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text: Which Communist leader came to power in Cuba in 1959?, correct: Fidel Castro, incorrect: Nikita Khrushchev,Joseph Stalin,Mao Tse-tung, fun fact: In the early 60s, the fear of nuclear war rose thanks to Castro's involvement with the Soviets.,text: Which famous building toys were introduced in 1958?, correct: LEGOs, incorrect: Lincoln Logs,Jenga,Mega Blocks, fun fact: Hula hoops were introduced the same year as LEGOs.,text: Which famous Dr. Seuss book was published in 1957?, correct: The Cat in the Hat, incorrect: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,Green Eggs and Ham,Oh, The Places You'll Go, fun fact: Sputnik, the Soviet satellite, was launched into space in 1957.,text: What pop star began his sparkling career on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time in 1956?, correct: Elvis Presley, incorrect: The Big Bopper,Buddy Holly,Frank Sinatra, fun fact: The television remote was invented in 1956.,text: What year did the world read about the horrible murder of Emmitt Till?, correct: 1955, incorrect: 1953,1958,1959, fun fact: The same year as Emmitt Till's death, Rosa Parks famously refused to go to the back of the bus.,text: What case declared segregation illegal in the US in 1954?, correct: Brown vs. Board of Education, incorrect: Roe vs. Wade,Marbury vs. Madison,Miranda vs. Arizona, fun fact: 1954 also saw the premature death of actor James Dean.,text: What is the structure in the blood that was discovered in 1953?, correct: DNA double helix, incorrect: Red blood cells,Plasma,White blood cells, fun fact: Jonas Salk discovered his polio vaccine in the American city of Pittsburgh.,text: What year did Elizabeth II begin ruling England?, correct: 1952, incorrect: 1954,1950,1955, fun fact: Elizabeth II wasn't crowned until a year after she began her rule.,text: Who was the Senator who began the Communist witch hunt in the 50s?, correct: Joe McCarthy, incorrect: John F. Kennedy,Harry Truman,Robert Kennedy, fun fact: Joseph Stalin, the Communist ruler of the Soviet Union, died in 1953.,text: What year was the first organ transplant performed?, correct: 1950, incorrect: 1959,1956,1955, fun fact: Jonas Salk spent the first half of the 1950s working on and testing his polio vaccine.
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1950s
Which Communist leader came to power in Cuba in 1959?
Fidel Castro
Mao Tse-tung
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
