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1953 year quiz

People, events etc from 1953
Quiz by Amilcar
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Last updated: September 12, 2024
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First submittedOctober 18, 2022
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Elizabeth II is crowned in this building
Westminster Abbey
A Nepali and a New Zealander conquer this
Everest
This Soviet secret policeman is shot after Stalin dies
Lavrentiy Beria
Jacqueline Bouvier marries this man
John F Kennedy
Crick and Watson discover the structure of this
DNA
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This Frenchman films his holiday
M. Hulot
This monarch dies after founding state that bears his name
Ibn Saud
A demilitarized zone is established, marking the political border on this peninsula
Korea
This Mau Mau independence leader jailed by the British
Kenyatta
The US and UK stage a coup here after Mossadeq nationalises an oil company
Iran
2 Comments
+1
Level 89
Oct 19, 2022
The 70th parallel? That's above the Arctic Circle. The pre-war boundary was famously the 38th, but the DMZ just follows the final battle lines more or less. It's not straight.
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Level 67
Oct 19, 2022
Many thanks - brainfart from me there. Fixing.