Do You Remember 1959?

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What did Queen Elizabeth II open in 1959? Festival of Britain Sydney Opera House St Lawrence Seaway Vancouver Aquarium

2. Who became a president in 1959? neither of them Charles de Gaulle both of them Fidel Castro

3. Which musical opened on Broadway? South Pacific The Music Man Camelot The Sound of Music

4. The first Barbie appeared in 1959. What did she cost? three dollars one dollar two dollars five dollars

5. Where did the so called 'Kitchen Debate' between Nixon and Khrushchev take place? Berlin New York Moscow Washington

6. Name one of the rock stars killed in a plane crash in Iowa. Answer: (Two Words)

7. Which boxer defeated Floyd Patterson in the world heavyweight championship? Answer: (Two Words Watch your spelling. There is a double s in the last name.)

8. Which Billy Wilder movie premiered in 1959? The Apartment Some Like It Hot The Lost Weekend Sunset Boulevard

9. When he fled Tibet, where did the Dalai Lama go? Korea Pakistan India Britain

10. Which TV show was seen for the first time? The Twilight Zone Leave It to Beaver The Dick Van Dyke Show The Beverly Hillbillies