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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1954

See what you know about the year 1954

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1954?

The Glenn Miller Story
White Christmas
The Caine Mutiny
The Egyptian

2. What famous baseball star married actress Marilyn Monroe on January 14, 1954?

Ted Williams
Mickey Mantle
Stan Musial
Joe DiMaggio

3. What team won the 1954 NFL Championship?

Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Bears

4. What U.S. Senator began hearings on April 22, 1954 investigating the United States Army for being "soft" on Communism?

Richard M. Nixon
Estes Kefauver
John L. McClellan
Joseph McCarthy

5. Who ran the first four minute mile on May 6, 1954?

John Landy
Derek Ibbotson
Gunder Hagg
Roger Bannister

6. What famous Supreme Court decision was handed down on May 17, 1954?

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade

7. What magazine debut on August 16, 1954?

Seventeen
Playboy
Newsweek
Sports Illustrated

8. Nationalists from what island opened fire in the U.S. House of Representatives chamber on March 1, 1954 and wounded five individuals?

Philippines
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Cuba

9. What country's forces were defeated at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu which ended on May 7, 1954?

Great Britain
United States
China
France

10. What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine which was launched on January 21, 1954?

USS Cincinnati
USS Alexander Hamilton
USS George Washington
USS Nautilus

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1954</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1954</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What was the top grossing film of 1954?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Glenn Miller Story</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) White Christmas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Caine Mutiny</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Egyptian</div>
<br>2. What famous baseball star married actress Marilyn Monroe on January 14, 1954?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ted Williams</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mickey Mantle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stan Musial</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joe DiMaggio</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1954 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Lions</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Browns</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Rams</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Bears</div>
<br>4. What U.S. Senator began hearings on April 22, 1954 investigating the United States Army for being "soft" on Communism?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Richard M. Nixon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Estes Kefauver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John L. McClellan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joseph McCarthy</div>
<br>5. Who ran the first four minute mile on May 6, 1954?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Landy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Derek Ibbotson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gunder Hagg</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roger Bannister</div>
<br>6. What famous Supreme Court decision was handed down on May 17, 1954?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Miranda v. Arizona</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Plessy v. Ferguson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roe v. Wade</div>
<br>7. What magazine debut on August 16, 1954?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seventeen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Playboy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Newsweek</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sports Illustrated</div>
<br>8. Nationalists from what island opened fire in the U.S. House of Representatives chamber on March 1, 1954 and wounded five individuals?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philippines</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hawaii</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Puerto Rico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cuba</div>
<br>9. What country's forces were defeated at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu which ended on May 7, 1954?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Great Britain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United States</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) China</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div>
<br>10. What was the name of the first nuclear-powered submarine which was launched on January 21, 1954?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Cincinnati</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Alexander Hamilton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS George Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Nautilus</div>
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