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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1961

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Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1961?

The Parent Trap
The Guns of Navarone
Exodus
101 Dalmatians

2. What TV show did not originally premiere in 1961?

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Ben Casey
Mr. Ed
My Mother the Car

3. What team won the 1961 World Series?

Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles

4. What type of animal, which was named Ham, was rocketed into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2 on January 31, 1961?

rabbit
cat
chimpanzee
dog

5. Who became the first human in space on April 12, 1961?

Valentina Tereshkova
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Yuri Gagarin

6. Who warned of the increasing power of the "military-industrial complex" in a speech on January 17, 1961?

President John F. Kennedy
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Nikita Khrushchev

7. Longtime Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, who passed away on November 16, 1961, was a representative from what state?

Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri

8. On December 2, 1961 Cuban leader Fidel Castro made this declaration on Cuban television?

He would not side with either the United States or the Soviet Union in any conflict.
He would hold free elections in Cuba within a year.
He was promising peace and prosperity for his people.
He was a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba would adopt Communism.

9. In what country was Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann found guilty of crimes against humanity on December 11, 1961?

West Germany
Argentina
United States
Israel

10. What state's governor declared martial law on May 21, 1961 after race riots broke out in his state?

Alabama
South Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1961</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 1961?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Parent Trap</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Guns of Navarone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Exodus</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 101 Dalmatians</div>
<br>2. What TV show did not originally premiere in 1961?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Dick Van Dyke Show</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ben Casey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mr. Ed</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) My Mother the Car</div>
<br>3. What team won the 1961 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Dodgers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cincinnati Reds</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Baltimore Orioles</div>
<br>4. What type of animal, which was named Ham, was rocketed into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2 on January 31, 1961?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) rabbit</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) cat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) chimpanzee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) dog</div>
<br>5. Who became the first human in space on April 12, 1961?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Valentina Tereshkova</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alan Shepard</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Glenn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yuri Gagarin</div>
<br>6. Who warned of the increasing power of the "military-industrial complex" in a speech on January 17, 1961?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President John F. Kennedy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President Dwight D. Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Winston Churchill</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nikita Khrushchev</div>
<br>7. Longtime Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, who passed away on November 16, 1961, was a representative from what state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Texas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Arkansas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oklahoma</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Missouri</div>
<br>8. On December 2, 1961 Cuban leader Fidel Castro made this declaration on Cuban television?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He would not side with either the United States or the Soviet Union in any conflict.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He would hold free elections in Cuba within a year.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He was promising peace and prosperity for his people.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He was a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba would adopt Communism.</div>
<br>9. In what country was Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann found guilty of crimes against humanity on December 11, 1961?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Argentina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United States</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Israel</div>
<br>10. What state's governor declared martial law on May 21, 1961 after race riots broke out in his state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alabama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) South Carolina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mississippi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Georgia</div>
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