What was the first name of Ms Parks, who refused to give up her bus seat in December 1955?
Rosa Click to see the answer
Nearly 58,000 cases of which illness were reported in 1952, prompting a mass vaccination program?
Polio
In 1954, the US carried out hydrogen bomb tests on Bikini Atoll in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Which became the 49th US state in January 1959?
Alaska
What did Norma Jean Mortenson change her name to in February 1956?
Marilyn Monroe
Maureen Connolly, a famous player of which sport, announced her retirement in February 1955?
Tennis
The Disneyland park opened in which California city in July 1955?
Anaheim Click to see the answer
Ray Kroc founded which food retail brand in April 1955?
McDonald's
14 year old Bobby Fischer won a championship in which activity in January 1958?
Chess
In November 1957, the Mackinac suspension bridge opened in which US state?
Michigan
The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opened in which city in May 1950?
New York
Elvis Presley first hit the charts with which single in February 1956?
Heartbreak Hotel
Which famous singer died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa in February 1959?
Buddy Holly
What was the name of scientist Einstein, who died in the US in 1955?
Albert
In March 1959, the Busch Gardens theme park opened in which US state?
Florida
Which became the 50th and last US state in August 1959?
Hawaii
In 1954, which Senator led the hearings into Communist sympathisers?
McCarthy Click to see the answer
In 1954, the US carried out hydrogen bomb tests on Bikini Atoll, part of which island group?
Marshall Islands
In July 1951, whose iconic novel 'The Catcher in the Rye' was published?
JD Salinger
Hugh Hefner published the first issue of which magazine in December 1953?
Playboy
In August 1950, Althea Gibson became the first African American to compete at the national championships in which sport?
Tennis
In 1954, the first branch of Burger King opened in which Florida city?
Miami
Which President sent the first advisors to South Vietnam in February 1955?
Eisenhower Click to see the answer
In January 1951, the United Nations building opened in which US city?
New York
In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution was passed, limiting Presidents to how many terms?
3
Who was Truman's Vice President from 1949 to 1953?
Barkley
Who appeared on the front page of the first issue of Playboy in December 1953?
Marilyn Monroe
In June 1950, the Mauna Loa volcano in which state started erupting?
Hawaii
Which singer purchased the Graceland mansion in March 1957?
Elvis Presley
In 1952, nuclear tests were conducted in the deserts of which state?
Nevada
How old was tennis player 'Little Mo' Connolly when she announced her retirement in 1955?
19
Who became Eisenhower's Vice President in 1952?
Nixon Click to see the answer
The January 1950 Great Brinks Robbery took place in which city?
Boston
Which movie star married Jo DiMaggio on January 14, 1954?
Marilyn Monroe
In which month of 1953 was the Korean War brought to an end?
July
The first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the production line in which state in June 1953?
Michigan
Who won the US Presidential election in 1952?
Eisenhower
President Truman nationalized which industry in an attempt to prevent an April 1952 strike?
Steel
Martin Luther King was convicted of organising a bus boycott in which US state in 1956?
Alabama
The 1952 Treaty of San Francisco formally ended the US occupation of which country?
Japan