1. Which U.S. President initiated the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s?

   • Harry S. Truman
   • Dwight D. Eisenhower
   • John F. Kennedy
   • Franklin D. Roosevelt

2. What was the popular music genre that emerged in the 1950s, combining elements of blues, rhythm and blues, and country music?

   • Rock ‘n’ Roll
   • Jazz
   • Folk
   • Swing

3. Which war took place during the early years of the 1950s?

   • Korean War
   • Vietnam War
   • World War II
   • Gulf War

4. What was the name of the first-ever credit card, introduced in 1950?

   • Diners Club Card
   • American Express
   • Visa
   • Mastercard

5. Which iconic film actress and model became a major sex symbol in the 1950s?

   • Marilyn Monroe
   • Audrey Hepburn
   • Elizabeth Taylor
   • Grace Kelly

6. In which year during the 1950s did Alaska and Hawaii become U.S. states?

   • 1950
   • 1955
   • 1959
   • 1953

7. What was the famous anti-Communist campaign, led by a U.S. Senator, known as during the 1950s?

   • McCarthyism
   • Nixon campaign
   • The Red Scare
   • Hoover’s crusade

8. Which science fiction television show, known for its twist endings, premiered in 1959?

   • The Twilight Zone
   • Doctor Who
   • Star Trek
   • The Outer Limits

9. Who wrote the influential book ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, published in 1951?

   • J.D. Salinger
   • Ernest Hemingway
   • F. Scott Fitzgerald
   • John Steinbeck

10. What landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

    • Brown v. Board of Education
    • Roe v. Wade
    • Plessy v. Ferguson
    • Miranda v. Arizona

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