Which country hosted the 1952 summer Olympics?
Finland Click to see the answer
Which form of transport was withdrawn in London in 1952?
Tram
A coup in which country in 1952 resulted in the abdication of King Farouk I?
Egypt
Women in which European country got the vote in May 1952?
Greece
The Mau Mau uprising took place between 1952 and 1964 in which country?
Kenya
Chaim Weizmann, first President of which country, died in 1952?
Israel
Which quirky toy made its debut in May 1952?
Mr Potato Head Click to see the answer
Canadian TV began broadcasting in which city in 1952?
Montreal
The miniature city of Madurodam opened in which country in 1952?
Netherlands
Education pioneer Maria Montessori, who died in 1952, was from which country?
Italy
What vegetable was first sold frozen by Birdseye in 1952?
Pea
In early 1952, the Viet Minh organization was active in which country?
Vietnam
Which famous writer published 'The Old Man and the Sea' in September 1952?
Ernest Hemingway
Juan Peron won re-election in which country in 1952?
Argentina
1952 saw demonstrations against apartheid in which country?
South Africa
Scientists in 1952 confirmed that which substance held hereditary data?
DNA
Which company introduced the first commercially successful computer in 1952?
IMB
In 1952, a canal opened linking Amsterdam with which major river?
Rhine
Eva Peron, former leader of which country, died in 1952?
Argentina
Who published the novel 'East of Eden' in 1952?
John Steinbeck Click to see the answer
What comes after 'Big' in the name of the physics theory proposed first in 1952?
Bang
Which future US President married Nancy Davis in Los Angelens in 1952?
Reagan
How old was Eva Peron when she died of cancer in 1952?
32
The first jet airline flight in May 1952 was from London to which city?
Johannesburg
Which famous Memphis record label started releasing records in 1952?
Sun
Which European ciy hosted the winter Olympics in 1952?
Oslo Click to see the answer
Richie Benaud made his debut in which sport in January 1952?
Cricket
What was the first name of composer Shostakovich, who published his 5th string quartet in 1951?
Dmitri
The European Parliament formed in which French city in 1952?
Strasbourg
Emile Zapotek won 1952 Olympic Gold in which sport?
Athletics
Which city hosted the 1952 summer Olympics?
Helsinki
In which month of 1952 were the Winter Olympic Games held in Norway?
February
Maria Montessori, who died in 1952, was famous in which field?
Education
In March 1952, there was a failed assassination attempt on Chancellor Adenauer of which country?
West Germany
CIA files released in October 1952 revealed plans for a coup in which country, led by Hattori Takushiro?
Japan
50 people were killed in a demonstration at Casablanca in which country in December 1952?
Morocco
King George VI was buried at which British castle in February 1952?
Windsor
The University of which US state admitted its first black student in 1952?
Tennessee
General Fulgencio Batista staged a coup and overthrew the Socarras government on which island in 1952?
Cuba Click to see the answer
Who starred in the 1952 movie 'Singin' in the Rain', which premiered in 1952?
Gene Kelly
Which French fashion designer presented his forst collection in Paris in February 1952?
Givenchy
There was an assassination attempt on Konrad Adenauer, leader of which country in March 1952?
West Germany
Dr Albert Schweitzer was awarded the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work on which continent?
Africa
What was the name of the Dutch Queen who addressed the US Congress in 1952?
Juliana
What comes after 'African' in the name of the 1952 movie starring Bogart and Hepburn?
Queen
Which actor was bannedf from re-entering the US after a 1952 trip to the UK?
Charlie Chaplin
Hattie McDaniel, famous for appearing in which movie, died in October 1952?
Gone With the Wind
The 1952 Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded over treatment for which disease?
Tuberculosis
In 1952, the UK returned the islands of Helgoland to which European country?
West Germany