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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?

Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy

2. Which chemical element was synthesized in Berkeley?

Berkelium
Curium
Helium
Lawrencium

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

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

4. What was the invasion of Cuba called?

Bay of Pigs
Bay of Horses
Operation Freedom
Pig Roast

5. Who was the first American in space?

Alan Shepard
Sally Ride
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn

6. With whom did John Kennedy meet in Vienna?

Leonid Brezhnev
Charles de Gaulle
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khruschev

7. What did Charlie Brown successfully do?

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

8. The Berlin Wall separated which 2 nations?

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

9. Who was Dag Hammarskjöld?

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

10. How many home runs did Roger Maris hit?

60
50
61
65

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

John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Neil Young
Lance Armstrong

12. What began December 11th?

World War II
Vietnam War
Korean War
Cold War

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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;">(#) Richard Nixon</div><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>
<br>2. Which chemical element was synthesized in Berkeley?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Berkelium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Curium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Helium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lawrencium</div>
<br>3. What did the 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution do?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed alchohol consumption</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Outlawed alchohol consumption</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed DC residents to vote</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed women to vote</div>
<br>4. What was the invasion of Cuba called?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bay of Pigs</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bay of Horses</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Operation Freedom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pig Roast</div>
<br>5. Who was the first American in space?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alan Shepard</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sally Ride</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Armstrong</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Glenn</div>
<br>6. With whom did John Kennedy meet in Vienna?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leonid Brezhnev</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles de Gaulle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fidel Castro</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nikita Khruschev</div>
<br>7. What did Charlie Brown successfully do?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kick his football</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kiss the little red-headed girl</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Win a baseball game</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fly his kite</div>
<br>8. The Berlin Wall separated which 2 nations?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany & Belgium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) East & West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iran & Iraq</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;">(#) Nobel Peace Prize winner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President of Finland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) UN Secretary General</div>
<br>10. How many home runs did Roger Maris hit?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 60</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 50</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 61</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;">(#) John Glenn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Armstrong</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Young</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lance Armstrong</div>
<br>12. What began December 11th?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) World War II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vietnam War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Korean War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cold War</div>
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