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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1955

See what you know about the year 1955

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What team won the 1955 World Series?

New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians

2. What was the top grossing film of 1955?

Mister Roberts
Battle Cry
The Lady and the Tramp
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

3. What famous comedian made a memorable appearance on the I Love Lucy show on May 9, 1955?

Harpo Marx
Lou Costello
George Burns
Jack Benny

4. What song started a five week run at the top of the charts on March 26, 1955?

Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets
The Ballad of Davy Crockett by Bill Hayes
Maybelline by Chuck Berry

5. What vaccine was introduced to the world on April 12, 1955?

Influenza vaccine
Mumps vaccine
Salk polio vaccine
Sabin polio vaccine

6. What opened on July 17, 1955?

Disneyland
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
the first McDonald's fast food restaurant
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri

7. In what state did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat to a white man and was arrested on December 1, 1955?

South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi

8. What long running TV show debut on September 10, 1955?

60 Minutes
The Tonight Show
Bonanza
Gunsmoke

9. Who became Mayor of Chicago on April 5, 1955?

Michael Bilandic
Martin H. Kennelly
Harold Washington
Richard J. Daley

10. What country did the Soviet Union announce the end of war with on January 25, 1955?

Germany
Hungary
Finland
Japan

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1955</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1955</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What team won the 1955 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brooklyn Dodgers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cleveland Indians</div>
<br>2. What was the top grossing film of 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mister Roberts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Battle Cry</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Lady and the Tramp</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea</div>
<br>3. What famous comedian made a memorable appearance on the I Love Lucy show on May 9, 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harpo Marx</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lou Costello</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Burns</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Benny</div>
<br>4. What song started a five week run at the top of the charts on March 26, 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Ballad of Davy Crockett by Bill Hayes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Maybelline by Chuck Berry</div>
<br>5. What vaccine was introduced to the world on April 12, 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Influenza vaccine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mumps vaccine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Salk polio vaccine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sabin polio vaccine</div>
<br>6. What opened on July 17, 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Disneyland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the first McDonald's fast food restaurant</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri</div>
<br>7. In what state did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat to a white man and was arrested on December 1, 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) South Carolina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Georgia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alabama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mississippi</div>
<br>8. What long running TV show debut on September 10, 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 60 Minutes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Tonight Show </div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bonanza</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gunsmoke</div>
<br>9. Who became Mayor of Chicago on April 5, 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Michael Bilandic</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Martin H. Kennelly</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harold Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Richard J. Daley</div>
<br>10. What country did the Soviet Union announce the end of war with on January 25, 1955?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hungary</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Finland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Japan</div>
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