50s Era

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1. Who did Princess Margaret refuse to marry in 1955?
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2. Who was UK Prime Minister during the 1956 Suez crisis?
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3. In 1955, who left No. 10 Downing Street for the second and final time?
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4. Which British boxer took the world title from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951?
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5. Which of Joanie Cunninghams female friends was always getting her in trouble in Happy Days?
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6. In what year did food rationing finally end after World War II?
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7. In what town did Sainsburys open its first self-service store in 1950 which lead to the creation of the supermarket?
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8. What performer is known by the nickname Ol Blue Eyes?
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9. What famous Spanish surrealist painted a version of The Last Supper in 1955?
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10. Which English goalkeeper moved to Leicester City when they offered him 7000 pounds in 1959?
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11. In 1956, who was the first British player to be awarded European Footballer of the Year?
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12. What classic British BBC comedy stared Harry Secombe; Michael Bentine; Peter Sellers; and Spike Milligan?
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13. Which TV hoodlum was first offered, and turned down, the role of Danny in the movie Grease?
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14. Whose TV theme song was the William Tell Overture?
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15. Released in 1950, what was the first non-animated movie made by Walt Disney?
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16. What actress did Prince Rainier marry in 1956?
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17. What teen craze toy was banned in Tokyo in the 1950s due to the large number of traffic accidents it caused?
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18. What cartoon cat uses the catch phrase I hate meeces to pieces?
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19. In the movie An Affair to Remember where do the couple plan to reunite in 6 months time?
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20. What is the name of Marlon Brandos motorcycle gang in the movie The Wild One?
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21. Which novel has the characters Ralph, Jack, Simon, and Piggy as well as a large conch?
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22. Who was the captain in the novel The Caine Mutiny?
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23. Who wrote the book My Family and other Animals in 1956?
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24. Who wrote the classic novel The Old Man of the Sea in 1952?
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25. Who wrote the novel Breakfast at Tiffanys?
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26. Who wrote the novel Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
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27. In what country did Elvis serve in the US army for the Third Armoured Spearhead Division, Company C?
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28. In whos show did Elvis appear in 1956, making him an instant national sensation?
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29. What Elvis song was the first record to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Country and Western, Rhythm and Blues, and Pop charts all in one week?
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30. Where did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954?
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31. Where were the three coins in Frank Sinatras 1954 number one hit?
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32. What famous TV horses real name was Bamboo Harvester?
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33. What is the name of the Lone Rangers horse?
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34. What did Dr David Warren of the Aeronautical Research Laboratories in Melbourne Australia invent in 1953 to assist crash investigators?
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35. Which Irish actress starred in the classic movies The Quiet Man and Rio Grande?
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36. Who wrote Goldfinger in 1959?
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37. Who wrote the classic novel The Lord of the Rings?
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38. In the TV series MASH who does Hawkeye Pierce write home to?
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39. Which entertainer gave Marilyn Monroe her pet poodle which she appropriately named Mafia?
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40. What was the name of Bill Haleys best-known band?
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41. What two teams battled it out in the famous polo match at the 1956 Olympics, turning it into a bloodbath because one teams country had just invaded the other teams country?
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42. Who was the Olympic torchbearer at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics?
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43. In which 1952 classic western did Gary Cooper star as Will Kane?
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44. What play was Arthur Miller motivated to write in response to the communist trials of the 1950s?
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45. Leave it to Beaver was the first TV series to show which household room on television?
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46. Name the monster that Marilyn Monroe felt sorry for in the 1950s film, The Seven Year Itch.
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47. What actress played the leader of the Pink Ladies in the movie Grease 2?
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48. What singer married his 13-year-old second cousin in 1957, disgusting fans and practically ending his career?
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49. What type of music celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004?
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50. Who ran the first sub-four-minute mile at Oxford, on 6 May 1954?
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51. Who starred as the runaway princess in the 1953 romantic comedy ‘Roman Holiday’?
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52. What group released the hit song ‘Rock Around the Clock’ in the 1950s?
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53. What movie and TV series centered around a teenage girl’s adventures on the beach with Moondoggy?
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54. What are the first names of ‘The Three Stooges’?
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55. What TV program, that ran for more than twenty-five years from 1955, came from a series of detective books written by Ealr Stanley Gardner?
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56. In TV’s ‘Happy Days’, where is Fonzie’s office located?
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57. What sportsman did Marilyn Monroe marry in 1954?
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58. What group had hits with the songs Cathys Clown and Bye Bye Love?
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59. In the 1950s, what American swimmer became the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways?
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