Remembering the 50s - 1957 Americana

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1. In what American city were federal troops needed to implement court-ordered school desegregation? Montgomery, Alabama Little Rock, Arkansas Chicago, Illinois Atlanta, Georgia

2. How many times did Elvis Presley appear on the Ed Sullivan Show? 5 1 7 3

3. What was a "beatnik"? Soviet teenager Article of clothing A drug addict Non-conformist

4. Lawrence Harvey Ziegler began a long radio broadcasting career on May 1, 1957. By what name is the former Miami disc jockey better known today? Ron Zeigler Red Barber Larry King Paul Harvey

5. On September 4, 1957 the last baseball game was played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York as the home team prepared to move to another city. To what city did they move? Arlington, Texas Los Angeles, California Minneapolis, Minnesota Oakland, California

6. Who was the Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series? Warren Spahn Whitey Ford Lew Burdette Mickey Mantle

7. In October, 1957 a song by the Everly Brothers hit number one on the U.S. charts. What was the name of the girl in the song that fell asleep with her boyfriend at the drive-in movies? Sharon Susie Donna Wendy

8. In December, 1957 singer Jerry Lee Lewis married Myra Gale Brown. Why was this union controversal? Jerry and Myra were cousins Myra was 13 years old All of the these Jerry was still married

9. Tom and Jerry, appeared on "American Bandstand" on November 22, 1957. By what name did the duo later become known? Simon and Garfunkel Peaches and Herb Jan and Dean Steve Lawrence and Edye Gorme

10. What future astronaut set a coast-to-coast air speed record in 1957? John Glenn Alan Sheppard Pete Conrad Gus Grissom