So many things happened in 1959. This quiz is a fun way to test your general knowledge about events that happened 50 years ago! Select the correct answer by ticking either A, B, C or D. There is only one correct answer for each question. The person, or team with the most correct answers wins a prize!
12 million
10 million
8 million
One hundred
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Ben Hur
North by Northwest
On the Beach
Star Wars
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Gregory Peck
Graham Kennedy
Bert Newton
Big Bird
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It was granted city status
It reached a poplulation of 1 million
It officially recorded the highest temperature in Australia
The first McDonalds opened
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Sack Dress
Pantyhose
Mini Skirt
Undies
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Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Disneyland
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Washington D.C, America
Canberra, Australia
Moscow, Soviet Union
In the toilets of the Roosevelt Hotel
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Echo 1
Explorer 1
Telstar
Pluto-Dupo
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Sleeping Beauty
Lady and the Tramp
Cinderella
The Muppets in Space
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Friday
Sunday
Saturday
D Day
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MCMLIIX
MCMLIXX
MCMLIX
MCMCMCMIIZZ
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8 hours
8 days
8 minutes
80 days
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Archbishop Makarios
Fidel Castro
Dalai Lama
Barbie
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HIV
Measles
Flu
Rodent Flu
Africa
America
India
Antartica
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Diamond
Sapphire
Ruby
Limestone
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Anthony La Paglia
Sigrid Thornton
Wally Lewis
Errol Flynn
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