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1961

It started on a Sunday. At least we got to rest first...

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1. Who became the 35th President of the United States?

Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon

2. Which chemical element was synthesized in Berkeley?

Lawrencium
Curium
Berkelium
Helium

3. What did the 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution do?

Allowed DC residents to vote
Allowed women to vote
Outlawed alchohol consumption
Allowed alchohol consumption

4. What was the invasion of Cuba called?

Pig Roast
Operation Freedom
Bay of Horses
Bay of Pigs

5. Who was the first American in space?

Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Sally Ride

6. With whom did John Kennedy meet in Vienna?

Nikita Khruschev
Leonid Brezhnev
Fidel Castro
Charles de Gaulle

7. What did Charlie Brown successfully do?

Fly his kite
Kiss the little red-headed girl
Kick his football
Win a baseball game

8. The Berlin Wall separated which 2 nations?

East & West Germany
Iran & Iraq
Germany & Belgium
France & Germany

9. Who was Dag Hammarskjöld?

US Ambassador to the United Nations
UN Secretary General
Nobel Peace Prize winner
President of Finland

10. How many home runs did Roger Maris hit?

50
61
60
65

11. Who set a new speed record flying an X-15?

Neil Young
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Lance Armstrong

12. What began December 11th?

Vietnam War
Korean War
Cold War
World War II

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<h1>1961</h1><p>It started on a Sunday. At least we got to rest first...</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/billgraves.shtml">Bill Graves</a></p><br>1. Who became the 35th President of the United States?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dwight Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lyndon Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John F. Kennedy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Richard Nixon</div>
<br>2. Which chemical element was synthesized in Berkeley?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lawrencium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Curium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Berkelium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Helium</div>
<br>3. What did the 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution do?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed DC residents to vote</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed women to vote</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Outlawed alchohol consumption</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed alchohol consumption</div>
<br>4. What was the invasion of Cuba called?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pig Roast</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Operation Freedom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bay of Horses</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bay of Pigs</div>
<br>5. Who was the first American in space?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Armstrong</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alan Shepard</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Glenn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sally Ride</div>
<br>6. With whom did John Kennedy meet in Vienna?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nikita Khruschev</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leonid Brezhnev</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fidel Castro</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles de Gaulle</div>
<br>7. What did Charlie Brown successfully do?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fly his kite</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kiss the little red-headed girl</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kick his football</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Win a baseball game</div>
<br>8. The Berlin Wall separated which 2 nations?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) East & West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iran & Iraq</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany & Belgium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France & Germany</div>
<br>9. Who was Dag Hammarskjöld?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) US Ambassador to the United Nations</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) UN Secretary General</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nobel Peace Prize winner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President of Finland</div>
<br>10. How many home runs did Roger Maris hit?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 50</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 61</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 60</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 65</div>
<br>11. Who set a new speed record flying an X-15?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Young</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Glenn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Armstrong</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lance Armstrong</div>
<br>12. What began December 11th?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vietnam War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Korean War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cold War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) World War II</div>
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