1950
The Golden Age had begun!
Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. Who ordered the American development of the hydrogen bomb?
(#) Woodrow Wilson
(#) Franklin Roosevelt
(#) Harry Truman
(#) Dwight Eisenhower
2. Who was re-elected president of the Republic of China?
(#) Mao Zedong
(#) Ho Chi Minh
(#) Chiang Kai-shek
(#) Jet Li
3. What is the name of element 98, created at UC Berkeley
(#) strontium
(#) curium
(#) berkelium
(#) californium
4. Leopold III abdicated in favor of his son, Baudouin, as king of which nation?
(#) Poland
(#) Germany
(#) Prussia
(#) Belgium
5. Who wrote Dianetics?
(#) Reverend Moon
(#) Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
(#) L. Ron Hubbard
(#) Billy Graham
6. Which major war started?
(#) WW II
(#) Desert Storm
(#) Vietnam
(#) Korean
7. Who won the World Cup?
(#) Uruguay
(#) United States
(#) England
(#) Brazil
8. Paul Robeson's passport was revoked because of what allegations?
(#) Communist affiliations
(#) Nazi affiliations
(#) Terrorist threats
(#) Obscene lyrics
9. Which comic strip debuted September 4th?
(#) Blondie
(#) Doonesbury
(#) Peanuts
(#) Beetle Bailey
10. What is Mother Teresa's first name?
(#) Mary
(#) Gloria
(#) Mother
(#) Teresa
11. Who saw the "Miracle of the Sun"?
(#) Fátima
(#) Cova da Iria
(#) Mother Teresa
(#) Pope Pius XII
12. From where was the Stone of Scone stolen?
(#) Kensington Palace
(#) Westminster Abbey
(#) Tower of London
(#) Buckingham Palace
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