1950s TV Trivia

I was close to the same age as many of the child stars acting in TV shows in the 1950s. Do you remember these child stars?

Although I could probably dig up some more obscure 1959 westerns, this is my fourth, and final one. Of course I saved my personal Top 10 list for last. Enjoy.

I grew up in the 1950's enjoying the many great sitcoms on American TV during that era. They still linger in the memory.

Match the actors/hosts to the American television show that first aired between 1952 and 1955.

While the Rosenbergs were being convicted of selling atomic secrets and President Truman was firing General Douglas McArthur, most Americans were loving Lucy. These shows premiered that year.

All questions pertain to American children's TV shows shown during the 1950s. If you're feeling nostalgic then give this quiz a try.

Just a handful of TV stations... and most signed off at around midnight. No matter. There was a lot of great television created "back in the day." Perhaps you remember these.

It's 1959 and the 'Fabulous 50's' draw to a close. Castro takes over in Cuba and Nixon and Khrushchev engage in a "Kitchen Debate". Some more sophisticated TV shows are beginning to appear.

Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of England and Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio. 1952 also saw several new sitcoms and the "Man of Steel".

In TV's infancy, stations had lots of time to fill and very little programming available with which to fill it. Frederick Ziv saw the need and began producing half hour dramas for syndication. Early baby boomers will recall these "ZIV" productions.

No HD... black and white... no remote control... Then there was the aggravating vertical roll! Still.. it was lots of entertainment right in your own living room. Some of it was pretty good. Perhaps you remember these.

In this quiz, match up the TV character with the occupation. All multiple choice!!

Ray Krok opened the first McDonald's and the Dodgers edged the Yankees 4-3 in the World Series in 1955. These shows premiered he same year.

TV game shows were all the rage in the 1950's. I was in my early teen years in the 50's. I can remember sitting on the floor and gawking at our big black and white box. Have fun with these questions about the age of innocence.

What have you heard or remember about the infant stages of television? This quiz will give you a clue and some insight on television's first broadcast decade.

Here are some questions about some of those old tv western heroes and their faithful sidekicks. These are really old series from the 50's so be prepared to ponder hard.

The Commies were coming! In the early '50s The Red Scare was very real, but you didn't learn about it in network entertainment programs. If you wanted to know about Red agents, you had to watch syndicated spy shows in non-prime time.

TV was in its infancy in the '50s. Some great shows emerged and some, well, not so great. See if you can answer some questions about a few of them.

Stalin died and the Korean Conflict ended in 1953, but everyone still loved 'Lucy', the number one show on TV. These ten programs premiered as 'baby boomers' turned eight years old.

Tin foil on the rabbit ears? What sounds like a PETA nightmare was actually an attempt at better TV reception. Here are a few questions on the shows we were trying to watch.

As Sputnick orbited the earth and federal troops integrated Arkansas schools, 1957 brought TV viewers a big dose of cop-detective-lawyer shows.

Truman was President and although it was in its infancy, television was beginning to mirror Americana. I hope that you enjoy this trip to the simpler times of yesteryear.

Are you tired of this category? Can you imagine being a television viewer in 1959 when a large percent of prime time was 'oaters'? No wonder a few years later there were practically none on the air.

The year was 1954 and "On the Waterfront" won the Best Picture Oscar. The medium of television allowed millions of Americans to see Sen. Joe McCarthy's downfall in the Army Hearings. Some of the following shows came out the same year.

If you are, or were a western fan, 1959 was your year. With over 40 prime time shows on the air, you could catch a 'bang bang shoot 'em up' just about any time. I'll give a summary, you pick the series.

"Turn that TV off!" Ahh, I can still hear mom's gentle screech echoing down the hall. But did I listen? No! And the result is a quiz on 50's kids' shows. I should have listened. Really.

Ahhhh...television. What would we do without it? In its early days, TV presented some truly memorable programs. Let's see how many you remember...

People were listening to "the Purple People Eater" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" was a box office hit. These shows aired for the first time in 1958.

It was 1956 and Soviet troops were invaded Hungary and the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable was completed. These new game shows, westerns and soaps premiered.

American television was in its infancy during the 1950s as both corporate sponsors and the networks sought the right formula to attract viewers. This quiz is about their successes.

Listed are law enforcement officers from 1950s TV shows. Match them up to the programs listed in this all multiple choice quiz.

This is my second of four planned quizzes regarding 1959's over-westernized season. Will the same fate await cop/lawyer shows? I hope that you enjoy this one.

Listed are TV shows from the 1950s. Match them up to the city or town (real or fictional) that the series was set in. All multiple choice!

See how much you know about popular TV shows in the 1950. I'll give you the Top Five television show for that year and some trivia, and you guess the right year. I'll also give you the Best Picture Oscar winner for that year.