The 1957 quiz (Questions only)

1. What was the name of the 1957 war film, based on the life of Douglas Bader?

2. Who was sang about a Blue Christmas in 1957?

3. Which film was based on John Wyndham's 1957 science fiction novel 'The Midwich Cuckoos'?

4. Which three year old female made around the world news after her death on November 3, 1957?

5. In which year did Paul McCartney first meet John Lennon?

6. Which long-running B.B.C. TV programme famously showed footage of spaghetti trees on April Fools' Day in 1957?

7. In what country is the River Kwai, best known from the 1957 movie?

8. Which 1957 treaty created the European Economic Community?

9. Who was the first man named John to become World Snooker Champion?

10. What pink piggy pals first hit the British screens in 1957?

11. Who starred in the 1957 film showboat as June?

12. In the 1957 film about Japanese prisoners of war, where was the Bridge?

13. Which Canadian won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for Suez?

14. The title of which 1957 number one hit song on both sides of the Atlantic, considered by some Christians as blasphemous, was a famous line from Scarlett in Gone With The Wind? (four words)

15. What was the name of the popular British film production company run by the director duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger between 1943 and 1957?

16. Meaning 'companion' in Russian, what shocked the United States and made headlines around the world in October 1957?

17. What were the first animals to go into space?

18. Russias first successful satelite blasted off in 1957- What was its name?

19. What was the name of the Russian space probe that was the first to land (or crash) on the moon Sept 13, 1959?

20. Which J.S. was for much of the 1960s the highest paid model in the world?