The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1958
See what you know about the year 1958
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What was the top grossing film of 1958?
(#) Peyton Place
(#) The Bridge on the River Kwai
(#) No Time for Sergeants
(#) Sayonara
2. What team won the 1958 World Series?
(#) Los Angeles Dodgers
(#) New York Yankees
(#) Chicago White Sox
(#) Milwaukee Braves
3. What Middle East country experienced a military coup on July 14, 1958 in which the monarchy was overthrown?
(#) Egypt
(#) Jordan
(#) Iran
(#) Iraq
4. Who succeeded Pope Pius XII after his death on October 9, 1958?
(#) Pope Benedict XVI
(#) Pope John Paul I
(#) Pope John XXIII
(#) Pope Paul VI
5. What team won the 1958 NFL Championship?
(#) Green Bay Packers
(#) New York Giants
(#) Chicago Bears
(#) Baltimore Colts
6. Who was elected President of France on December 21, 1958?
(#) Michel Debre
(#) Charles DeGaulle
(#) Rene Coty
(#) Georges Pompidou
7. The first of these restaurants opened on July 7, 1958 in Toluca Lake, California?
(#) Arbys
(#) Carl's Jr.
(#) International House of Pancakes (IHOP)
(#) Burger King
8. In what South American country was Vice President Richard Nixon's car attacked by anti-American demonstrators on May 13, 1958?
(#) Chile
(#) Brazil
(#) Argentina
(#) Venezuela
9. What saint was declared the patron saint of television by Pope Pius XII on February 17, 1958?
(#) St. Clare
(#) St. Margaret
(#) St. Mary
(#) St. Christopher
10. What two countries united on February 1, 1958 to form the United Arab Republic?
(#) Egypt and Syria
(#) Syria and Lebanon
(#) Jordan and Iraq
(#) Iraq and Iran
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