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