Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Based on this 1957 photo of Central High School students, which of the following is NOT true?
Bobby socks were cool.
Girls usually wore jeans to school.
Flat shoes were in.
Neat and clean was stylish.
Q. What was President Eisenhower's favorite pastime?
Painting
Watching old war movies
Playing golf
Sending 20 large pizzas every night to the Arkansas Governor's Mansion
Q. What technology had the greatest impact in American homes in the 1950s?
25 lb. cell phones
Microwaves
Hair dryers
Television
Q. What famous jazz trumpeter offered to walk in with Ike if he ever went to Central High School?
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gillespie
Chet Baker
Q. In 1956, Elvis Presley broke a major segregation barrier by going to the Memphis Fairgrounds on a designated "Black" night. Why might he have wanted to go the fair that night?
To get some ink from TMZ
To hear some black musicians, whom he loved and based so much of his own music on
To upset his manager
To check out the grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches—his favorite