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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1957

See you what know about the year 1957

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1957?

Oklahoma!
Giant
The Ten Commandments
Around the World in Eighty Days

2. Who became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show on July 29, 1957?

Jack Lescoulie
Johnny Carson
Jack Paar
Steve Allen

3. What team won the 1957 World Series?

New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Cleveland Indians

4. Who was the Governor of Arkansas during the Little Rock School Crisis in September of 1957?

John M. Patterson
Orval Faubus
Ross Barnett
J. William Fulbright

5. What mob boss was assassinated on October 25, 1957 in a barber shop in New York City?

Albert Anastasia
Lucky Luciano
Frank Costello
Sam Giancana

6. On November 3, 1957 what type of animal named Laika was aboard the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 when it was launched into space?

chimpanzee
dog
rabbit
cat

7. What famous actor passed away on January 14, 1957?

Gary Cooper
Humphrey Bogart
Bela Lugosi
Clark Gable

8. What children's product was first produced by the Wham-O Company on January 13, 1957?

Mr. Potato Head
hula-hoop
yo-yo
frisbee

9. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on June 21, 1957?

Pierre Trudeau
Louis St. Laurent
John Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson

10. Who was the owner who agreed to move his Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team to Los Angeles on May 3, 1957?

Dan Topping
Walter O'Malley
Branch Rickey
Horace Stoneham

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1957</h1><p>See you what know about the year 1957</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 1957?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oklahoma!</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Giant</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Ten Commandments</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Around the World in Eighty Days</div>
<br>2. Who became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show on July 29, 1957?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Lescoulie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Johnny Carson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Paar</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Steve Allen</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1957 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brooklyn Dodgers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Milwaukee Braves</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Indians</div>
<br>4. Who was the Governor of Arkansas during the Little Rock School Crisis in September of 1957?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John M. Patterson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Orval Faubus</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ross Barnett</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) J. William Fulbright</div>
<br>5. What mob boss was assassinated on October 25, 1957 in a barber shop in New York City?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Albert Anastasia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lucky Luciano</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Costello</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sam Giancana</div>
<br>6. On November 3, 1957 what type of animal named Laika was aboard the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 when it was launched into space?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) chimpanzee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) dog</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) rabbit</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) cat</div>
<br>7. What famous actor passed away on January 14, 1957?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gary Cooper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Humphrey Bogart</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bela Lugosi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Clark Gable</div>
<br>8. What children's product was first produced by the Wham-O Company on January 13, 1957?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mr. Potato Head</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) hula-hoop</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) yo-yo</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) frisbee</div>
<br>9. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on June 21, 1957?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pierre Trudeau</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Louis St. Laurent</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Diefenbaker</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lester B. Pearson</div>
<br>10. Who was the owner who agreed to move his Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team to Los Angeles on May 3, 1957?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dan Topping</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Walter O'Malley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Branch Rickey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Horace Stoneham</div>
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