US_History_Activities_postwar-culture-quiz

=**Post-World War II Culture Quiz**=

Answer the following questions be choosing the best answer. Links are provided if you need:

1. Which President served at the end of WWII? He was responsible for dropping the Atomic Bomb, action in the Korean War, policies that led to the Cold War, and the doctrine to help nations resisting takeover by armed minorities? (A) Franklin D. Roosevelt (B) Harry Truman (C) Douglas MacArthur (D) Dwight D. Eisenhower [|Click here for help]
 * 1949**

2. Which actress and singer, who even to this day ranks at the top in rankings of female box office stars? One of her first hits was the famous //Sentimental Journey//. She also starred in //Calamity Jane//. (A) Marian Anderson (B) Shirley Temple (C) Katherine Hepburn (D) Doris Day [|Click here for help]

3. In 1949, Mao Tse-Tung and the Communists took over China setting up the Peoples Republic of China, also called... (A) Red China (B) Soviet China (C) Taiwan (D) Russian China [|Click here for help]

4. Who was the singer, songwriter, and pianist who was known for his music that was a precursor to rock n' roll with his jazz and blues-influenced music? (A) Johnnie Ray (B) Elvis Presley (C) Nat King Cole (D) Cab Calloway [|Click here for help]

5. Which musical won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and is considered one of the best Broadway musicals? It explored racial prejudice at a time when musicals didn't take on the issue. It was set on an American Naval base on a tropical island during WWII and describes the experiences of the sailors, nurses, several romances, and a reconnaissance mission. Famous songs in the musical include //I'm Gonna Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair// and //Bali Ha'i//. (A) West Side Story (B) The King and I (C) South Pacific (D) Oklahoma [|Click here for help]

6. Who was the famous newspaper journalist of the day who developed the gossip column in the //New York Evening Graphic//? (A) Walter Lippmann (B) Walter Winchell (C) Walter Cronkite (D) Dan Rather [|Click here for help]

7. Who was the famous New York Yankee, called the "Yankee Clipper," who became a new fan favorite after the retirement of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? He holds a record for the longest hitting streak, which is at 56 games. He was also famous for marrying Marilyn Monroe. (A) Mickey Mantle (B) Roger Maris (C) Joe DiMaggio (D) Yogi Berra [|Click here for help]

1. Which Senator went after suspected radicals and communists in the government. His tactics were compared to witch hunts? He was responsible for blacklisting suspected communists. (A) George Wallace (B) Robert Kennedy (C) John F. Kennedy (D) Joseph McCarthy [|Click here for help]
 * 1950**

2. Who became governor of California? His opponent called him "Tricky Dick" due to his tactics during the campaign when he called his opponent the "Pink Lady" since she was friends with some communists. He would later be Vice President under Eisenhower. (A) Lyndon Johnson (B) Thomas Dewey (C) Richard Nixon (D) John Dulles [|Click here for help]

3. Which U.S. wagon and later automobile maker was noted for building Conestoga Wagons and built several automobiles but failed to develop a sports car that would be better than the corvette? (A) Hudson (B) Dodge (C) GM (D) Studebaker [|Click here for help]

4. What was invented by Philo T. Farnsworth? At 14, he dreamed of trapping light in an empty jar and transmitting it one line at a time onto a magnetically deflected beam of electrons. He saw this invention as a marvelous teaching tool. He said there would be a time when we wold be able to see and learn about people in other lands. (A) Internet (B) Television (C) ENIAC (D) X-Ray [|Click here for help]

5. Which communist nation fought in a war against the U.S. (and United Nations) beginning in 1950 when this nation crossed the 38th parallel? (A) North Korea (B) China (C) North Vietnam (D) Vietcong [|Click here for help]

6. Which nation was a republic who fought along side the U.S. (and United Nations) beginning in 1950 when the communist nation to the north invaded? (A) South Korea (B) Taiwan (C) South Vietnam (D) Pearl Harbor [|Click here for help]

7. Who was the famous actress, singer, and model born as Norma Jean Mortenson, but was also known as Norma Jean Baker? She married Jimmy Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, and Arthur Miller. She is also known for here Happy Birthday song to JFK. (A) Elizabeth Taylor (B) Cher (C) Madonna (D) Marilyn Monroe [|Click here for help]

