From Depression to Civil Rights, Take the U.S. History (1931–1960) Trivia!
1.
What was the name of the war the United States fought during the 1950's?
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The Korean War
2.
What happened to many Japanese-Americans during World War II?
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They Were Put In Internment Camps
3.
What was introduced at 1939's World's Fair, but wasn't found in many homes until after World War II?
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Television
4.
Which of the following wars happened first?
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World War Two
5.
What important medicine was first used during World War II?
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Antibiotics
6.
Who was the President of the United States during most of World War II?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
7.
Which of the following countries was NOT a U.S. ally during World War II?
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Italy
8.
Which technological item was invented in the 1940's?
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Computers
9.
What happened during the Great Depression?
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Many Americans Were Without Work
10.
Which of the following countries did the U.S. fight against during World War II?
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Germany
11.
What caused Japan to surrender and end World War II?
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U.S. Dropped Atomic Bombs On Them
12.
Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in 1951?
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They Were Spies
13.
In 1955, which famous American landmark opened in Anaheim, California?
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Disneyland
14.
What famous New York skyscraper was completed in 1931?
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The Empire State Building
15.
What did Rosa Parks refuse to do on a bus in 1955?
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Give Up Her Seat To A White Person
16.
What did the Manhattan Project develop in the 1940's?
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The Atomic Bomb
17.
What U.S. retirement program began in the 1930's?
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Social Security
18.
What planet was discovered by an American astronomer in 1930?
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Pluto
19.
What famous gangster was imprisoned for tax evasion in 1931?
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Al Capone
20.
What song became the official U.S. national anthem in 1931?
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The Star-Spangled Banner
21.
What did President Harry S. Truman end the segregation of in 1948?
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The U.S. Military
22.
In 1956, the interstate-highway system began the end to which famous road?
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Route 66
23.
At the 1952 Winter Olympics, Dick Button performed the first triple jump ever in which sport?
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Figure Skating
24.
Which author published the book "The Cat In The Hat" in 1957?
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Dr. Seuss
25.
Where was the first atomic bomb detonated in 1945?
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Alamogordo, New Mexico
26.
Which children's television show was popular during the 1950's?
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The Mickey Mouse Club
27.
What popular Parker Brothers board game was first sold in 1934?
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Monopoly
28.
What happened to the Hindenburg in 1937?
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It Burned Up
29.
Which of the following toys became a big fad in the 1950's?
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Hula Hoop
30.
What American became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932?
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Amelia Earhart
31.
Which of the following social movements began in the 1950's?
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The Civil Rights Movement
32.
Which U.S. President approved the production of the hydrogen bomb?
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Harry S. Truman
33.
Who patented the frozen food process in 1930?
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Clarence Birdseye
34.
A vaccine to prevent what terrible disease was invented in the U.S. in 1952?
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Polio
35.
What supposedly crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947?
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A U.F.O.
36.
In the 1940's, who won the Presidential election for a record-setting fourth time?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
37.
What fast food restaurant was first franchised in the 1950's?
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McDonald's
38.
What did Betty Crocker introduce in 1948?
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Cake Mix
39.
What did the state of Nevada legalize in 1931?
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Gambling
40.
Which U.S. President gave "Fireside Chats" on the radio during the Great Depression?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
41.
Which decade is known as "The Golden Age of Television"?
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The 1950's
42.
Which American won four Gold Medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany?
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Jesse Owens
43.
What American hero's baby was kidnapped in 1932?
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Charles Lindbergh
44.
What did Orson Welles broadcast on his radio show in 1938 that caused panic?
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The War Of The Worlds
45.
What did pilot/astronaut Chuck Yeager break for the first time in 1947?
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The Sound Barrier
46.
Which U.S. President was elected to two terms during the 1950's?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
47.
What all-time baseball great retired in 1935?
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Babe Ruth
48.
What was Senator Joseph McCarthy hunting for during the 1950's?
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American Communists
49.
What did the Supreme Court order to be integrated in 1955?
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Public Schools
50.
What Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939?
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The Baseball Hall Of fame
51.
Which cartoon strip was first published in 1950?
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Peanuts
52.
What famous race occurred for the first time in 1959?
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The Daytona 500
53.
What famous U.S. landmark was opened to the public in 1937?
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Golden Gate Bridge
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