I was born in 1946, and got 20/20. Must say some of the questions were kinda obvious, like the one about Rosa giving up her seat. The other two options were men and the King George VI versus King George V. Good fun to try this quiz out though. It's I Love Lucy not The Love Lucy show.
I was born in 1966, I can't believe I got 17 right.. My dad was really into history among other things. I guess when hanging out with my dad , I really was listening and taking things in. Thanks Dad 💕. Miss you much!
We 70+ individuals were not brought up with multi-choice answers. We had to think for ourselves. Happily, my grandchildren in Kenya, Canada, and Australia continue to be obliged so to do.
I was born in 1949. My parents were news junkies. My father would discuss the latest news. At night he would read the papers to us little children. Of course we did not understand a lot. However, we were expected to listen and ask questions. in the 1950s news stories remained in the public for longer periods of times. At school it was the same thing. We were expected to know what was going on in the world. We had extensive studies in geography and were expected to know the current events of those places.
We really did get a batter education then. I taught college for years and am appalled at how little students know about history. That's why it is so easy to fool them into thinking that socialism/communism are fair and equitable forms of government. They just don't get it - and I believe it's not by accident, but by design.
I was in 53 and my Mother’s baby Doctor Ferris had just come home from Korea and he learned some new procedures for operations so my Mother and I lived otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this! We had many happy years together the 3 of us and will always miss my parents.
I got one wrong, Ghana, I was born in 1950, and a lot of this stuff was published in the 'Weekly Reader' magazine given to elementary school kids in almost every school in the country.
I must be older than my birth certificate says, I got them all right 20/20. A few comments if I may: In question 6, the correct show title is "I Love Lucy", not "The Love Lucy"; In question 14, the group Peter Paul and Mary is shown, they are folk singers, not rock and roll, which is the question's answer
19 of 20 Born in 1946 The Nifty Fifties were the most iconic decade of the twentieth century, only rivaled by the Roaring Twenties. The 80s were nothing.
FYI: The photo that accompanied question #20 is actually of the accident that severely injured actor Montgomery Clift while driving a rented 1955 Chevy in 1956. James Dean was killed while driving a Porsche 550 Spyder in 1955. Regardless of the mix-up, this was a fun quiz (I got 18 out of 20 correct).
Born in 1947. A much older cousin married a Marine who was missing with his squad for two weeks behind enemy lines during the Korean War. Amazingly, only one Marine was lost during that tragic episode. Had four wrong answers.
I got most of these correct. However, I didn't know about Typhoon Vera, but the word "typhoon" is used to refer to tropical systems in Asia so that led me to choose Japan.
18/20....born in 1948. Missed the Toyota and Ghana Independence questions. I would quibble with showing a still photo from I Love Lucy as part of the question. Also the question about Peanuts was poorly worded - difference between comic books and comics in the newspapers.
Also, question #14: "In the 1950s, what kind of music was popular?" The given answer was Rock 'n Roll. The two most obvious answers would be both Pop and Rock 'n Roll. Pop, including singers up through 1955 such as Perry Como and Patti Page, and Rock 'n Roll after 1955 when Elvis became nationally known. Plenty of Pop singers, such as Al Martino and Frank Sinatra, were scoring hits through the late '60s.
19/20. Born in 1955, so not that I have personal memories of the 50's but I just know some history of the 50's. My memories do include weird things though, like saddle shoes and the start of the TV show "Dennis the Menace", because my mom threatened to not let me watch it if I didn't behave. I guess that left an impression on me
I didn’t see my score. Being born in 1950 myself I was a baby and we had no TV until I was around 8 years old. My dad worked 2nd shift so there was no parental discussion of issues. My dad died shortly after I turned eleven. We never had a color TV. I’d guess my score was 16 or 17. There was one I had no clue on. Others I didn’t have time to read - cataracts.
Born in 1954 in London, 18/20 never heard of the TV dinner companies, showing a still from I Love Lucy and two men and one woman for the Rosa Parks question made things simple.
Most of these are things anyone with a decent education could answer. Also, when giving multiple choice answers, you need to have all 3 as plausible answers. Question 20 had only one possible answer unless you're Gen Z.
Some of the questions should be aimed at people born in the 40s. It was fun but a bit off on a few answers. Anybody who missed Rosa Parks must not live in in a big northern city. They renamed our expressway Rosa Parks Highway.
Got them all, but the Ghana was a reach. From about sixth grade we had "Current Events" every Friday and had to bring in a newspaper clipping about something current and be expected to talk about it. Sports and entertainment were excluded.
I think the hyrdrogen bomb question was incorrect. According to reports I've seen it was really just a very large atom bomb and not a hydrogen one. The story is that the British wanted to be equal with the US nuclear programme and thus the pretence - seems the trick is still working.
Well now, I started off well. I think I got the 1st 11 correct. Then got some wrong and misread some questions. Then I finished strong with correct answers. I was born in 1959. Ok I got 16 correct. 1 Q I misread. 3 I got incorrect outright.
