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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1959

Guess the answer to each question

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1959?

Auntie Mame
Ben-Hur
The Shaggy Dog
Some Like It Hot

2. What TV show, which premiered in 1959, was the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color?

Bonanza
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone
Gunsmoke

3. What team won the 1959 World Series?

New York Yankees
Milwaukee Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago White Sox

4. In what state did the plane carrying rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper crash on February 3, 1959?

Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa

5. What toy debut on March 9, 1959?

Play Doh
the G.I. Joe figure
Candy Land game
the Barbie doll

6. How many individuals were selected to be America's first astronauts on April 9, 1959?

6
8
7
5

7. Who fled Havana, Cuba on January 1, 1959?

Che Guevara
Camilo Cienfuegos
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro

8. Where did Vice President Nixon and Soviet leader Khrushchev have their famous "kitchen debate" on July 24, 1959?

Moscow, Soviet Union
London, England
New York, New York
Washington D.C.

9. What team won the 1959 NFL Championship?

Baltimore Colts
Green Bay Packers
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants

10. What song did the BBC ban on April 3, 1959 because of one word in the song (the BBC reversed their decision shortly afterwards)?

Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Chantilly Lace by the Big Bopper
Charlie Brown by the Coasters

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1959</h1><p>Guess the answer to each question</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 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Auntie Mame</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ben-Hur</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Shaggy Dog</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Some Like It Hot</div>
<br>2. What TV show, which premiered in 1959, was the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bonanza</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Untouchables</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Twilight Zone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gunsmoke</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1959 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Milwaukee Braves</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Dodgers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago White Sox</div>
<br>4. In what state did the plane carrying rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper crash on February 3, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Minnesota</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wisconsin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iowa</div>
<br>5. What toy debut on March 9, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Play Doh</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the G.I. Joe figure</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Candy Land game</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the Barbie doll</div>
<br>6. How many individuals were selected to be America's first astronauts on April 9, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 6</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 8</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 7</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 5</div>
<br>7. Who fled Havana, Cuba on January 1, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Che Guevara</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Camilo Cienfuegos</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fulgencio Batista</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fidel Castro</div>
<br>8. Where did Vice President Nixon and Soviet leader Khrushchev have their famous "kitchen debate" on July 24, 1959?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Moscow, Soviet Union</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) London, England</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington D.C.</div>
<br>9. What team won the 1959 NFL Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Baltimore Colts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Green Bay Packers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia Eagles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div>
<br>10. What song did the BBC ban on April 3, 1959 because of one word in the song (the BBC reversed their decision shortly afterwards)?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chantilly Lace by the Big Bopper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charlie Brown by the Coasters</div>
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