Instructions:
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Open this link
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will need to follow to find the answers to the activity
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Clues: The number of boxes in
the puzzle for a particular number indicates the number of letters
in the missing word. The letters in brackets prior to question
indicates the area on the web page that you will need to read in
order to answer that question. Use the code below to locate the
correct area on web page. This activity will require you to
search and think for some answers, as not all the answers will
be easily located by using the simple search and find mode.
(CM) Cool Music
(EF) The End of the Fifties
(GL) Good Life
(MC) More Changes
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(NF) New Food
(NT) New Technology
(NY) Neat Toys
(SC) Stylish Cars
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(TL) Time Line
(WC) Wild Custom Cars
(WT) Wow! Television
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When you have completed the
puzzle, study the puzzle and locate the "Mystery Phrase" and write
it in the boxes provided at the bottom of the page. Then use this
phrase to help you fill in the boxes below to figure out who the
"Mystery Person" is.
- (TL) We demanded big, powerful
overhead-valve _______ engines in our cars.
- (NY) This was introduced in
1957 and peaked, but it was dead by 1959. _______
- (SC) Most cars of the _______
were dull.
- (NT) In 1957 the first plastic
bottle was used for this soft drink. _______
- (GL) Marilyn Monroe married
this famous baseball player. _______
- (CM) Early Fifties hit song
were novelty song like "How Much is That Doggie in the _______"
- (WT) This becomes a great
medium for hawking toys, especially on Saturday morning kid
shows. _______
- (NF) This debuts in 1954,
frozen _______, assembly line prepared, tasteless dinners.
- (EF) The Fifties officially end
with his assassination, _______, according to this information.
- (GL) In 1949, _______ publishes
his book 1984.
- (MC) During this time the
_______ fatality rate dropped over 40%.
- (WT) In 1962 he was the star of
the Tonight Show. _______
- (NY) In 1961 Barbie’s friend
_______ is introduced (Many feel it is her boyfriend)
- (EF) Miltown was one of the
_______ introduced for frazzled adults.
- (SC) This is a fantastically
fast European car.
- (GL) In 1957 the _______ opens
at Disneyland.
- (WT) In 1958 this director
shaves his head and moves on to fame as an actor in "The King
and I" _______
- (GL) In 1959 the movie _______
stars Doris Day and Rock Hudson.
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