The 1954 quiz (Questions only)

1. Which popular 1954 Hollywood musical ends with the words "I now pronounce you men and wives."?

2. To within two years, when did Lester Piggot first win the Derby?

3. Which (two time) FIFA World Cup winner withdrew from the 1938 and 1950 World Cup's and did not enter the 1954 competition?

4. Whom did Vietnam gain independence from in 1954?

5. In 1954 the Czech born player Jaroslav Drobny won the Men's Singles title representing which country?

6. What was the name of Elvis Presley's 1954 debut single?

7. Which baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?

8. The first live television coverage of some selected FIFA World Cup matches took place in which year?

9. Who played Louis Armstrong in 1954 film The Glen Miller Story?

10. Deriving its name from the Latin word meaning knowledge and a Greek word meaning branch of learning which church was founded in 1954 in California, moving it?s headquarters to Sussex in 1959?

11. Rome's Trevi fountain featured in what 1954 Jean Negulesco film?

12. Born on Christmas Day 1954 the one time singer with the Eurythmics, who?

13. What religion did Albania officially adopt under Enver Hoxha from 1944 to 1954?

14. Whose first hit was Shake Rattle & Roll in 1954?

15. Who was born "Angela Dorothea Kasner" on the 17th of July 1954?

16. Which 1954 romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and William Holden was re-made in 1995 (with Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond)?

17. On which small island did the USA first test their H bomb in 1954?

18. Who became the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes at Oxford in 1954?

19. Which popular US TV series about a brave little 'girl' lasted an incredible 19 seasons between 1954 and 1973?

20. Who was President of North Vietnam from 1954 ? 1969?