1950's & 60's Trivia Worksheet

Which president of the United States was in office from Jan.20., 1953 to Jan.20, 1961?
Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vacine for in 1952?
Who overthrew Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and became dictator of Cuba?
What year did Disneyland open?
What famous explorer first climbed Mount Everest in 1953?
Who became Premier of the Soviet Union in 1958?
Senator Joseph McCarthy, who conducted a nationally televised hearing in 1954 to root out Communists in the government, represented what state?
What is the name of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?
Which member of the royal family became head of state in Great Britain in 1953?
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit by Russia in 1957?
Who was the first African-American named Supreme Court Justice in 1967?
In 1964, Jack Ruby was convicted of murdering which other accused assassin?
Israeli forces defeated Arab forces in this extremely short but decisive war that took place in June 1967. What is the name of that war?
What was the name of the conflict in 1961 in which CIA-trained forces tried, but failed to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro?
Who was assissinated in November of 1963?
What type of telephone was invented in 1963?
Who delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech in 1963?
What iconic anti-war novel did Joseph Heller publish in 1961?
Russia imprisoned Gary Powers in 1960 for spying. What type of plane did he fly?
What did the U.S. Postal Service add in 1963 that is part of every address today?