1950s History Quiz

1950s History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Jonas Salk announces a vaccine for what disease in 1953?

Question 2 of 10

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to do what?

Question 3 of 10

In which of these countries did war breakout between the North and the South in late 1955?

Question 4 of 10

Klaus Fuchs was convicted in London of spying for what country?

Question 5 of 10

What toy debuts in the United States in 1959?

Question 6 of 10

What did Western Germany ban in 1956?

Question 7 of 10

Whose book "The Cat in the Hat" was published in the United States in 1957?

Question 8 of 10

Where did the first daily operating monorail system open in the Western Hemisphere?

Question 9 of 10

Which of these countries declared independence from France in 1956?

Question 10 of 10

What US President was sworn in for his second term in January 1957?