Events of 1962 - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
This blonde starlet dies of an overdose of sleeping pills. Marilyn Monroe
98%
The Soviets build missile bases in this Western Hemisphere country. Cuba
91%
This group releases its first single,“Love Me Do.” The Beatles
91%
This material is used in breast implants for the first time. Silicone
84%
This artist paints a can of soup. Andy Warhol
82%
Twelve East Germans escape through a tunnel under this structure. Berlin Wall
81%
The first of this discount store chain opens in Rogers, Ark. Wal-Mart
80%
This movie is released, starring Peter O’Toole, set in the middle East. Lawrence of Arabia
77%
Albert Sabin develos an oral vaccine against this disease. Polio
74%
This north-African country gains independence from France. Algeria
69%
This star of “Ghost,” “G.I. Jane,” and “Striptease” is born. Demi Moore
67%
This comic begins a 30-year reign as Tonight Show host. Johnny Carson
65%
This sitcom premiers: “a story ‘bout a man named Jed [Clampett]” Beverly Hillbillies
62%
This Ohioan becomes the first American in orbit. John Glenn, Jr.
60%
This man (and jacket namesake) becomes leader of India. Jawahar Lal Nehru
56%
Floods in northern Germany kill over 300 in this large city. Hamburg
48%
Troops quell rioting at this state’s leading university as it integrates. Mississippi
47%
The first store of this “blue-light special” chain opens in Michigan. Kmart
45%
Members of this acrobatic family are killed when their pyramid collapses. Wallendas
23%
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