1. Who was the couple (Ethel and Julius) who were convicted for providing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets? They were the first civilians executed for espionage. (A) Capones (B) Rosenbergs (C) Surrats (D) Oswalds [|Click here for help]
 * 1951**

2. Which nuclear bomb was developed that was more powerful than the atomic bomb? (A) Napalm (B) Patriot missile (C) Drone (D) H-bomb [|Click here for help]

3. Who was the famous boxer, whose real name was Walker Smith Jr.? He was middleweight champion 5 times over 9 years and welterweight champion once for 5 years? Some sources rank him the greatest boxer of all time. By 1951, he had a record of 128-1-2 with 84 knockouts. (A) Sugar Ray Robinson (B) Joe Frazier (C) Cassius Clay (D) Jersey Joe Walcott [|Click here for help]

4. Which Korean city was the strategic city in the Korean War near the 38th parallel where peace talks and truce talks were held? (A) Seoul (B) Shanghai (C) Panmunjom (D) Pyongyang [|Click here for help]

5. Who was the actor in the Beat Generation (rebelled against social norms) who starred in //A Streetcar Named Desire// as Stanley Kowalski//, Superman, Godfather,// and //Guys and Dolls//? (A) Johnny Weismuller (B) Al Jolson (C) John Wayne (D) Marlon Brando [|Click here for help]

6. Which play/musical was about British governess Anna Leonowens who was employed by the King (set in Thailand) to look after his many children; soon after she arrived in this exotic country, Anna finds herself engaged in a battle of wits with the king? (A) South Pacific (B) The King and I (C) Guys and Dolls (D) Love Story [|Click here for help]

7. Which book written by J.D. Salinger was steeped in controversy since it was banned in America after its first publication? It was challenged in the U.S. due to use of profanity, portrayal of sexuality, and a source of teenage rebellion. (A) War of the Worlds (B) Breakfast Club (C) Scarlet Letter (D) Catcher in the Rye [|Click here for help]

1. U.S. WWII general who was commander of the Allies in Europe and planned D-Day would be elected President in 1952. He would look to get the U.S. out of Korea and looked to keep communism from spreading by a policy of brinkmanship. (A) Douglas MacArthur (B) Harry Truman (C) Dwight Eisenhower (D) Richard Nixon [|Click here for help]
 * 1952**

2. Dr. Jonas Salk won a Congressional medal for a major advancement in medicine. What was this advancement? (A) TB Tests (B) Pacemaker (C) Chemotherapy (D) polio vaccine [|Click here for help]

3. Who would be England's new queen, as here coronation would take place at Westminister Abbey? (A) Victoria (B) Diana (C) Elizabeth II (D) Camilla [|Click here for help]

4. Who was the famous boxer who won 37 straight fights and would defeat Jersey Joe Walcott for the major fight for the heavyweight title? He would then go on to win another 49 straight bouts. (A) Mohammad Ali (B) Rocky Marciano (C) Cassius Clay (D) Joe Frazier [|Click here for help]

5. Who was the pianist and entertainer who announced his engagement upsetting millions of his fans, though it would be called off a few weeks later and is generally seen as a publicity stunt since he was homosexual, which he denied throughout his career thinking it would hurt his popularity? (A) Liberace (B) Bono (C) Charlie Chapman (D) Elton John [|Click here for help]

6. Who was the philosopher, poet, critic of culture and literature, and best-selling novelist who is famous for the phrase "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it?" (A) Santayana (B) Robespierre (C) Locke (D) Mr. Hill [|Click here for help]

1. The Soviet Communist leader during WWII died in 1953 ending decades of harsh and oppressive rule was... (A) Vladimir Lenin (B) Leon Trotsky (C) Karl Marx (D) Joseph Stalin [|Click here for help]
 * 1953**

2. Who became the Soviet leader after Stalin but would be replaced by Nikita Khrushchev? He opposed nuclear armament and favored more consumer goods and industry. (A) Georgy Malenkov (B) Leonid Brezhnev (C) Vladimir Lenin (D) Mikhail Gorbachev [|Click here for help]

3. Who would be the second president of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history? He favored Arab Nationalism, but his reputation as leader of the Arabs would be hurt when losing to Israel in the Six Day War. (A) Anwar al-Sadat (B) Hosni Mubarak (C) the Pharoah (D) Gamel Abdul Nasser [|Click here for help]

