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Quiz about Other Events In Coronation Year

Other Events In Coronation Year Quiz

A quiz in memory of people and events of 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation.

A multiple-choice quiz by upperder. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
upperder

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,735

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
1516

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. The Queen's paternal grandmother, widow of George V dies. What was her name? Hint

Mary of Teck

Mathilda of Flanders

Isabella of Aragon

Elizabeth Bowes Lyon

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Question 2 of 15

2. Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing were the first to conquer Mount Everest. What was Tenzing's surname? Hint

Norgay

Hunt

Fuchs

Percival

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Question 3 of 15

3. In this year which female tennis player was the first to win the Grand Slam? Hint

Suzanne Lenglen

Angela Mortimer

Maria Bueno

Maureen Connolly

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Question 4 of 15

4. Ian Fleming wrote the first James Bond novel, entitled? Hint

Dr. No

Casino Royale

From Russia With Love

Thunderball

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Question 5 of 15

5. Footballer Stanley Matthews won 54 Caps playing for England and won a F.A. Cup Medal this year, playing for? Hint

Stoke

Accrington Stanley

Port Vale

Blackpool

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Question 6 of 15

6. Sir Winston Churchill, British politician, was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in this year. What were his middle names? Hint

Spencer Randolph

Mark Spencer

Leonard Spencer

Neville Randolph

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which American phycisist, who confirmed Einstein's equation theory, died in 1953? Hint

Max Planck

Robert Millikan

Carleton Watkins

Wallace Sabine

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Question 8 of 15

8. In March of 1953 which two singers had a version of the same song 'How Much is that Doggie in the Window?' in the British charts? Hint

Petula Clark and Rosemary Clooney

Lita Roza and Patti Page

Perry Como and Frankie Laine

Dorothy Squires and Alma Cogan

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who became Secretary General of the United Nations in 1953? Hint

U Thant

Trygve Lie

Kurt Waldheim

Dag Hammarskjold

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which champion jockey rode his first Derby winner (Pinza) this year? Hint

Gordon Richards

Pat Eddery

Lester Piggott

Peter Scudamore

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Question 11 of 15

11. The Piltdown Man 'missing link' theory was exposed as a fake in this year, by who? Hint

Philip Christison

Charles Darwin

Wilfred Le Gros Clark

Charles Dawson

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Question 12 of 15

12. New York wins its fifth consecutive World Series by beating whom? Hint

Cleveland

Brooklyn

Milwaukee

San Francisco

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Question 13 of 15

13. Name the Soviet leader who died in 1953. Hint

Leonid Brezhnev

Nikita Khrushchev

Leon Trotsky

Joseph Stalin

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Question 14 of 15

14. The Best Picture Oscar in 1953 was won by? Hint

From Here to Eternity

An American in Paris

Around the World in Eighty Days

On the Waterfront

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which two biologists published a model of a double helix module which led to the eventual structure of DNA? Hint

Harry Dewey and Hermann Muller

Francis Crick and James Watson

Maurice Wilkins and Harry Crompton

Rosalind Franklin and Salvador Luria

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Queen's paternal grandmother, widow of George V dies. What was her name?

Answer: Mary of Teck

Queen Mary outlived her son, King George VI, by 13 months but died before Elizabeth was crowned.

2. Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing were the first to conquer Mount Everest. What was Tenzing's surname?

Answer: Norgay

Although they reached the summit on May 29th, news of their success did not reach England until the morning of the Coronation, June 2nd.

3. In this year which female tennis player was the first to win the Grand Slam?

Answer: Maureen Connolly

Ms. Connolly was affectionately known as Little Mo.

4. Ian Fleming wrote the first James Bond novel, entitled?

Answer: Casino Royale

In total Fleming wrote 12 novels and 7 short stories about 007.

5. Footballer Stanley Matthews won 54 Caps playing for England and won a F.A. Cup Medal this year, playing for?

Answer: Blackpool

Sir Stanley was knighted in 1965. He had been successful as a sprinter before turning to football.

6. Sir Winston Churchill, British politician, was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in this year. What were his middle names?

Answer: Leonard Spencer

Winston Churchill was Britain's Prime Minister at the time of his Nobel success.

7. Which American phycisist, who confirmed Einstein's equation theory, died in 1953?

Answer: Robert Millikan

Millikan had won the Nobel prize for physics in 1923, and coined the term 'Cosmic Rays' in 1925.

8. In March of 1953 which two singers had a version of the same song 'How Much is that Doggie in the Window?' in the British charts?

Answer: Lita Roza and Patti Page

Lita Roza's rendition reached the Number 1 spot but Patti Page got no higher than Number 9.

9. Who became Secretary General of the United Nations in 1953?

Answer: Dag Hammarskjold

Hammarskjold was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1961, having been killed in an air accident.

10. Which champion jockey rode his first Derby winner (Pinza) this year?

Answer: Gordon Richards

Sir Gordon Richards was knighted in 1953. He had been Champion Jockey 26 times.

11. The Piltdown Man 'missing link' theory was exposed as a fake in this year, by who?

Answer: Wilfred Le Gros Clark

The hoax had originally been instigated by Charles Dawson some forty years earlier when he had supposedly dug up human remains at Piltdown.

12. New York wins its fifth consecutive World Series by beating whom?

Answer: Brooklyn

I know nothing else - this is here for our American friends!

13. Name the Soviet leader who died in 1953.

Answer: Joseph Stalin

On the death of Stalin, Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

14. The Best Picture Oscar in 1953 was won by?

Answer: From Here to Eternity

Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed also won best supporting actor and actress, and Fred Zinnerman best director for 'From Here to Eternity'.

15. Which two biologists published a model of a double helix module which led to the eventual structure of DNA?

Answer: Francis Crick and James Watson

Crick and Watson, together with Maurice Wilkins, went on to win the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine in 1962.

Source: Author upperder

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