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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1956

See what you know about the year 1956

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1956?

Trapeze
The Ten Commandments
Guys and Dolls
The King and I

2. What show did Elvis Presley make his national television debut on January 28, 1956?

The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show
The Steve Allen Show
The Milton Berle Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

3. What team won the 1956 NFL Championship?

Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Detroit Lions
Baltimore Colts

4. What country did Soviet troops invade on October 26, 1956 to stop a revolution against the government?

Czechosolvakia
Albania
Hungary
Poland

5. Who did Dwight D. Eisenhower defeat to win re-election in the 1956 Presidential election?

John F. Kennedy
Estes Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Alben W. Barkley

6. Where did the 1956 Summer Olympics take place?

Helsinki, Finland
Rome, Italy
Melbourne, Australia
Tokyo, Japan

7. What television game show debut on CBS on December 18, 1956?

Beat The Clock
To Tell The Truth
What's My Line?
I've Got A Secret

8. What famous comedy team performed together for the last time on July 24, 1956?

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
The Marx Brothers
George Burns and Gracie Allen

9. On April 19, 1956 actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of what country?

Monaco
Greece
Luxembourg
United Kingdom

10. What Brooklyn Dodger was the last out of New York Yankee pitcher Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series?

Dale Mitchell
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Roy Campanella

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1956</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1956</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 1956?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Trapeze</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Ten Commandments</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Guys and Dolls</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The King and I</div>
<br>2. What show did Elvis Presley make his national television debut on January 28, 1956?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Steve Allen Show</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Milton Berle Show</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Ed Sullivan Show</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1956 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Bears</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Lions</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Baltimore Colts</div>
<br>4. What country did Soviet troops invade on October 26, 1956 to stop a revolution against the government?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Czechosolvakia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Albania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Poland</div>
<br>5. Who did Dwight D. Eisenhower defeat to win re-election in the 1956 Presidential election?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John F. Kennedy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Estes Kefauver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adlai E. Stevenson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alben W. Barkley</div>
<br>6. Where did the 1956 Summer Olympics take place?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Helsinki, Finland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rome, Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Melbourne, Australia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tokyo, Japan</div>
<br>7. What television game show debut on CBS on December 18, 1956?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Beat The Clock</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) To Tell The Truth</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) What's My Line?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) I've Got A Secret</div>
<br>8. What famous comedy team performed together for the last time on July 24, 1956?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Marx Brothers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Burns and Gracie Allen</div>
<br>9. On April 19, 1956 actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of what country?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Monaco</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Greece</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Luxembourg</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United Kingdom</div>
<br>10. What Brooklyn Dodger was the last out of New York Yankee pitcher Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dale Mitchell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gil Hodges</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Duke Snider</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roy Campanella</div>
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