What was the name of Lucy's neighbour and friend in 'I Love Lucy'?
Ethel (Ethel and Fred Mertz)
Queen Elizabeth II - who was her father?
King George VI
The phrase 'going ape' was popular in the 150's. What does it mean?
Going crazy
Name the scientist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952
Albert Schweitzer
Name the famous movie director who hosted a popular TV series featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries
Alfred Hitchcock
In 1953 the Rosenberg couple were executed for what crime?
Espionage
Name the first man-made satellite launched into space?
'Sputnik' was launched by the Russians
Throughout the 1950's a high ranking member of the British Intelligence worked as a double agent serving the KGB. Who was he?
'Kim' Philby or Harold Adrian Russell
Who was on the cover of the first 'Playboy' Magazine?
Marilyn Monroe
When Fidel Castro seized Cuba, who did he overthrow?
Fulgencio Batista
What was the name of the ranch in 'Bonanza'?
Ponderosa
Stalin died in 1953. Who succeeded him?
Nikita Khrushchev
Name the TV crime drama headed by Elliot Ness.
The Untouchables
Which popular female clothing item was introduced by Allen Gant in 1959?
The pantyhose
Who wrote and recorded the song 'Your Cheating Heart'?
Hank Williams
In 1952 the longest running play opened in London, it was ...
The Mousetrap
Dr. Jonas Salk produced a vaccine for ...
He developed the first vaccine for Polio
In 1955 an amusement park was opened in California; what was it called?
Disneyland
Four days after he was killed in a car crash, the film 'Rebel Without a Cause' was released. Who was he?
James Dean
Which reference book for world records was first published in 1955?
The Guinness Book of Records
What was the name of the dog the Russians sent into space in 1957?
Laika
Who sang 'Ring of Fire'?
Johnny Cash
Who sang the 'Banana Boat Song'?
Harry Belafonte