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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1950

See what you know about the year 1950

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1950?

Samson and Delilah
Battleground
Cheaper by the Dozen
King Solomon's Mines

2. What nickname was given to the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies who eventually lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series?

The Whiz Kids
The Phantastic Phillies
The Gashouse Gang
The Over The Hill Gang

3. What country won soccer's 1950 World Cup?

England
Italy
Uruguay
Brazil

4. On February 9, 1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy accused this of being filled with 205 Communists?

U.S. Department of State
The United States Congress
Pentagon
The White House

5. What happened on June 25, 1950?

Soviet Union and China sign a joint peace treaty
Soviet Union announced they have the atomic bomb
Israel is declared as an independent nation
North Korean forces invade South Korea, thus starting the Korean War

6. What happened on November 1, 1950?

The state of California celebrates its centennial anniversary
The game show Truth or Consequences debuts on television
Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate President Truman at the Blair House
The comic strip Peanuts appears in newspapers for the first time

7. What team won the 1950 NFL Championship?

San Francisco 49ers
Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams

8. What singer became the first (and only) artist to have a number 1 record on the Pop, R and B, and Country charts at the same time in 1950?

Rosemary Clooney
Patti Page
Frankie Laine
Frank Sinatra

9. Who warned on February 12, 1950 that "nuclear war could lead to mutual destruction"?

Eleanor Roosevelt
Albert Einstein
Winston Churchill
President Harry S. Truman

10. What did Gen. Douglas MacArthur threaten to do on November 30, 1950?

invade China
get China and the Soviet Union to go against North Korea
use nuclear weapons in Korea
pull the troops out of Korea and let the Communists have South Korea

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1950</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1950</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 1950?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Samson and Delilah</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Battleground</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cheaper by the Dozen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) King Solomon's Mines</div>
<br>2. What nickname was given to the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies who eventually lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Whiz Kids</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Phantastic Phillies</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Gashouse Gang</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Over The Hill Gang</div>
<br>3. What country won soccer's 1950 World Cup?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) England</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Uruguay</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brazil</div>
<br>4. On February 9, 1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy accused this of being filled with 205 Communists?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) U.S. Department of State</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The United States Congress</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pentagon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The White House</div>
<br>5. What happened on June 25, 1950?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Soviet Union and China sign a joint peace treaty</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Soviet Union announced they have the atomic bomb</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Israel is declared as an independent nation</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) North Korean forces invade South Korea, thus starting the Korean War</div>
<br>6. What happened on November 1, 1950?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The state of California celebrates its centennial anniversary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The game show Truth or Consequences debuts on television</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate President Truman at the Blair House</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The comic strip Peanuts appears in newspapers for the first time</div>
<br>7. What team won the 1950 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco 49ers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia Eagles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Browns</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Rams</div>
<br>8. What singer became the first (and only) artist to have a number 1 record on the Pop, R and B, and Country charts at the same time in 1950?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rosemary Clooney</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Patti Page</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frankie Laine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Sinatra</div>
<br>9. Who warned on February 12, 1950 that "nuclear war could lead to mutual destruction"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eleanor Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Albert Einstein</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Winston Churchill</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President Harry S. Truman</div>
<br>10. What did Gen. Douglas MacArthur threaten to do on November 30, 1950?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) invade China</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) get China and the Soviet Union to go against North Korea</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) use nuclear weapons in Korea</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) pull the troops out of Korea and let the Communists have South Korea</div>
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