Birth Year Quiz

The 1950 quiz

56 questions in the archive mention 1950. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 56 questions mention 1950
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1949 1951

1. Who is the only golfer to have won the British Open in the 1950?s, 1960?s and 1970?s?

2. Hollywood Actress 1950?s

3. Which aviation safety device was invented by the Australian scientist David Warren in the 1950s?

4. India currently has a population of circa 1.48 billion inhabitants. According to the UN, what was the population of India in 1950? Plus or minus 72,000,000.

5. Until its abolition in the late 1950s, what was for more than one and a half centuries the principal device used for execution in Spain?

6. The Magnificent 7 was a remake of which 1950's Japanese film?

7. In what decade did Roger Bannister first break the 4 minute mile barrier?

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

9. At which famous racing circuit outside of Europe have a record seven Formula 1 pilots been killed since 1950?

10. Which 1940s radio show and 1950s television show featured Julian Huxley in intellectual discussion?

11. In the 1950's radio programme ?educating Archie?, who was Archie?s tutor?

12. When (within 10 years) did the first zebra crossing appear in the UK?

13. Which silent screen star played an aging, forgotten silent screen star in Billy Wilder's 1950 classic ' Sunset Boulevard'?

14. Which 20th century war began with a pre dawn raid over the 38th parallel?

15. The cartoon character Yogi Bear is based on whom?

16. Nicknamed 'Connie', what was the most popular commercial airliner in the 1950s?

17. What were the sharply pointed shoes called that were commonly worn by the Mods in the 1950s

18. Who wrote the short story 'I Robot' in 1950?

19. Which film star was known as the ?Sex Kitten? of the 1950?s?

20. Which sport was dominated by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s?

ANSWERS

1. Gary Player

2. Jayne Mansfield

3. The flight recorder ("black box")

4. 372,000,000

5. Garrote

6. 7 Samurai

7. 1950?s

8. Argentina

9. Indianapolis Motor Speedway

10. Brain's trust

11. Tony Hancock

12. 1950

13. Gloria Swanson

14. The Korean War (25th June 1950 - 27th July 1953)

15. Yogi Berra - catcher for the NY Yankees in the 1950s/60s

16. The Lockheed 'Constellation' or 'Super Constellation'

17. Winkle-pickers

18. Isaac Asimov

19. Bridgitte Bardot

20. Formula One racing

Where these questions come from
  1. Sport Quiz 8
  2. Place the Face Quiz 1
  3. Australia Quiz 7
  4. Pauls Quiz 502
  5. Pauls Quiz 440
  6. Movie Westerns Quiz 1
  7. Sport Quiz 10
  8. Pauls Quiz 334
  9. Pauls Quiz 269
  10. Same Initials Quiz 1
  11. Couples and Pairs Quiz 2
  12. Numbers Quiz 2
  13. Pauls Silent Film Stars Quiz 1
  14. Pauls Quiz 252
  15. Pub Quiz 87
  16. Pub Quiz 168
  17. Shoes Quiz 1
  18. American Literature Quiz 1
  19. Nicknames Quiz 3
  20. Pauls Quiz 486

Questions are chosen because they mention the year. Now and then one is only loosely about it: press New mix for another lot.