1950—1959 Decade In History Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Nifty Fifties!

While the 1940s were marked (or, rather marred) by WWII, and the 1960s were all about the counterculture and the Civil Rights movements, the 1950s don't seem to be treated as that much of an era in modern history. 

Of course, this treatment couldn't me more wrong! The decade between 1950 and 1959 was the backdrop to many fundamental social, political, and cultural shifts all over the world that went on to define the second half of the 20th century. Many of those shifts and phenomenons — or, at least, their effects — are still very much alive even today. 

How familiar are you with the Nifty Fifties? Were you alive during that decade and have first-hand recollections of the rock-n-roll being born and the Cold War silently erupting? Or are you a history buff who knows the precise year and date when Princess Elizabeth of York ascended the British throne and became Queen Elizabeth II? Test your knowledge by jumping right into our 1950s quiz!