1954
Pre Rock & Roll. How did people survive?!?!?!
Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. Whom did Marilyn Monroe marry?
(#) John Kennedy
(#) Joe DiMaggio
(#) James Dougherty
(#) Arthur Miller
2. Gamal Abdel Nasser becomes premier of ...
(#) Saudi Arabia
(#) Egypt
(#) Iraq
(#) Sudan
3. Edward Murrow & Fred Friendly produced a documentary on which Senator?
(#) John Kennedy
(#) Strom Thurmond
(#) Robert Kennedy
(#) Joseph McCarthy
4. Who came up with the "domino theory"?
(#) Dwight Eisenhower
(#) Rush Limbaugh
(#) Joseph McCarthy
(#) Richard Nixon
5. Who ran the first 4-minute mile?
(#) Jesse Owens
(#) Steve Prefontaine
(#) Hicham El Guerrouj
(#) Roger Bannister
6. What words were added to the Pledge of Allegiance?
(#) Under God
(#) And to the republic for which it stands
(#) Indivisible
(#) With liberty and justice for all
7. WHBQ was the first station to play a record by which artist?
(#) Bill Haley & His Comets
(#) Elvis Presley
(#) Little Richard
(#) Chuck Berry
8. This magazine debuted August 16th.
(#) Time
(#) Playboy
(#) Sport Illustrated
(#) People
9. Which pageant was broadcast for the first time?
(#) Miss USA
(#) Miss World
(#) Miss Teen USA
(#) Miss America
10. Texas Instruments introduced which bit of technology?
(#) Color television
(#) Cassette player/recorders
(#) Computer
(#) Transistor radio
11. Which monster made his debut?
(#) Mothra
(#) Bigfoot
(#) Godzilla
(#) King Kong
12. Which US senator was condemned by the Senate?
(#) Ted Kennedy
(#) Joseph McCarthy
(#) John McCain
(#) Strom Thurmand
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