How well do you think you know the year 1954? Test your knowledge on this quiz!
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Who was President of the United States in 1954?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
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The Viet Minh took over Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, a military outpost owned by which country?
France
United States
Japan
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What country was admitted to NATO in 1954?
United States
West Germany
East Germany
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The US senate voted to condemn which US Senator for misconduct?
Joseph McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Alben Barkley
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What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that dealt with desegregation?
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Roe Vs. Wade
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
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Which 1954 movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
On The Waterfront
The Caine Mutiny
Three Coins in a Fountain
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Which famous book by author J.R.R. Tolkien was published on July 29th, 1954?
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Return of the King?
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Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the study of forces holding together protein and other molecules?
John F. Enders
Walther Bothe
Linus C. Pauling
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In 1954, children first received what vaccine?
Smallpox
Polio
Ebola
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What was the name of the first atomic submarine which was commissioned in Connecticut?
USS Nautilus
USS Arizona
USS Washington
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Which famous artist passed away on November 3rd, 1954?
Pablo Picasso
Andy Warhol
Henri Matisse
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What company tested the 707, the first jet powered transport planes in 1954?
Air Bus
Boeing
Raytheon
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1
Who was President of the United States in 1954?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
2
The Viet Minh took over Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, a military outpost owned by which country?
France
United States
Japan
3
What country was admitted to NATO in 1954?
United States
West Germany
East Germany
4
The US senate voted to condemn which US Senator for misconduct?
Joseph McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Alben Barkley
5
What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that dealt with desegregation?
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Roe Vs. Wade
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
6
Which 1954 movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
On The Waterfront
The Caine Mutiny
Three Coins in a Fountain
7
Which famous book by author J.R.R. Tolkien was published on July 29th, 1954?
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Return of the King?
8
Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the study of forces holding together protein and other molecules?
John F. Enders
Walther Bothe
Linus C. Pauling
9
In 1954, children first received what vaccine?
Smallpox
Polio
Ebola
10
What was the name of the first atomic submarine which was commissioned in Connecticut?
USS Nautilus
USS Arizona
USS Washington
11
Which famous artist passed away on November 3rd, 1954?
Pablo Picasso
Andy Warhol
Henri Matisse
12
What company tested the 707, the first jet powered transport planes in 1954?
Air Bus
Boeing
Raytheon