4. Who was the Ukrainian-born Russian composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century? He composed Peter and the Wolf. (A) Prokofiev (B) Toscanini (C) Chekov (D) Tolstoy [|Click here for help]

5. Who was the businessman, politician, statesman, art collector, and philanthropist and grandson of the Standard Oil founder who expanded the family's tradition of public life from businessand philanthropy into government service and politics? (A) Hubert Humphrey (B) John D. Rockefeller (C) Nelson Rockefeller (D) J.P. Morgan Chase [|Click here for help]

6. Who was the catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers who received the Most Valuable Player award for the second time, but would be paralyzed in a car accident? He is in the Hall of Fame. (A) Duke Snyder (B) Roy Campanella (C) Don Drysdale (D) Joe DiMaggio [|Click here for help]

7. The Soviet Union led communist nations against NATO forming the Communism Bloc by signing the...(A) NAFTA (B) United Nations Charter (C) Axis agreement (D) Warsaw Pact [|Click here for help]

1. Who was the American lawyer who gained popularity during the McCarthy hearings on suspected communists in the government? He was also a prosecutor against the Rosenbergs. (A) Roy Cohn (B) George Kennan (C) Robert Shapiro (D) John Adams [|Click here for help]
 * 1954**

2. Who was the Argentine military officer who served as president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1873 to 1974? Even today, he is considered by some to have been a good leader? (A) Menechem Begin (B) Fidel Castro (C) Juan Peron (D) Hugo Chavez [|Click here for help]

3. Who was the Italian musician considered by many as the greatest conductor of his era? (A) Prokofiev (B) Toscanini (C) Chekov (D) Tolstoy [|Click here for help]

4. Which synthetic fiber is polyethylene terephethalate and is a thermoplastic resin of the polyester family that is used to make beverages, food, and other liquid containers? (A) Polyester (B) Dacron (C) Rayon (D) Orlon [|Click here for help]

5. The fall of which city marked the start of fighting in Vietnam? (A) Seoul (B) Pearl Harbor (C) Khe Sanh (D) Dien Bien Phu [|Click here for help]

6. Bill Haley and the Comets released which hit? (A) The Twist (B) Rock Around the Clock (C) Jailhouse Rock (D) Surfin' Bird [|Click here for help]

1. The year 1955 marked the year of which German-born physicist who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century having developed the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and cosmology? (A) Isaac Newton (B) J. Robert Oppenheimer (C) Albert Einstein (D) Bill Gates [|Click here for help]
 * 1955**

2. Who was the Beat generation actor who epitomized the youthful angst and starred in //Rebel Without a Cause//? (A) Al Jolson (B) James Dean (C) Jack Kerouac (D) Charlie Chaplin [|Click here for help]

3. Which Major League Baseball team won their first World Series by defeating the New York Yankees? (A) New York Mets (B) New York Giants (C) Brooklyn Dodgers (D) Pittsburgh Pirates [|Click here for help]

4. Who was the former U.S. Congressman from Tennessee who died at the Alamo in which a movie and TV series would be developed? (A) Davy Crockett (B) Jim Bowie (C) Zebulon Pike (D) Sam Houston [|Click here for help]

5. What was the name of the Disney production, which was at first in theaters and then animated? It's about a boy who didn't want to grow up and spent time on Neverland island. (A) Mickey Mouse (B) Michael Jackson (C) Peter Pan (D) Aladin [|Click here for help]

6. Who was the "King of Rock n' Roll" who signed with RCA Records? (A) Elvis Presley (B) the Beatles (C) Chubby Checker (D) Buddy Holly [|Click here for help]

7. One of the first major theme parks opened in 1955 and later a second which was a little bigger with the famous theme. One in California and the other in Florida. Name the theme park. (A) Coney Island (B) Kennywood (C) Jurassic Park (D) Disneyland [|Click here for help]

1. Who was the famous French actress and model who would become an animal rights activist? (A) Marilyn Monroe (B) Brigitte Bardot (C) Cher (D) Madonna [|Click here for help]
 * 1956**

2. What is the capital city of Hungary where a 1956 revolt against Soviet control was suppressed by the U.S.S.R.? (A) Bucharest (B) Budapest (C) Prague (D) Athens [|Click here for help]

