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Remembering the 50s Trivia Quiz

A hodge podge of events from the 50s.

A multiple-choice quiz by maggielouise. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
maggielouise

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,030

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5836

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 198 (6/10), Guest 174 (4/10), Guest 98 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who refused to give up her seat to a white man? Hint

Rosa Parks

Rona Jackson

Rona Berry

Rosa Crow

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these countries voted itself a new constitution in 1958 - that of the Fifth Republic? Hint

France

Switzerland

Germany

Portugal

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was NOT in the movie 'Rebel Without a Cause'? Hint

James Dean

Natalie Wood

Sal Mineo

Elizabeth Taylor

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the dog the Russians sent into space in Sputnik II? Hint

Nikos

Laika

Nikoli

Georgi

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Question 5 of 10

5. On what day did Disneyland open? Hint

October 17, 1955

July 17, 1954

July 17, 1955

October 17, 1954

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first host of the Tonight Show? Hint

Jay Leno

Jack Parr

Johnny Carson

Steve Allen

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Question 7 of 10

7. What event occured on November 1, 1952? Hint

Britain's King George VI died

The first hydrogen bomb was tested and detonated

Dwight Eisenhower won the US Presidential election

The editor of this quiz was born

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Question 8 of 10

8. What flags were planted on Mount Everest on May 29, 1953? Hint

United Nations, British, Nepalese and Indian

United Nations, United States, British and Nepalese

United Nations, French, British and Nepalese

United Nations, German, Canadian and Nepalese

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was on the cover of the first 'Playboy' magazine in 1953? Hint

Sophia Loren

Marilyn Monroe

Natalie Wood

Lauren Bacall

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1955 the first Ann Landers column appeared in the "Chicago Sun-Times". What name was she born with? Hint

Pauline Esther Friedman

Esther Pauline Friedman

Mary Anne Parker

Anne Mary Parker

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who refused to give up her seat to a white man?

Answer: Rosa Parks

On December 1st, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama.

2. Which of these countries voted itself a new constitution in 1958 - that of the Fifth Republic?

Answer: France

The driving force behind the new constitution was Charles de Gaulle, who already in 1945-46 had campaigned for a French presidency with extensive executive powers. In May 1958 France was rocked by a coup by French settlers in Algeria backed by the French army. The Fourth Republic had proved unable to govern effectively.

3. Who was NOT in the movie 'Rebel Without a Cause'?

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Dean, Mineo and Wood all met premature deaths.

4. What was the name of the dog the Russians sent into space in Sputnik II?

Answer: Laika

In November of 1957, the Russians sent a dog into space one month after they had successfully launched the world's first artificial satellite.

5. On what day did Disneyland open?

Answer: July 17, 1955

The theme park covering 160 acres in Anaheim, California and was the first attraction of its kind.

6. Who was the first host of the Tonight Show?

Answer: Steve Allen

Although they have all hosted 'The Tonight Show', Steve Allen was the first when it premiered September 27, 1954.

7. What event occured on November 1, 1952?

Answer: The first hydrogen bomb was tested and detonated

Although all the events occured in 1952, the H bomb exploded on November 1st, on the Marshall Islands.

8. What flags were planted on Mount Everest on May 29, 1953?

Answer: United Nations, British, Nepalese and Indian

Everest was conquered by New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary, and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay. The climbers were part of a British expedition.

9. Who was on the cover of the first 'Playboy' magazine in 1953?

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

She was 'Sweetheart of the Month' thereafter known as 'playmate'. The first issue carried no date because 27 year old Hugh Hefner was not sure there would be a second.

10. In 1955 the first Ann Landers column appeared in the "Chicago Sun-Times". What name was she born with?

Answer: Esther Pauline Friedman

Pauline Esther Friedman is her twin sister, better known as Abigail Van Buren (aka "Dear Abby").

Source: Author maggielouise

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