1950's Trivia

Use your own wits for the first 24 hours and then the sky's the limit after that



XX 1. The last veteran of the Civil War died in Texas at the age of __.

XX 2. The term "domino theory" was first voiced by __ __ __.

XX 3. In an interview, Joan Crawford said that her poodle Cliquot wore jackets with "__-__ __ __ __ in them just in case he had to __ __ __."

XX 4. The 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to __ __ __ and _._._. __ for __ __ __.

XX 5. __ __ recording of Volare was the No. 1 hit of 1957.

XX 6. Gag writer Roger Price invented the __.

XX 7. Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson said, "What's good for the __ is good for __ and __ __."

XX 8. __ __ __ was known as the designer of Audrey Hepburn's clothes and costumes.

XX 9. After the engagement of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, __ __ said, "I am mad with joy," and gave 1 million francs to the Monaco Red Cross.

XX 10. __ __ played the title role in the film Richard III and also __.

XX 11. The top-selling Soviet perfume named for __ __ was called "__ Breath."

XX 12. Temple of __ was American author __ __ first novel.

XX 13. __ __ __, an early Eisenhower supporter, was the __ woman to hold the position of __ __.

XX 14. In 1959, the owner of __ __ raised the cost of kissing the __ __ from 21 to 28 cents.

XX 15. For three TV appearances __ __ paid __ __ an unprecendented $50000.

6. Droodle

5. Domenico Modugno

2. Dwight D. Eisenhower

15. For three TV appearances Ed Sullivan paid Elvis Presley an unprecendented $50000.

14 Blarney Castle, Blarney Stone?

10. Laurence Olivier, Othello?

9. Aristotle Onassis

12. The Temple of Gold....William Goldman

Try again on #2 Michele...not Dwight D. Eisenhower

All other solutions are spot on

2. Richard Milhous Nixon?

1. 117 ?

Yes indeed Gail...Walter Willians

No, CCBomber ... the term was not penned by a president

2. Columnist Joseph Alsop Jr

Correct L4L

11. Joseph Stalin "Svetlana's Breath"

7. "What's good for the country is good for General Motors and vice versa."

Well done manXman and CCBomber

8. Hubert de Givenchy

Right you are CCBomber

4. John Douglass Cockroft and E. T. S. Walton for splitting the atom.

Right you are Bob

13. Ivy Baker Priest, an early Eisenhower supporter, was the first woman to hold the position of state treasurer.

manXman

3. had little pockets with kleenex to blow his nose