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 Paul Robeson's passport was revoked because of what allegations?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