3. In what city and state did the Civil Rights Movement begin with a bus boycott after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus? (A) Birmingham, Alabama (B) Jackson, Mississippi (C) Little Rock, Arkansas (D) Montgomery, Alabama [|Click here for help]

4. Who became the new leader of the Soviet Union and denounced Stalin's oppressive rule as a "cult of personality" and would be the leader in the Cuban Missile Crisis? (A) Vladimir Lenin (B) Nikita Khrushchev (C) Leonid Brezhnev (D) Mikhail Gorbachev [|Click here for help]

5. What was the name of the Oscar-winning film about an American woman who renounced her American citizenship and married Prince Rainier III of Monaco? (A) Princess Grace (B) King and I (C) Love Story (D) The Notebook [|Click here for help]

6. Which novel by Grace Metalious sold 60,000 copies within the first 10 days of its release and was publishing's first "blockbuster" and remained on the best seller list for 59 weeks? (A) Princess Grace (B) Bridge to Nowhere (C) Peyton Place (D) Manning's House [|Click here for help]

7. Name the canal region where Egypt was against an alliance between France, Britain, and Israel that wanted to stop Nasser's goal of nationalizing the canal. The canal was key to trade especially for France and Britain. The Soviet Union threatened to intervene on behalf of Egypt. The United States urged a settlement, which was accomplished. This showed a shift in power from Europe to the U.S. and U.S.S.R. (A) Erie Canal (B) Suez Canal (C) Panama Canal (D) Persian Gulf [|Click here for help]

1. Which city in Arkansas was where Governor Orval Faubus wouldn't allow 9 blacks into Central High School after the //Brown v. Board of Education// ruling? President Eisenhower had to send in troops to enforce integration. (A) Jackson (B) Montgomery (C) Birmingham (D) Little Rock [|Click here for help]
 * 1957**

2. Who was the Russian poet and writer best known in the west for his monumental tragic novel on Soviet Russia, //Doctor Zhivago//? (A) Boris Pasternak (B) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (C) Karl Eichmann (D) Mikhail Gorbachev [|Click here for help]

3. Who was the famous New York Yankee who was one of the best players of his era hitting over 500 home runs and led his team to many championships? (A) Lou Gehrig (B) Reggie Jackson (C) Mickey Mantle (D) Babe Ruth [|Click here for help]

4. Who was the American writer during the Beat Generation who was inspirational to future writers? (A) Mark Twain (B) Jack Kerouac (C) James Dean (D) Stephen King [|Click here for help]

5. What was the name of the Soviet satellite, which was the first into space? (A) Sputnik (B) Apollo (C) Gemini (D) the Commy [|Click here for help]

6. Who was the Chinese Premier who helped establish Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949? He was important to the rise of Communist China and also involved in re-establishing relations with the west. (A) Chiang Kai-shek (B) Kim Jong-Il (C) Chou En-lai (D) Mr. Miyagi [|Click here for help]

7. Name the novel written by Pierre Boulle, that won several awards and was about the real plight of Allied prisoners of the war during WWII in which a 258-mile death railway was built by Japanese forces. (A) South Pacific (B) Mein Kampf (C) Thirty Seconds of Tokyo (D) Bridge on the River Kwai [|Click here for help]

1. Which Middle East nation was the location of a crisis in 1958 in which Muslims pushed this nation to join an alliance with Egypt and Syria, while Christians wanted to stay aligned with western nations? A Muslim rebellion overthrew the pro-western government. (A) Lebanon (B) Iran (C) Iraq (D) Libya [|Click here for help]
 * 1958**

2. Who was the leader of the French Resistance in WWII and became leader the French Fifth Republic in 1958? (A) Henri Petain (B) Charles de Gaulle (C) Winston Churchill (D) Bernard Montgomery [|Click here for help]

3. In 1958, baseball teams moved west of Kansas City for the first time. They moved to California. Who moved? (A) Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles and New York Giants to San Francisco (B) Pittsburgh A's to Oakland (C) St. Louis Cardinals to Arizona (D) no teams moved [|Click here for help]

4. Who was the serial killer who went on a murder spree (11 victims in Nebraska and Wyoming), which inspired films such as //Natural Born Killers//? (A) Charles Starkweather (B) Billy the Kid (C) Son of Sam (D) O.J. Simpson [|Click here for help]

