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1957 - It Was A Very Good Year

Created by Supersal1

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : 1950s Nostalgia
1957  It Was A Very Good Year game quiz
"This quiz is about world events in 1957 - the year of my birth. The quiz is dedicated to all those on FT who will still be nifty at fifty in 2007."

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1. On November 3 Laika became the first dog in space. What is the English meaning of the name Laika?
    Growler
    Barker
    Nipper
    Snapper


2. On November 30, the president of which country survived a grenade attack after visiting an elementary school?
    Ireland
    Egypt
    Indonesia
    Malaysia


3. Orval Faubus was governor of which US state in 1957?
    Arizona
    Alabama
    Arkansas
    Alaska


4. What was the name of the hurricane that devastated the town of Cameron, Louisiana on June 27?
    Abigail
    Audrey
    Annette
    Amelia


5. Which of the following celebrities was born after 1957?
    Jayne Torvill
    Christopher Dean
    Sid Vicious
    Steve Buscemi


6. What is the name of the club which opened in Liverpool on January 16?
    Answer: (Three Words - (3, 6, 4 letters) - associated with the Beatles)


7. Which musical premiered on Broadway in September 1957?
    West Side Story
    Oklahoma!
    My Fair Lady
    The King and I


8. Which of the following novels was first published in 1957?
    Rosemary's Baby (by Ira Levin)
    Dr Zhivago (by Boris Pasternak)
    The Hobbit (by J R R Tolkien)
    The Silmarillion (by J R R Tolkien)


9. British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigned in January 1957. Who replaced him as Prime Minister?
    Arthur Neville Chamberlain
    Harold Macmillan
    Winston Churchill
    Clement Attlee


10. Which one of these films was released in 1957?
    Battle of Britain
    633 Squadron
    Bridge on the River Kwai
    The Dambusters

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