Quiz : Mark the 1950s events

Question 1

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

James Dean dies in a car accident

Question 2

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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James Dean dies in a car accident

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Prince Charles marries Diana Spencer

Question 3

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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James Dean dies in a car accident

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Prince Charles marries Diana Spencer

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The first cases of AIDS are identified

Question 4

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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James Dean dies in a car accident

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Prince Charles marries Diana Spencer

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The first cases of AIDS are identified

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The cable channel MTV goes public

Question 5

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Elvis Presley is found dead

Question 6

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Elvis Presley is found dead

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Jim Jones' followers commit mass suicide in Jonestown

Question 7

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Queen Elizabeth II crowned

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Elvis Presley is found dead

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Jim Jones' followers commit mass suicide in Jonestown

Question 8

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Queen Elizabeth II crowned

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Elvis Presley is found dead

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Jim Jones' followers commit mass suicide in Jonestown

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Soviet troops invade Afghanistan

Question 9

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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The Beatles break up

Question 10

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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The Beatles break up

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U.S. President Richard Nixon orders an invasion of Cambodia

Question 11

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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War in Korea

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The Beatles break up

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U.S. President Richard Nixon orders an invasion of Cambodia

Question 12

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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War in Korea

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The Beatles break up

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U.S. President Richard Nixon orders an invasion of Cambodia

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War between India and Pakistan begins

Question 13

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Barbie dolls invented

Question 14

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Barbie dolls invented

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East and West Germany are reunited

Question 15

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Barbie dolls invented

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East and West Germany are reunited

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Iraq invades Kuwait

Question 16

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Barbie dolls invented

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East and West Germany are reunited

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Iraq invades Kuwait

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Nelson Mandela is freed after 27 years

Question 17

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Apple introduces the Macintosh

Question 18

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Apple introduces the Macintosh

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Astronaut Sally Ride is the first American woman in space

Question 19

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Sputnik 1 first satellite to orbit the earth is launched into space

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Apple introduces the Macintosh

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Astronaut Sally Ride is the first American woman in space

Question 20

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik 1 first satellite to orbit the earth is launched into space

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Apple introduces the Macintosh

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Astronaut Sally Ride is the first American woman in space

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War over Falkland Islands

Question 21

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Iraq invades Iran and an eight-year

Question 22

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Iraq invades Iran and an eight-year

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John Lennon is shot dead in New York City

Question 23

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Mount Everest conquered by Hillary and Tensing

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Iraq invades Iran and an eight-year

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John Lennon is shot dead in New York City

Question 24

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Mount Everest conquered by Hillary and Tensing

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Iraq invades Iran and an eight-year

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John Lennon is shot dead in New York City

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The wreck of the Titanic is found

Question 25

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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New USA president Dwight Eisenhower elected

Question 26

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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New USA president Dwight Eisenhower elected

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Start of the Watergate Scandal

Question 27

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

New USA president Dwight Eisenhower elected

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Start of the Watergate Scandal

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The mobile phone is invented

Question 28

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

New USA president Dwight Eisenhower elected

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Start of the Watergate Scandal

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The mobile phone is invented

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U.S. planes bomb North Vietnam on Christmas Day

Question 29

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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A terrorist bomb destroys a Pan-Am 747 over Lockerbie

Question 30

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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A terrorist bomb destroys a Pan-Am 747 over Lockerbie

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Earthquacke hits Los Angeles killing six and injuring 100

Question 31

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Stereo LP records first sold

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A terrorist bomb destroys a Pan-Am 747 over Lockerbie

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Earthquacke hits Los Angeles killing six and injuring 100

Question 32

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Stereo LP records first sold

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A terrorist bomb destroys a Pan-Am 747 over Lockerbie

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Earthquacke hits Los Angeles killing six and injuring 100

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The Simpsons are introduced

Question 33

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen found the Microsoft corporation

Question 34

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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Churchill became Prime Minister in UK

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen found the Microsoft corporation

Question 35

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Churchill became Prime Minister in UK

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen found the Microsoft corporation

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The Viking 2 spacecraft lands on Mars

Question 36

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Churchill became Prime Minister in UK

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen found the Microsoft corporation

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The Viking 2 spacecraft lands on Mars

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The environmentalist group Greenpeace is founded

Question 37

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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NASA Founded

Question 38

Which event happened in the 1950s?

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NASA Founded

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Scientists announce the discovery of hole in the ozone layer

Question 39

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

NASA Founded

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Scientists announce the discovery of hole in the ozone layer

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The world's population hits 5 billion

Question 40

Which event happened in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

NASA Founded

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Scientists announce the discovery of hole in the ozone layer

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The world's population hits 5 billion

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The space shuttle Challenger explodes