Remembering the 50s - 1954 Americana

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1. The 1954 World Series was broadcast in color for the first time. Who won? New York Yankees New York Giants Cleveland Indians Milwaukee Braves

2. In 1954 C.A. Swanson and Sons introduced the first TV dinner. What was the main course? Baked chicken Roast beef Roast turkey Baked fish

3. To whom was attorney Joseph Welch speaking when he asked: "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" Joseph Stalin Joseph Cotton Joseph Kennedy Joseph McCarthy

4. What was Ray Kroc's job when he first met the McDonald brothers in San Bernadino, California in 1954? Meat salesman Mixer salesman Insurance salesman Produce salesman

5. What was the name of another fast food restaurant which opened its first store in 1954 at 3090 NW 36th Street in Miami, Florida? Burger King Church's Fried Chicken Dairy Queen Shoney's

6. According to its 1954 advertising slogan, what candy "...melts in your mouth, not in your hand"? M&Ms Lifesavers Payday Sugar Babies

7. What was SEATO? Space project Computer Defense alliance Radical group

8. "Father Knows Best" premiered on television starring Robert Young as the kind and understanding male parent. What was his family name? Johnson Stephens Wilson Anderson

9. To what was U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower referring when he said: "the wrong war, the wrong time and the wrong place"? Indonesia Cuba Vietnam Berlin

10. In 1954 Elvis Presley recorded his first single for Sun Records. What was the name of the song? Hounddog That's All Right Mystery Train Just Walkin' in the Rain