Choose a font size: A A A

Home > Miscellaneous > User Submitted Miscellaneous Quizzes > The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1951

Site Index › Home/What's New › About Us › Submission History › Quiz Authors › Latest Comments › Random Quiz › Search Quizzes › Messageboard

Music Index › Latest Music Quizzes › Album Discography › Album Cover Guess › Album Cover Sort › Band Name Hangman › Band Nationality › Song Year Order › Match Song to a Band › Which Song Came First › Submit a Music Quiz

Movies Index › Latest Movie Quizzes › Match Actor to a Movie › Who Played a Character › Famous Directors › Sort the Movies › Which is Older › Movie Quotes › Movie Title Hangman › Submit a Movie Quiz

Television Index › Latest TV Quizzes › Match Actor to a Show › Who Played a Character › Which Network › Which Ran Longer › Order by # of Episodes › Show Year Order › Which Debuted First › TV Show Title Hangman › TV Show Quotes › Submit a TV Quiz

Miscellaneous Index › Latest Misc. Quizzes › Arcade Name Hangman › Submit a Misc Quiz

The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1951

See what you know about the year 1951

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

Bookmark at Del.icio.us

Bookmark at Digg

Bookmark at Furl

Bookmark at Kinja

Bookmark at Linkagogo

Bookmark at Magnolia

Bookmark at Newsvine

Bookmark at reddit

Bookmark at Squidoo

Bookmark at Technorati

Bookmark at Yahoo My Web

Bookmark at AskJeeves

Bookmark at Google

Bookmark at MediaMatrix

Bookmark at PubSub

Bookmark at Rojo

Bookmark at Windows Live Favorites

1. What was the top grossing film of 1951?

Show Boat
The Great Caruso
An American in Paris
David and Bathsheba

2. At what stadium did Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hit a home run on October 4, 1951 to win the National League pennant for his team?

The Polo Grounds
Ebbets Field
Crosley Field
Forbes Field

3. What distinction did Eddie Gaedel obtain when he came up to bat in a baseball game on August 19, 1951?

the oldest player to play in a major league baseball game
the only player to hit a home run in his only at bat of his career
the youngest player to play in a major league baseball game
the only midget to play in a major league baseball game

4. What general was relieved of his Far Eastern commands by President Harry S. Truman on April 11, 1951?

Gen. Omar Bradley
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen. George C. Marshall

5. What European country saw the abdication of its King in favor of his son on July 16, 1951?

Norway
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark

6. What famous TV show debut on CBS on October 15, 1951?

Gunsmoke
Father Knows Best
Leave It to Beaver
I Love Lucy

7. Whose trial for espionage begin on March 6, 1951?

Jim and Marian Jordan
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

8. What famous building opened on January 9, 1951 in New York City?

the UN Headquarters
Empire State Building
Chrysler Building
World Trade Center

9. What did the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified on February 27, 1951, do?

it lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
it abolished the poll tax
it limit the President to two terms in office
it gave the District of Columbia the right to vote in Presidential elections

10. What comic strip appeared in newspapers for the first time on March 12, 1951?

Peanuts
Beetle Bailey
Nancy
Dennis the Menace

Share this quiz on MySpace

Click anywhere in this box to select all the code. Then hit control-C to copy the code.

<div style="background-color: #f0e8e8;"><div style="background-color: #050505;"><a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/"><img src="http://www.amiwrong.com/images/amiwrong-logo.gif" alt="sitelogo" style="border: none; padding:10px;" /></a></div>
<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1951</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1951</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 1951?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Show Boat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Great Caruso</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) An American in Paris</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) David and Bathsheba</div>
<br>2. At what stadium did Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hit a home run on October 4, 1951 to win the National League pennant for his team?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Polo Grounds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ebbets Field</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Crosley Field</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Forbes Field</div>
<br>3. What distinction did Eddie Gaedel obtain when he came up to bat in a baseball game on August 19, 1951?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the oldest player to play in a major league baseball game</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the only player to hit a home run in his only at bat of his career</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the youngest player to play in a major league baseball game</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the only midget to play in a major league baseball game</div>
<br>4. What general was relieved of his Far Eastern commands by President Harry S. Truman on April 11, 1951?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gen. Omar Bradley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gen. Douglas MacArthur</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gen. George C. Marshall</div>
<br>5. What European country saw the abdication of its King in favor of his son on July 16, 1951?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Norway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Belgium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Netherlands</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Denmark</div>
<br>6. What famous TV show debut on CBS on October 15, 1951?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gunsmoke</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Father Knows Best</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leave It to Beaver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) I Love Lucy</div>
<br>7. Whose trial for espionage begin on March 6, 1951?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim and Marian Jordan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Julius and Ethel Rosenberg</div>
<br>8. What famous building opened on January 9, 1951 in New York City?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the UN Headquarters</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Empire State Building</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chrysler Building</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) World Trade Center</div>
<br>9. What did the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified on February 27, 1951, do? 
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) it lowered the voting age from 21 to 18</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) it abolished the poll tax</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) it limit the President to two terms in office</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) it gave the District of Columbia the right to vote in Presidential elections</div>
<br>10. What comic strip appeared in newspapers for the first time on March 12, 1951?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Peanuts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Beetle Bailey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nancy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dennis the Menace</div>
<br><a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/misc/custom/The-Ultimate-Year-Quiz-1951-1206063118.shtml">Click here to take this quiz and post a reply with your score.</a>
<br>
</div>