgium

Ken Rosewall was a famous 1950s tennis player from which country?

Italy

Canada

Australia

Ireland

The Big Bang Theory, first described in 1952, is part of which field of science?

Chemistry

Anatomy

Biology

Physics

In 1950, the Springbok Radio station launched in which country?

Brazil

South Africa

Australia

Malaysia

General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla headed up a coup in which south American country in 1953?

Mexico

Chile

Brazil

Colombia

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on which method of transport in 1955?

Bus

Aeroplane

Ship

Train

In the 1950s, Real Madrid competed in the Small World Cup. Where was the tournament held?

Colombia

Brazil

Venezuela

Ecuador

Invented by Frank McNamara way back in 1950, what was the first ever credit card?

Diner’s Club

Visa

MasterCard

Barclaycard

Greece and Turkey were fighting over which Mediterranean island throughout the 1950s?

Crete

Sicily

Malta

Cyprus

President Marcos of which country got married to Imelda in 1954?

Japan

France

Canada

Philippines

In which round were Liverpool knocked out of the FA Cup in 1950-51?

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Third

Barcelona won which trophy in 1950-51?

Copa Eva Duarte

The Latin Cup

Spanish Super Cup

Copa del Rey

In the 1950s, the Lionel Corporation sold $25 million worth of what product?

Electric trains

Radios

Yo-Yos

Wind-Up dolls

How many entries were there for the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956?

17

7

10

24

The 1950s advertising campaign ‘Fire and Ice’ came from which company?

Max Factor

Revlon

Avon

Maybelline

In 1951, the US signed a Bank Secrecy treaty with which European country?

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Italy

Spain

Garuda was founded in which country in 1950 as the national airline?

Vietnam

Brazil

Indonesia

China

Indonesia, led by President Sukarno, declared independence from which country in 1950?

Netherlands

Greece

France

Spain

King Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned king of Thailand in which city in 1950?

Tokyo

Jakarta

Bangkok

Singapore

The 1952 Olympics were held in which European city?

Copenhagen

Rome

Helsinki

London

Josef Stalin, former leader of which country, died in 1953?

Italy

USSR

Spain

Greece

King Haakon VII was King of which country until he died in 1957?

Norway

France

Belgium

Netherlands

how many hat-tricks did Basora score for Barca during La Liga 1950-51?

2

4

1

3

In 1950s America, the phrase ‘better dead than red’ referred to which group of people?

Blacks

Communists

Brits

Jews

Konrad Adenauer, leader of which country, survived an assassination attempt in 1952?

Italy

Greece

West Germany

France

Singer Placido Domingo made his stage debut in which form of music in 1959?

Pop

Country

Jazz

Opera

Kim Il-Sung led which country from 1948 to 1994?

Thailand

East Germany

North Korea

USSR

In 1950 James Dean featured in a commercial for which soft drinks brand?

Mountain Dew

Coca Cola

Dr Pepper

Pepsi

In which movement of the 1950s and 1960s did artists like Andy Warhol challenge tradition by using popular culture images?

Expressionism

Post Modernism

Pop Art

Dadaism

In what year was Lady and the Tramp released?

1965

1945

1952

1955

Princess Anne was born in 1950. In which year did the Queen next give birth?

1962

1958

1955

1960

CĂ©sar’s only hat-trick during the 1950-51 season made up 3 of the how many goals he scored against Real Sociedad in the first game of the season?

5

7

4

6

In 1950, Rajendra Prasad became the first President of which country?

Oman

Japan

India

Malaysia

How many trophies did Manchester United win in 1950?

1

0

3

2

After a lengthy career, Joe DiMaggio retired from which sport in 1951?

Swimming

Golf

Basketball

Baseball

Dubbed ‘the crime of the century” the 1950 Brinks Bank Robbery took place in which city?

Boston

Chicago

New York

Denver

In which popular 1950s film is a character played by Audrey Hepburn given 24 hours to do as she pleases in the eternal city?

My Fair Lady

Roman Holiday

Breakfast At Tiffanys

Charade

Maureen Connolly, nicknamed ‘Little Mo’, was a famous 1950s star in which sport?

Horse Racing

Swimming

Golf

Tennis

Six European countries got togethet to form the EEC in which city in 1957?

Athens

Amsterdam

Rome

Madrid

How many games did Liverpool win at Anfield against Manchester City in the 1950s?

One

None

Three

Two

Hosts Brazil lost to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup final in which city?

Sao Paulo

Brasilia

Mexico City

Rio de Janeiro

The airline Lufthansa started flights in which country in 1954?

Netherlands

West Germany

Switzerland

Greece

In 1952, the Canadian TV service was set up in which city?

Montreal

Vancouver

Calgary

Winnipeg

Macmillan and Eden were leaders of which country in the 1950s?

United Kingdom

Ireland

Italy

France

Former first lady of Argentina, Eva Peron, died at which age in 1952?

