Published: Friday 30th January 2026A free history quiz covering the people and events of the 1950's.
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Who featured as the first centrefold of Playboy magazine in December 1953?
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What caused a "Blue Sun" to be seen over Europe in December 1951?
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Which singer spent a total of 27 weeks at the UK number one spot in 1953?
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Who starred as Moses in Cecil B DeMille's 1956 movie "The Ten Commandments"?
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Who were the presenters of BBC's "Blue Peter" when it first aired in October 1957?
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Which country won the 1950 FIFA World Cup defeating the hosts Brazil in the final?
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What play first opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End on November 20th 1952?
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The novel "Lord of the Flies" was first published in 1954, who was the author?
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Which movie released in 1957 was the first colour film to star Elvis Presley?
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Which actor was denied re-entry to the USA after attending the 1952 London premier of "Limelight"?
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Who was elected Prime Minister of France in June 1958 prior to becoming President the following year?
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In which year of the 1950s did ITV first start broadcasting?
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What became the 50th State of the USA in August 1959?
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Invented by Walter Morrison and originally named the "Pluto Platter", what toy was first sold in 1957?
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What exams were replaced by A Levels in 1951?
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Which team in 1955 became the first British side to compete in football's European Cup?
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What was stolen from Westminster Abbey by students in December 1950?
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The first US passenger jet took to the skies in 1954, what was it called?
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Which waterway completed in 1959 links the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean?
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In which British town did the first double-yellow no parking lines appear in 1956?
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