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Do You Remember 1956? Trivia Quiz

Do you remember the year of the Suez crisis, the year the Soviets invaded Hungary? It was the year Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier, and the year most of us first heard of Brigitte Bardot. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,843

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
7136

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which television program would you NOT have been able to watch in 1956 in the USA? Hint

As the World Turns

The Price Is Right

The Edge of Night

Bonanza

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who denounced Stalin in 1956? Hint

Malenkov

Kaganovich

Molotov

Khrushchev

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Elvis Presley's FIRST number one pop hit in the USA?

Answer: (Two Words, both start with the same letter)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Oscar winning movie 'Around the World in 80 Days' was released in 1956. Which actor starred in it? Hint

Lawrence Olivier

David Niven

Peter O'Toole

Dirk Bogarde

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1956? Hint

Melbourne

Helsinki

Rome

Mexico City

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Question 6 of 10

6. After Egypt took over the Suez Canal in 1956, which two countries attacked Egypt in 1956, after an initial Israeli attack? Hint

USSR and Yugoslavia

Britain and India

Britain and the Sudan

Britain and France

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which ship rammed the Andrea Doria, causing her to sink? Hint

Carpathia

Stockholm

Copenhagen

Marie Celeste

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whom did Marilyn Monroe marry in 1956? Hint

Arthur Miller

Neil Simon

Joe DiMaggio

Frank Sinatra

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1956 a vaccine for this disease, developed by Dr Jonas Salk, was first marketed. What was this disease? Hint

polio

diptheria

smallpox

tetanus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Audrey Hepburn starred in the Broadway production of 'My Fair Lady'. True or False?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which television program would you NOT have been able to watch in 1956 in the USA?

Answer: Bonanza

Bonanza was first seen in 1959. The other programs all premiered in 1956.

2. Who denounced Stalin in 1956?

Answer: Khrushchev

3. What was Elvis Presley's FIRST number one pop hit in the USA?

Answer: Heartbreak Hotel

Other hits in 1956 were 'Hound Dog' and 'Love Me Tender'. 'Hound Dog' was the top selling single of the fifties.

4. The Oscar winning movie 'Around the World in 80 Days' was released in 1956. Which actor starred in it?

Answer: David Niven

This movie was based on Jules Verne's book, which was published in 1873.

5. Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1956?

Answer: Melbourne

Helsinki (1952), Rome (1960) and Mexico City (1968).

6. After Egypt took over the Suez Canal in 1956, which two countries attacked Egypt in 1956, after an initial Israeli attack?

Answer: Britain and France

7. Which ship rammed the Andrea Doria, causing her to sink?

Answer: Stockholm

8. Whom did Marilyn Monroe marry in 1956?

Answer: Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller was a playwright who won a Pulitzer prize for his drama 'Death of a Salesman' It was Marilyn Monroe's third marriage. They were divorced in 1961.

9. In 1956 a vaccine for this disease, developed by Dr Jonas Salk, was first marketed. What was this disease?

Answer: polio

It was first developed in 1952 and then trialled in 1954 and 1955.

10. Audrey Hepburn starred in the Broadway production of 'My Fair Lady'. True or False?

Answer: False

Julie Andrews played Eliza Doolittle opposite Rex Harrison's Professor Higgins. Audrey Hepburn starred in the movie.

Source: Author minch

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