5. Which drug was on the market in 1958 that would alleviate nausea in pregnant women, but caused birth defects? (A) aspirin (B) cocaine (C) advil (D) thalidomide [|Click here for help]

1. Who was the famous singer, song writer and pioneer of rock n' roll who's success only lasted a year and a half since he was killed in a plane crash, but his work inspired others, most notably the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton? (A) Elvis Presley (B) Chubby Checker (C) Billy Haley (D) Buddy Holly [|Click here for help]
 * 1959**

2. What was the name of the award-winning film set in Ancient Rome, specifically Jerusalem around the time of Jesus Christ, and starred Charlton Heston? (A) Ten Commandments (B) Ben-Hur (C) Jesus of Nazareth (D) Year One [|Click here for help]

3. What species were the first live beings the U.S. successfully sent into outer space and returned to earth aboard Jupiter AM-18? There names were Able and Baker. (A) monkeys (B) dogs (C) cats (D) rats [|Click here for help]

4. What is the name of the group associated with organized crime, which is historically a Sicilian group? (A) al-Qaeda (B) Hamas (C) Progressives (D) Mafia [|Click here for help]

5. What became a major fad in the late 1950s, which promotes physical activity? (A) Atari (B) Pogo-stick (C) Hula Hoops (D) Wii Fitness [|Click here for help]

6. Who became communist leader of Cuba in 1959? He would be the leader of Cuba in the Cuban Missile Crisis? (A) Nikita Khrushchev (B) Fidel Castro (C) Hugo Chavez (D) Manuel Noriega [|Click here for help]

7. Which brand of car was produced by Ford Motor Company and named after the son of Henry Ford, but is known as one of the biggest failures in automobile history? (A) Model Z (B) Cougar (C) Edsel (D) Benny [|Click here for help]

1. What was the name of the U.S. spy plane in the 1960s? This plane was used to capture photographs of the USSR and would spot missiles being put into Cuba in 1962? (A) B-52 (B) Stealth (C) F-250 (D) U-2 [|Click here for help]
 * 1960**

2. Who was the leader of South Korea during the Korean War who was rescued by the CIA after being forced to resign for allegedly fixing an election and embezzling funds? (A) Syngmun Rhee (B) Ngo Dinh Diem (C) Kim Il-sung (D) Chiang Kai-shek [|Click here for help]

3. Which was the music industry scandal in which record companies were paying money for stations to broadcast their records? (A) piracy (B) radiogate (C) payola (D) it isn't a scandal or illegal [|Click here for help]

4. Who became President by defeating Richard Nixon in one of the closest elections in history and having participated in the first televised debate? He would be President during the Cuban Missile Crisis. (A) Dwight Eisenhower (B) John F. Kennedy (C) Lyndon Johnson (D) Harry Truman [|Click here for help]

5. Who popularized //The Twist// with his hit song in 1960? (A) Chubby Checker (B) Fats Domino (C) Buddy Holly (D) Bob Dylan [|Click here for help]

6. What was the name of Alfred Hitchcock thriller, based on a pulp novel by Robert Bloch and adapted by Joseph Stefano, which becomes a landmark in graphic violence and cinema sensationalism? (A) Scream (B) It (C) Psycho (D) Goonies [|Click here for help]

7. Which European nation had the Congo as a colony when the Congo Crisis began, which as an independence movement? (A) England (B) Belgium (C) the Netherlands (D) Portugal [|Click here for help]

1. Which famous author committed suicide in 1961 after a long battle with depression? He wrote //The Sun Also Rises// and //A Farewell to Arms//. (A) Ernest Hemingway (B) F. Scott Fitzgerald (C) John Steinbeck (D) Nicholas Sparks [|Click here for help]
 * 1961**

2. Who was the high ranking official from Nazi Germany who had been responsible for the logistics of the Holocaust who was captured in 1961 and was put on trial for crimes against humanity? (A) Konrad Adenauer (B) Karl Adolph Eichmann (C) Karl Doenitz (D) Albert Speer [|Click here for help]

3. What was the name of the science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that tells the story of a human raised by Martians on Mars and returns to earth in his early adulthood? (A) War of the Worlds (B) Star Trek: the Lost Years (C) Stranger in a Strangeland (D) To Mars and Back [|Click here for help]

