What do you know or remember from 50 years ago
Question 1
1. Burundi gained its independence from what country in 1962?


Question 2
2. The Cuban Missile Crisis involved a stand-off between which two countries that nearly ended in nuclear war ?


Question 3
3. What was the average cost of a gallon of gas Fifty Years Ago ?


Question 4
4. Which chain department store first opened in Garden City, Michigan in 1962?


Question 5
5. Algeria gained its independence from what country in 1962?


Question 6
6. What country won the World Cup in Chile?


Question 7
7. Who began presenting for The Tonight Show in 1962?


Question 8
8. What was the average cost of a new house fifty years ago ?


Question 9
9. What percentage of US households owned a television set ?


Question 10
10. The Beatles replaced which drummer with Ringo Starr?


Question 11
11. Who became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962?


Question 12
12. Which iconic blonde actress was found dead after an overdose of drugs ?


Question 13
13. The first US rocket landed on the moon in April of 1962, what was the name of the rocket?


Question 14
14. Which artist famously painted a can of soup ?


Question 15
15. How much was the average monthly rent ?


Question 16
16. Which actress who starred in movies like St. Elmo's Fire and Indecent Proposal who is now 50 years old ?


Question 17
17. In 1962, The Beatles were turned down by what record company?


Question 18
18. Jamaica gained independence from which country in 1962?


Question 19
19. Which of these movies was did not debut in 1962: Lawrence of Arabia, The Hustler, To Kill a Mockingbird, or The Music Man?


Question 20
20. Adolf Eichmann, a former German Nazi SS Officer was executed in which country in 1962 after being convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in the Holocaust?







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1. Belgium 2. The United States and Soviet Union 3. 28 cents 4. Kmart 5. France 6. Brazil 7. Johnny Carson 8. $12,500.00 9. 90% 10. Pete Best 11. John Glenn Jr. 12. Marilyn Monroe 13. Ranger IV 14. Andy Warhol 15. $110.00 16. Demi Moore 17. Decca Records 18. Great Britain 19. The Hustler (1962) 20. Israel