32

47

37

52

Jonas Salk made a breakthrough with a vaccine for which disease in 1953?

Diabetes

Chicken Pox

Polio

Malaria

John Diefenbaker became the Prime Minister of which country in 1957?

Australia

Canada

Spain

New Zealand

In 1950-1951, Real Madrid narrowly avoided relegation to Segunda DivisiĂłn by how many points?

4

3

1

2

Swedish actress Greta Garbo was granted nationality of which country in 1950?

Greece

Mexico

United States

Australia

Canadian scientists in 1950 developed a pacemaker to regulate which major organ?

Brain

Kidney

Lung

Heart

In which city were Manchester United players involved in an air crash in 1958?

Munich

Berlin

Athens

Madrid

How many years had fuel been rationed when the system came to the end in 1950?

5 years

20 years

7 years

11 years

Grace Kelly married the Prince of which country in 1956?

Andorra

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Monaco

Michiko Shoda got engaged to the Crown Prince of which country in 1959?

Belgium

Norway

Japan

India

How old was Elizabeth II when she became Queen in 1952?

25

15

30

20

How old was Jerry Lee Lewis’ first cousin once removed Myra when he married her in the 1950s?

16

18

20

13

In the 1950s, you could store money for a bus ride or phone call in what item you wore?

Nickel Loafers

Dime Loafers

Penny Loafers

Dollar Loafers

Joanne Woodward married which famous Hollywood actor in 1958?

James Cagney

Gene Kelly

John Wayne

Paul Newman

The 1950s singer Shirley Bassey was from which country?

Ireland

Wales

Norway

Switzerland

Elvis Presley first went into a recording studio in which city in 1954?

Baltimore

Chicago

Memphis

Los Angeles

In which US state was the 1955 car crash which killed James Dean?

Texas

Massachusetts

California

Utah

At the start of the 1950-51 how many Barcelona were aged 30?

3

4

5

2

Stirling Moss was a famous name in which sport during the 1950s?

Tennis

Golf

Motor Racing

Swimming

In 1958, the Aswan Dam was built by Egypt on which river with a loan from the USSR?

Rhine

Volga

Nile

Seine

Alan Turing was a famous name in which field in the 1950s?

Law

Computing

Music

Medicine

How many games did Liverpool win at Anfield against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1950s?

Three

One

Two

None

Peter Townsend called off his wedding to which member of the British royal family in 1955?

Princess Anne

Princess Margaret

Duchess of York

Queen Elizabeth II

In which decade did sci-fi writer L.Ron Hubbard first formulate the religion of Scientology?

1910s

1970s

1930s

1950s

Sweden’s Tetra-Pak company was set up in 1951 to produce which items?

Milk Cartons

T-Shirts

Tables

Glass Bottles

Mau Mau rebels were active in which African country during the 1950s?

Nigeria

Kenya

Egpyt

South Africa

Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in less than how many minutes in 1954?

4

3

6

5

In 1950 President Truman approved the construction of what type of bomb?

Paint Bomb

Hydrogen Bomb

Water Bomb

Time Bomb

Between 1950 and 1953 the US was involved in a war in which Asian country?

Bhutan

Malaysia

Korea

Thailand

Einar Gerhardsen was elected Prime Minister of which country in 1955?

Italy

West Germany

Norway

Poland

83 people were killed at the Le Mans 24 Hour race in which country in 1955?

Italy

West Germany

France

Spain

King Gustav V of which country died in 1950?

Poland

Sweden

Czechoslovakia

Norway

In what country was the car company SEAT founded in 1950?

Germany

Italy

France

Spain

In 1950, which of these became the first independent credit card company in the world?

MasterCard

American Express

Visa

Diners Club

Hattori Takushiro planned a coup in which country in October 1952?

Spain

Japan

USSR

Nigeria

Between 1936 and 1975, Francisco Franco was the leader of which country?

Greece

West Germany

Spain

Italy

How many trophies did Barcelona win in 1950-51?

3

4

1

2

In 1950 an ‘american fighting-man’ won the Time’s Man of the Year for fighting which war?

Vietnam War

Cold War

World War II

Korean War

Edmund Hillary, first person to climb Mount Everest, was from which country?

Canada

India

Switzerland

New Zealand

In which decade was Madonna born?

1930s

1890s

1950s

1910s

In 1957, the first link was made between smoking and which type of cancer?

Lung

Bone

Breast

Liver

Olympic Airlines started flying from which coutnry in 1957?

West Germany

France

Italy

Greece

In which decade did Hawaii and Alaska become states of the American Union?

1940s

1930s

1950s

1920s

How many games did Liverpool go unbeaten at Anfield at the start of the 1950-51 league season?

Six

Nine

Seven

Eight

The 1950s philosopher and writer Simone de Beauvoir was from which country?

France

Norway

West Germany

Italy

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