4. Which singer's work incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy, and literary influences? His music was appealing to the counterculture movement. One famous song was //The Times They Are A-Changin'//. (A) Bob Marley (B) David Bowie (C) Pete Seeger (D) Bob Dylan [|Click here for help]

5. In which city did the "Iron Curtain" become reality as a Cold War symbol dividing democracy in western Europe with communism in eastern Europe? (A) Pittsburgh (B) China (C) Berlin (D) Paris [|Click here for help]

6. What was the name of the failed attempt by Cuban exiles who were trained by the CIA to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba? (A) Bay of Pigs Invasion (B) Cuban Missile Crisis (C) Cuban Revolution (D) The Inquisition [|Click here for help]

1. Which film is on the life of T.E. Lawrence, which revolves around his attacks on Aqaba and Damascus and his involvement in the Arab National Council? It involves his role as a British liason officer during the Arab Revolt from 1916 to 1918. (A) Lawrence of Arabia (B) King and I (C) Everybody Loves Lawrence (D) Arabland [|Click here for help]
 * 1962**

2. What was the name of the new music craze that was begun by a pop and rock group from England comprising of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr? (A) Beatlemania (B) Ozfest (C) Woodstock (D) Chubby Checker Twisters [|Click here for help]

3. College in which James Meredith would be the first black admitted in and first black graduate with the help of Medgar Evers...(A) University of Alabama (B) University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) (C) Louisiana State University (D) Pitt-Johnstown [|Click here for help]

4. Which American astronaut flew in the first manned orbital mission termed Friendship 7? He would serve as a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1974 to 1999. He returned to space in 1998 at age 77 making him the oldest person to enter orbit. (A) Alan Sheppard (B) Buzz Aldrin (C) John Glenn (D) Neil Armstrong [|Click here for help]

5. Who fought in a boxing match for the heavyweight title, which was meant to be a big fight but ended in a first round knockout? (A) Mohammad Ali beats Joe Frazier (B) Mike Tyson beats Larry Holmes (C) Evander Holyfield beats Buster Douglas (D) Sonny Liston beats Floyd Patterson [|Click here for help]

1. Who was elected Pope in 1963 and would be best known for condemning the use of birth control (most thought he would announce acceptance)? (A) Pope Paul (B) Pope John Paul (C) Pope Pius (D) Pope Benedict [|Click here for help]
 * 1963**

2. Who was the leader of the Black Muslims who would be assassinated? (A) Martin Luther King Jr. (B) Malcolm X (C) Medgar Evers (D) Stokely Carmichael [|Click here for help]

3. Who was responsible for a political scandal in 1963 in Britain in which the Secretary of War lied to the House of Commons about a sexual affair? (A) John Profumo (B) John Lennon (C) Bernard Montgomery (D) Lennox Lewis [|Click here for help]

4. Who's assassination in Dallas, Texas in 1963 stunned the nation? The accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was shot by Jack Ruby before he was brought to trial. (A) FDR (B) JFK (C) LBJ (D) Abraham Lincoln [|Click here for help]

1. In 1965, the Supreme Court ruled in //Griswald v. California// that married couples had the right to use this item and protected right to privacy. (A) obscene periodicals (B) birth control (C) handguns (D) child labor [|Click here for help]
 * 1964-1989**

2. Leader of North Vietnam in the conflict in Vietnam was...(A) Ngo Dinh Diem (B) Kim Il'Sung (C) Ho Chi Minh (D) Mao Tse-tung [|Click here for help]

3. Who was Eisenhower's Vice President who lost to JFK in 1960 but would win the Presidency in 1968 and begin detente in the Cold War? (A) Richard Nixon (B) Henry Kissinger (C) Gerald Ford (D) Lyndon Johnson [|Click here for help]

4. Moonshot refers to the Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first man on the moon. Who was the first man on the moon who said "//this is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind//." (A) Alan Sheppard (B) John Glenn (C) Neil Armstrong (D) Buzz Aldrin [|Click here for help]

5. What was the name of the famous rock n' roll festival that came to represent the counterculture anti-Vietnam War movement on a 600 acre farm near rural Bethel, NY? (A) Detente (B) Woodstock (C) Ozfest (D) musical [|Click here for help]

