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Conversation Starters

Want to show your 1950s knowledge at the next sock hop? Here are some great conversation starters to get you talking:
  • Motorcycles
  • Drive-ins
  • Converse sneakers, saddle shoes
  • Marlon Brando, James Dean, Sandra Dee, Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn
  • Elvis Presley on "Ed Sullivan" in 1956
  • Brylcreem: A little dab'll do ya
  • Poodle Skirts
  • Greasers
  • Teen Beat magazine
  • Hula Hoops
  • Squares, bikers, chicks, submarine races
  • "American Bandstand," "Davy Crockett," "Roy Rogers"
  • McDonald's in 1955: hamburger 15 cents, fries 10 cents, Coke 10 cents, coffee 10 cents
  • A gallon of gas: around 23 cents in 1956
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