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

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June 28, 2022

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.

Feeling brave and interested in trying out some of our other trivia questions? Try out our other fun and exciting trivia questions on the 60’s, 70’s, 90’s,  trivia for seniors, or our pop culture questions with your family and friends! 

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1. In which decade was Madonna born?

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

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3. Olympic Airlines started flying from which coutnry in 1957?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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4. 83 people were killed at the Le Mans 24 Hour race in which country in 1955?

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5. King Gustav V of which country died in 1950?

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

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

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

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

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4. How many trophies did Barcelona win in 1950-51?

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5. In 1950 an 'american fighting-man' won the Time's Man of the Year for fighting which war?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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5. Joanne Woodward married which famous Hollywood actor in 1958?

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6. The 1950s singer Shirley Bassey was from which country?

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

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

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

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

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

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6. Grace Kelly married the Prince of which country in 1956?

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1. The airline Lufthansa started flights in which country in 1954?

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

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

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

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

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

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1. Dubbed 'the crime of the century'' the 1950 Brinks Bank Robbery took place in which city?

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

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3. Maureen Connolly, nicknamed 'Little Mo', was a famous 1950s star in which sport?

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

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

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

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1. In what year was Lady and the Tramp released?

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

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3. César'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?

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

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5. How many trophies did Manchester United win in 1950?

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

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1. In 1950s America, the phrase 'better dead than red' referred to which group of people?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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3. The 1952 Olympics were held in which European city?

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

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

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

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1. Barcelona won which trophy in 1950-51?

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

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

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4. The 1950s advertising campaign 'Fire and Ice' came from which company?

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

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

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

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2. A textile brand called 'Marimekko' was set up in which country in 1951?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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5. Mozambique became independent from which European nation in 1951?

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

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1. Gigi' was a 1959 Oscar winning movie set in which city?

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

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

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4. In 1950 who scored England's first ever goal at a World Cup?

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

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