Remembering the 50s - 1950 Americana

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1. What was the first major American credit card? Master Charge American Express Diners Club Bank Americard

2. What radio personality began a 50-plus year national broadcast on December 3, 1950? Paul Harvey Arthur Godfrey Larry King Jack Benny

3. Which oft-married Hollywood actress took her first of many husbands in May of 1950? Lucille Ball Elizabeth Taylor Greer Garson Ava Gardner

4. What popular comic strip featuring a boy and a dog debuted on October 2, 1950? Peanuts Snuffy Smith Moon Mullin Red Ryder

5. Who was the heavyweight boxing champion in August of 1950? John Sullivan Rocky Marciano Ezzard Charles Joe Louis

6. What crime fighting innovation did the FBI institute on March 14, 1950? FBI Academy Bulletproof vests Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list Walkie-talkies

7. What innovation did the Haloid Corporation develop? Xerographic copy machine Antiperspirants Flouride toothpaste Frozen foods

8. What cowboy spawned the lunch box craze in 1950? Cisco Kid Roy Rogers Hopalong Cassidy Gene Autry

9. What Hollywood legend began his career in a December, 1950 television commercial? James Dean Montgomery Cliff Rock Hudson Victor Mature

10. For what Disney animated film featuring a cat named Lucifer did American children lined up at theaters to see in February, 1950? Sleeping Beauty Fantasia Cinderella Snow White