Category

1950s 127 questions.
1950-1959
Pub quiz question 460 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which 1954 film won Marlon Brando his first "Best Actor" award?
  2. Answer: A: On the waterfront
  3. Categories: 1950s (8) Film/Movies (8) Entertainment (8)
Pub quiz question 7074 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What animal's savaging of Bill Clinton when he was eight did he describe as 'the awfullest beating I ever took?'
  2. Answer: A: Sheep
  3. Notes: *: 1954/5
  4. Categories: Nature (7) Politics (7) 1950s (7)
Pub quiz question 5023 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who became the youngest Derby winner at the age of 18 in 1954?
  2. Answer: A: Lester Piggot
  3. Categories: 1950s (5) Sports (5) Leisure (5)
Pub quiz question 1225 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 11 September 1954, Kitty Kallen had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "Little Things Mean a Lot"
  3. Notes: *: Despite scoring other hits in her native US, Kallen never achieved another hit on the UK Chart, which at this point was a mere Top 12.
  4. Categories: Music (7) One Hit Wonders (7) Entertainment (7) 1950s (7)
Pub quiz question 2576 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who had hits in the 50s and 60s with "Splish Splash," "Volare" and "My Boomerang Won't Come Back?"
  2. Answer: A: Charlie Drake
  3. Categories: 1950s (5) 1960s (5) Music (7) Entertainment (7)
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Pub quiz question 2954 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Character
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  3. Answer: A: Michael Darling
  4. Notes: *: Peter Pan, 1953, voiced by Tommy Luske
  5. Categories: Children (9) Cartoons (9) Disney (9) 1950s (9)
Pub quiz question 8269 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Ian Black won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in which year?
  2. Answer: A: 1958
  3. Categories: Swimming (7) Sports (8) 1950s (5)
Pub quiz question 3014 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Character
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  3. Answer: A: Maleficent (as human)
  4. Notes: *: Sleeping Beauty, 1953, voiced by Eleanor Audley
  5. Categories: Cartoons (5) Disney (5) 1950s (5) Children (5)
Pub quiz question 9563 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In 1958 which country won the Eurovision Song Contest?
  2. Answer: A: France
  3. Categories: Eurovision (7) 1950s (7) Geography (8)
Pub quiz question 2953 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Character
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  3. Answer: A: Mary Darling
  4. Notes: *: Peter Pan, 1953, voiced by Heather Angel
  5. Categories: Children (7) Cartoons (7) Disney (7) 1950s (7)
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