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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1953

See what you know about the year 1953

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1953?

The Robe
Shane
How to Marry A Millionaire
From Here To Eternity

2. What was 68% of all American television sets tuned into on the night of January 19, 1953?

Life is Worth Living hosted by Bishop Fulton Sheen
Lucy Ricardo giving birth on the I Love Lucy show
The Arthur Godfrey Show in which Arthur Godfrey fires singer Julius LaRosa on the air
A speech by President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower

3. What team won the 1953 NFL Championship?

Detroit Lions
Los Angeles Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns

4. What team won the 1953 World Series?

New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers

5. What major world leader passed away on March 5, 1953?

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin
French President Charles DeGaulle

6. What mountain did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay ascend to the summit of on May 29, 1953?

Mount Everest
Mount Olympus
Mount Fuji
Mount McKinley

7. How much did the first issue of Playboy cost at the newsstand in December of 1953?

$ .50
$ 2.00
$ 1.00
$ 1.25

8. In what country did the C.I.A. helped to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh and reinstate the monarchy on August 19, 1953?

Jordan
Iraq
Iran
Egypt

9. What did President Harry S. Truman announce on January 7, 1953?

The U.S. had developed the hydrogen bomb
An armistice had been signed, ending the Korean War
U.S. will do anything to keep communism from spreading around the world
He would try to seek the Presidency in 1956

10. The first of these car models came off the assembly line on June 30, 1953?

Chevrolet Corvette
Chrysler New Yorker
Pontiac Bonneville
Ford Edsel

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1953</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1953</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 1953?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Robe</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Shane</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) How to Marry A Millionaire</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) From Here To Eternity</div>
<br>2. What was 68% of all American television sets tuned into on the night of January 19, 1953?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Life is Worth Living hosted by Bishop Fulton Sheen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lucy Ricardo giving birth on the I Love Lucy show</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Arthur Godfrey Show in which Arthur Godfrey fires singer Julius LaRosa on the air</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A speech by President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1953 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Lions</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Rams</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia Eagles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Browns</div>
<br>4. What team won the 1953 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Indians</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brooklyn Dodgers</div>
<br>5. What major world leader passed away on March 5, 1953?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) British Prime Minister Winston Churchill</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) King George VI of the United Kingdom</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Soviet leader Joseph Stalin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) French President Charles DeGaulle</div>
<br>6. What mountain did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay ascend to the summit of on May 29, 1953?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mount Everest</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mount Olympus</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mount Fuji</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mount McKinley</div>
<br>7. How much did the first issue of Playboy cost at the newsstand in December of 1953?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) $ .50</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) $ 2.00</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) $ 1.00</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) $ 1.25</div>
<br>8. In what country did the C.I.A. helped to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh and reinstate the monarchy on August 19, 1953?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jordan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iraq</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iran</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Egypt</div>
<br>9. What did President Harry S. Truman announce on January 7, 1953?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The U.S. had developed the hydrogen bomb</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) An armistice had been signed, ending the Korean War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) U.S. will do anything to keep communism from spreading around the world</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He would try to seek the Presidency in 1956</div>
<br>10. The first of these car models came off the assembly line on June 30, 1953?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chevrolet Corvette</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chrysler New Yorker</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pontiac Bonneville</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ford Edsel</div>
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