6. What was the name of the scandal, which led to the resignation of Richard Nixon? (A) Teapot Dome Scandal (B) Watergate (C) Credit Mobilier (D) affair with Monica Lewinsky [|Click here for help]

7. What is the type of music that is an anti-establishment music movement around 1974-75 exemplified by the Ramones, the Saints, Sex Pistols, and the Clash and began a DIY (do it yourself) attitude? (A) rap (B) hip hop (C) punk rock (D) hair metal [|Click here for help]

8. Who became Prime Minister of Israel in 1977 and negotiated the Camp David Accords with Egypt's President, which was an attempt at peace in the Middle East? (A) Anwar at-Sadat (B) Menechem Begin (C) Yitzah Rabin (D) Saddam Hussein [|Click here for help]

9. Who was the President of the U.S. throughout the 1980s who led the Soviet Union to reform and see the collapse of Communism ending the Cold War? (A) Jimmy Carter (B) Ronald Reagan (C) George H.W. Bush (D) Gerald Ford [|Click here for help]

10. What is the name of the Islamic area in Israel in which an organization known as the PLO formed and attacked teh Jewish nation of Israel in order to get themselves a homeland where fighting still goes on today? (A) Bahrain (B) Syria (C) Palestine (D) Kuwait [|Click here for help]

11. In the late 1970s and early 1980s many planes were hijacked (plane taken over) by terrorists and shown on TV. This was described as...(A) terror on the airline (B) Islamic Fascism (C) 9-11 (D) Cold War [|Click here for help]

12. What was the title of the Islamic leader of Iran who took over in 1979 and took Americans hostage at the embassy in Iran? Iran has been an Islamic Fascist nation ruled by the Mullahs ever since. (A) Shah (B) Imam (C) Ayatollah (D) President [|Click here for help]

13. In the 1980s, which nation did the Soviet Union invade to try to keep communism from collapsing? (A) Afghanistan (B) Hungary (C) Romania (D) East Germany [|Click here for help]

14. What was the popular game show devised by Merv Griffin in which contestants compete to solve a word puzzle, similar to hangman, that became a hit in th e1980s? (A) Jeopardy (B) Price is Right (C) Scrabble (D) Wheel of Fortune [|Click here for help]

15. Who was the first female into outer space? (A) Sandra Day O'Connor (B) Susan B. Anthony (C) Sally Ride (D) Geraldine Ferraro [|Click here for help]

16. What type of music was popular in the 1980s though some parents brought a lawsuit against Ozzy Osborne and Judas Priest accusing them of hiding subliminal pro-suicide messages in their music? (A) hair (B) punk rock (C) rap (D) heavy metal [|Click here for help]

17. Inflation in the 1970s and more spending led the U.S. to borrow money from foreign nations, which led to a large (A) treaty (B) debt (C) budget (D) war [|Click here for help]

18. The 1970s and 1980s saw an increase in homeless vets due to a down economy and a high number having a problem with alcohol or drug addiction. Which war? (A) Korea (B) Vietnam (C) Iraq (D) WWII [|Click here for help]

19. The 1980s saw the discovery/finding of a virus with no cure that many in the world unknowingly had and had given to others. It was a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from teh specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). What is this disease? (A) cancer (B) AIDS (C) swine flu (D) SIDS [|Click here for help]

20. Which illegal drug became an increasing problem in the 1980s, which was being smuggled into the U.S. from South America (also called cocaine)? (A) heroin (B) meth (C) crack (D) toad [|Click here for help]

21. Who was the "Subway Vigilante" who became a symbol of New Yorkers' frustrations with high crime rates after he shot four young men on the 7th Avenue subway? The 4 that he shot had attacked him. (A) John Profumo (B) Bernie Goetz (C) Jack Ruby (D) Al Capone [|Click here for help]

22. What medical waste washed on the beaches of New Jersey after being illegally dumped at sea? (A) narcotics (B) medicine (C) hypodermics (D) garbage [|Click here for help]

23. What event led China to establish martial law after a student protest in 1989? (A) Tienanmen Square (B) Berlin Airlift (C) Hungarian revolt (D) fall of the Great Wall of China [|Click here for help]

24. Soda giants Coke and Pepsi hired popular music stars to promote their soda to the young adult demographic. This was called...(A) rock n' roller cola wars (B) Soda idol (C) Soda Rock (D) Sodamania [|Click here for help]

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