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1950s 115 questions.

1950-1959

Pub quiz question 2958 by pjh2

Question: Q: Character
Image: i:
Answer: A: Wendy Darling
Notes: *: Peter Pan, 1953, voiced by Kathryn Beaumont
Categories: Cartoons (5) Children (5) Disney (5) 1950s (5)

Pub quiz question 610 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where were the 1956 summer Olympic games held?
Answer: A: Melbourne, Australia, and Stockholm, Sweden
Notes: *: Sweden hosted only the equestrian events due to quarantine regulations.
Categories: Sports (9) Olympics (9) 1950s (9)

Pub quiz question 8206 by pjh

Question: Q: Who won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in 1958?
Answer: A: Ian Black
Categories: Swimming (8) Sports (8) 1950s (8)

Pub quiz question 6593 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which country was Dom Mintoff prime minister from 1955 to 1958 and 1971 to 1984?
Answer: A: Malta
Categories: 1950s (7) 1960s (7) 1970s (7) 1980s (7) Politics (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 3011 by pjh2

Question: Q: Character
Image: i:
Answer: A: Peter Pan
Notes: *: Peter Pan, 1953, voiced by Bobby Driscoll
Categories: Children (2) 1950s (2) Cartoons (2) Disney (2)

Pub quiz question 5496 by pjh2

Question: Q: The 1957 song 'Butterfly' was the only number one hit for which recording artist?
Answer: A: Andy Williams
Categories: 1950s (7) Entertainment (7) Music (7)

Pub quiz question 8456 by pjh

Question: Q: In what year was the Corvette introduced?
Answer: A: 1953
Categories: Technology (6) 1950s (5)

Pub quiz question 5490 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which President installed the putting green at the White House?
Answer: A: Dwight Eisenhower
Notes: *: 1954
Categories: Politics (6) 1950s (6)

Pub quiz question 3119 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the last woman to be executed in Britain?
Answer: A: Ruth Ellis
Notes: *: 13 July 1955
Categories: History (4) 1950s (4) Crime (4)

Pub quiz question 8203 by pjh

Question: Q: Who won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in 1955?
Answer: A: Gordon Pirie
Categories: Athletics (8) Sports (8) 1950s (8)