Do You Remember 1953?

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1. The first issue of Playboy came out in 1953. Who was on the cover? Answer: (Two Words - a blonde)

2. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkay reached the top of Mount Everest. They planted four flags there. Which flag was not one of the four? Nepal New Zealand United Nations Britain

3. In 1953 who became the first woman to win the tennis Grand Slam? Virginia Wade Margaret Court Billy Jean King Maureen Connolly

4. Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel was published in 1953. What was it? From Russia With Love Dr. No Goldfinger Casino Royale

5. Which Russian leader died in 1953? Answer: (Last name)

6. Who became Secretary-General of the United Nations? Dag Hammarskjold U Thant Trygve Lie Kurt Waldheim

7. Which war ended in 1953? Spanish Civil War Vietnam War Korean War World War II

8. The first movie to be made for Cinemascope came out in 1953. What was it? The Robe The Greatest Show on Earth Ben Hur The King and I

9. Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. True or false? True False

10. Who was the author of 'Fahrenheit 451'? Isaac Asimov Ray Bradbury Arthur C. Clarke Frank Herbert