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 Britain United Nations New Zealand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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