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1950s 115 questions.

1950-1959

Pub quiz question 8265 by pjh

Question: Q: Christopher Chataway won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in which year?
Answer: A: 1954
Categories: Athletics (7) Sports (8) 1950s (5)

Pub quiz question 2843 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which company, starting with X, produced the first one-piece plain paper photocopier in 1959?
Answer: A: Xerox
Categories: 1950s (2) Science (2)
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Pub quiz question 8207 by pjh

Question: Q: Who won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in 1959?
Answer: A: John Surtees
Categories: Motorcycle Racing (8) Sports (8) 1950s (8)

Pub quiz question 5397 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which company first launched tea bags in the UK?
Answer: A: Tetley
Notes: *: 1953
Categories: Drink (6) 1950s (3)

Pub quiz question 2773 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which 1957 film does Elvis Presley play "Vince Everett," an ex-convict working in the music industry?
Answer: A: Jailhouse Rock
Categories: 1950s (4) Entertainment (4) Film/Movies (4)
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Pub quiz question 8026 by pjh

Question: Q: Who was nicknamed Muttnik in 1957?
Answer: A: Laika (Soviet space dog).
Categories: Science (9) Astronomy (8) Russia (7) 1950s (6)

Pub quiz question 7511 by pjh

Question: Q: The sculpture 'Anyanwu' (1954-55) has been called the magnum opus of which Nigerian modernist?
Answer: A: Ben Enwonwu
Categories: 1950s (8) Art (8) People (8)

Pub quiz question 5743 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which black tennis player won the ladies singles at Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958?
Answer: A: Anthea Gibson
Categories: Sports (8) Tennis (6) 1950s (8)

Pub quiz question 3021 by pjh2

Question: Q: Character
Image: i:
Answer: A: Prince (Charming)
Notes: *: He was never actually given a name in Cinderella, 1950 Voiced by William Phipps
Categories: Children (5) Cartoons (5) 1950s (5) Disney (5)

Pub quiz question 2958 by pjh2

Question: Q: Character
Image: i:
Answer: A: Wendy Darling
Notes: *: Peter Pan, 1953, voiced by Kathryn Beaumont
Categories: Cartoons (5) Children (5) Disney (5) 1950s (5)