America Topic 5

Question 1

What genre of music was born in the 1950s?

Answer 1

Rock and roll music

Question 2

When did Elvis Presley break into the music market?

Answer 2

1956

Question 3

What demographic was rock and roll popular with?

Answer 3

Teenagers

Question 4

What music was most popular in the 1960s?

Answer 4

British bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones

Question 5

Why were middle-class parents unhappy with new music that was popular with their children?

Answer 5

They believed that rock and roll music encouraged teenage crime

Question 6

What music gained popularity between 1970 and 2000?

Answer 6

Heavy metal, disco and hip-hop

Question 7

Why did cinema decrease in popularity after the second world war?

Answer 7

Televisions became more mainstream and therefore people watched content at home

Question 8

Why were drive-in cinemas popular?

Answer 8

Greater privacy and family friendliness

Question 9

What was a multiplex?

Answer 9

A movie cinema with more than 3 screens

Question 10

What are some examples of Hollywood blockbuster films?

Answer 10

Jaws, Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones

Question 11

How many households had VCRs in 1991?

Answer 11

Three-quarters of all households

Question 12

How many homes had television sets by 1960?

Answer 12

50 million

Question 13

By 1970, what percentage of households owned a television?

Answer 13

96%

Question 14

When was Microsoft founded?

Answer 14

1975

Question 15

When was Apple founded?

Answer 15

1976

Question 16

What was counterculture literature?

Answer 16

Literature that challenged traditional conservatism of American society