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1961

It started on a Sunday. At least we got to rest first...

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1. Who became the 35th President of the United States?

John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower

2. Which chemical element was synthesized in Berkeley?

Berkelium
Curium
Lawrencium
Helium

3. What did the 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution do?

Outlawed alchohol consumption
Allowed women to vote
Allowed DC residents to vote
Allowed alchohol consumption

4. What was the invasion of Cuba called?

Pig Roast
Operation Freedom
Bay of Horses
Bay of Pigs

5. Who was the first American in space?

Neil Armstrong
Sally Ride
John Glenn
Alan Shepard

6. With whom did John Kennedy meet in Vienna?

Charles de Gaulle
Leonid Brezhnev
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khruschev

7. What did Charlie Brown successfully do?

Win a baseball game
Kick his football
Kiss the little red-headed girl
Fly his kite

8. The Berlin Wall separated which 2 nations?

East & West Germany
France & Germany
Iran & Iraq
Germany & Belgium

9. Who was Dag Hammarskjöld?

US Ambassador to the United Nations
President of Finland
UN Secretary General
Nobel Peace Prize winner

10. How many home runs did Roger Maris hit?

61
50
60
65

11. Who set a new speed record flying an X-15?

Neil Young
Neil Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
John Glenn

12. What began December 11th?

Cold War
Vietnam War
Korean War
World War II

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<h1>1961</h1><p>It started on a Sunday. At least we got to rest first...</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/billgraves.shtml">Bill Graves</a></p><br>1. Who became the 35th President of the United States?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John F. Kennedy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Richard Nixon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lyndon Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dwight Eisenhower</div>
<br>2. Which chemical element was synthesized in Berkeley?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Berkelium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Curium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lawrencium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Helium</div>
<br>3. What did the 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution do?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Outlawed alchohol consumption</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed women to vote</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed DC residents to vote</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed alchohol consumption</div>
<br>4. What was the invasion of Cuba called?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pig Roast</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Operation Freedom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bay of Horses</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bay of Pigs</div>
<br>5. Who was the first American in space?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Armstrong</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sally Ride</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Glenn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alan Shepard</div>
<br>6. With whom did John Kennedy meet in Vienna?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles de Gaulle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leonid Brezhnev</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fidel Castro</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nikita Khruschev</div>
<br>7. What did Charlie Brown successfully do?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Win a baseball game</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kick his football</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kiss the little red-headed girl</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fly his kite</div>
<br>8. The Berlin Wall separated which 2 nations?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) East & West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France & Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iran & Iraq</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany & Belgium</div>
<br>9. Who was Dag Hammarskjöld?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) US Ambassador to the United Nations</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President of Finland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) UN Secretary General</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nobel Peace Prize winner</div>
<br>10. How many home runs did Roger Maris hit?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 61</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 50</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 60</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 65</div>
<br>11. Who set a new speed record flying an X-15?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Young</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Neil Armstrong</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lance Armstrong</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Glenn</div>
<br>12. What began December 11th?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cold War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vietnam War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Korean War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) World War II</div>
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