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![Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz In 'I Love Lucy'](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/04185903/i-love-lucy12.jpg)
What was Lucy's husband's name on I Love Lucy?
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Who did Marilyn Monroe marry on January 14th, 1954?
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What famous author pictured below won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954?
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![](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/18142223/04-korean-war.jpg)
When was the Korean Armistice Agreement signed bringing an end to the Korean War?
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Where did the United States test the first hydrogen bomb in 1954?
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![medical student](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/16223946/medical-student.jpg)
In 1954, UK Health Minister Iain Macleod announced in a press conference that a government study showed what important medical discovery?
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![Supreme Court](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/19013808/Supreme-Court1.jpg)
What U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1954 ruled that racial segregation was unconstitutional?
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![Gold Coast (1877โ1957) flag](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/02234300/1200px-Flag_of_the_Gold_Coast_1877%E2%80%931957.svg_.png)
What is the current name of the former British colony known as the British Gold Coast that gained its independence from Britain on March 6, 1957?
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Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister in 1955 due to declining health. Who replaced him?
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![16 death of Joseph Stalin](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/18143551/16-death-of-Joseph-Stalin1.jpg)
After Joseph Stalin died in 1953, Georgy Malenkov spent about a month as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Who replaced him in the role beginning on September 14th, 1953?
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![Satellite](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/02155649/Satellite.jpg)
What was the name of the first Earth-orbiting satellite that was launched, in the year 1957?
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![Chineserestaurant Tl](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/02234627/chineserestaurant-tl.jpg)
The Diner's Club began issuing what important new items in 1950?
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Who is widely credited with having invented the term "Rock N Roll" during the 1950s?
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![James Bond](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/14202432/James-Bond.jpg)
What author wrote the first James Bond novel "Casino Royale" in 1953?
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![Elvis](https://cdn.quizly.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/02234855/Elvis.jpg)
What was the name of Elvis Presley's first studio album released on March 23rd, 1956?
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