READABLE TEXT EDITION · EARLIER PROOF
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EARLIER PROOF PAGE 17
Questions
◆ THE ROCKIN' FIFTIES ◆ Scoring starts from here onwards. Every question can earn you points. Good luck!
Category: Daily Life · Type: True or False · Difficulty: Easy
1) True or False: Rock 'n' roll was a passing fad that had faded from American dance floors by the end of the 1950s. TRUE FALSE / 1 pt
Category: Music · Type: Multiple Choice · Difficulty: Medium
2) What year did American Bandstand first air nationally on ABC (American Broadcasting Company), bringing rock and roll into living rooms across America?
A) 1953
B) 1955
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1950s
C) 1957
D) 1959 / 2 pts
Category: Entertainment · Type: Multiple Choice · Difficulty: Easy
3) What was the name of the no-nonsense detective on the classic radio and TV show 'Dragnet'?
A) Sergeant Joe Friday
B) Detective Frank Cannon
C) Lieutenant Columbo
D) Sergeant Phil Esterhaus / 1 pt
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Answers and selected extra facts
1950s Scored Questions
1. False Cleveland DJ Alan Freed made "rock and roll" a household term. He hosted one of the first major rock concerts back in 1952!
2. 1957 At its peak, American Bandstand attracted over 20 million viewers per episode, making it a major cultural force for popular music.
3. Sergeant Joe Friday Jack Webb worked so closely with the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) for realism that the department gave him a special badge as a thank-you.
4. False Bill Haley's band took the name 'the Comets' as a pun on Halley's Comet — 'Haley' and 'Halley' are pronounced the same way.
5. True Despite its rocky start, the Vanguard 1 satellite launched in March 1958 is still orbiting Earth today — the oldest satellite in space!
6. Rod Serling Serling wrote 92 of the 156 episodes of the original series. That is a stunning amount of work for any TV creator!
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