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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1959

Guess the answer to each question

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1959?

Ben-Hur
Some Like It Hot
The Shaggy Dog
Auntie Mame

2. What TV show, which premiered in 1959, was the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color?

Bonanza
Gunsmoke
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone

3. What team won the 1959 World Series?

New York Yankees
Milwaukee Braves
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers

4. In what state did the plane carrying rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper crash on February 3, 1959?

Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin

5. What toy debut on March 9, 1959?

the Barbie doll
the G.I. Joe figure
Play Doh
Candy Land game

6. How many individuals were selected to be America's first astronauts on April 9, 1959?

5
7
6
8

7. Who fled Havana, Cuba on January 1, 1959?

Fulgencio Batista
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Camilo Cienfuegos

8. Where did Vice President Nixon and Soviet leader Khrushchev have their famous "kitchen debate" on July 24, 1959?

New York, New York
Washington D.C.
London, England
Moscow, Soviet Union

9. What team won the 1959 NFL Championship?

Philadelphia Eagles
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Baltimore Colts

10. What song did the BBC ban on April 3, 1959 because of one word in the song (the BBC reversed their decision shortly afterwards)?

Chantilly Lace by the Big Bopper
Charlie Brown by the Coasters
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1959</h1><p>Guess the answer to each question</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 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ben-Hur</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Some Like It Hot</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Shaggy Dog</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Auntie Mame</div>
<br>2. What TV show, which premiered in 1959, was the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bonanza</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gunsmoke</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Untouchables</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Twilight Zone</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1959 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Milwaukee Braves</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago White Sox</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Dodgers</div>
<br>4. In what state did the plane carrying rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper crash on February 3, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iowa</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Minnesota</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wisconsin</div>
<br>5. What toy debut on March 9, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the Barbie doll</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the G.I. Joe figure</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Play Doh</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Candy Land game</div>
<br>6. How many individuals were selected to be America's first astronauts on April 9, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 5</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 7</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 6</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 8</div>
<br>7. Who fled Havana, Cuba on January 1, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fulgencio Batista</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Che Guevara</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fidel Castro</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Camilo Cienfuegos</div>
<br>8. Where did Vice President Nixon and Soviet leader Khrushchev have their famous "kitchen debate" on July 24, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington D.C.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) London, England</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Moscow, Soviet Union</div>
<br>9. What team won the 1959 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia Eagles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Green Bay Packers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Baltimore Colts</div>
<br>10. What song did the BBC ban on April 3, 1959 because of one word in the song (the BBC reversed their decision shortly afterwards)?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chantilly Lace by the Big Bopper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charlie Brown by the Coasters</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley</div>
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