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The 50's Fad Quiz

Lots of fads in the fabulous fifties! How many can you name?

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First submitted	August 22, 2012
Last updated	January 28, 2015
Times taken	878

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Hint	Answer
Midi dresses with a dog on them	Poodle skirts
You wore glasses to watch one of these	3-D movies
Black-and-white shoes	Saddle shoes
"Passion pits"	Drive-in theatres
Davy Crockett wore one too	Coonskin caps
"Say kids, what time is it?"	Howdy Doody
Green, flexible pal of Pokey	Gumby dolls
"Instant" dinners before microwaves	TV dinners
Plastic flying discs	Frisbees

Hint	Answer
Wiggle your hips and keep it going round!	Hula hoops
Short, military-style haircut	Crew cuts
Metal spring toy that walks down stairs	Slinky
Slip-on shoes that can carry money	Penny loafers
Teen dances where shoes are optional	Sock hops
Kneadable, readable, comes in an egg	Silly Putty
Create a masterpiece if you can count	Paint-by-number
Hairstyle that flips up in the back	Ducktail
Fear the A-bomb? Build one of these!	Fallout shelters

Quizmaster

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Aug 22, 2012

Great quiz! I got 9/18, but then again I wasn't alive in the 50's. You might want to allow "frisbee" singular and check the clue for hula hoops. I also enjoyed your other fads quizzes!

redsplat

level 75

Jan 27, 2015

What, no bobby socks?

redsplat

level 75

Jan 27, 2015

Also, can you accept brush cut for crew cut?

SadDuck

level 65

Feb 15, 2018

Three D movies should also work