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Who was President of the United States in 1952?
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
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Which 1952 film won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture?
High Noon
The Greatest Show on Earth
Moulin Rouge
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November 1, 1952 marked the first ever USA test of which type of weapon?
Atomic Bomb
Hydrogen Bomb
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
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Which British Monarch passed away in 1952, thus allowing Elizabeth II to become Queen?
Elizabeth I
George VI
Victoria
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During the Presidential Election of 1952, who ran as Dwight Eisenhower's running mate?
Adlai Stevenson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
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Which MLB team won their fourth consecutive World Series in 1952?
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
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Which city hosted the 1952 Summer Olympic Games?
Stockholm, Sweden
Oslo, Norway
Helsinki, Finland
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Which city hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics
Stockholm, Sweden
Oslo, Norway
There were no Winter Olympics in this year
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When the Today Show premiered in 1952, who was the host?
Savannah Guthrie
Dave Galloway
Hugh Downs
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Which famous book written by Ernest Hemingway was first published in 1952?
The Old Man and the Sea
A Farewell to Arms
A Moveable Feast
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Who developed the first polio vaccine in 1952?
Jonas Salk
Alexander Fleming
Louis Pasteur
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Who was awarded the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a missionary surgeon?
Albert Schweitzer
Léon Jouhaux
Ralph Bunche
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1
Who was President of the United States in 1952?
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
2
Which 1952 film won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture?
High Noon
The Greatest Show on Earth
Moulin Rouge
3
November 1, 1952 marked the first ever USA test of which type of weapon?
Atomic Bomb
Hydrogen Bomb
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
4
Which British Monarch passed away in 1952, thus allowing Elizabeth II to become Queen?
Elizabeth I
George VI
Victoria
5
During the Presidential Election of 1952, who ran as Dwight Eisenhower's running mate?
Adlai Stevenson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
6
Which MLB team won their fourth consecutive World Series in 1952?
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
7
Which city hosted the 1952 Summer Olympic Games?
Stockholm, Sweden
Oslo, Norway
Helsinki, Finland
8
Which city hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics
Stockholm, Sweden
Oslo, Norway
There were no Winter Olympics in this year
9
When the Today Show premiered in 1952, who was the host?
Savannah Guthrie
Dave Galloway
Hugh Downs
10
Which famous book written by Ernest Hemingway was first published in 1952?
The Old Man and the Sea
A Farewell to Arms
A Moveable Feast
11
Who developed the first polio vaccine in 1952?
Jonas Salk
Alexander Fleming
Louis Pasteur
12
Who was awarded the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a missionary surgeon?
Albert Schweitzer
Léon Jouhaux
Ralph Bunche
