The 1952 Superquiz!

Note I: The fact that this is a quiz about 1952 does not in any way mean my father was born in 1952. It may mean I put a selection of years into a hat and pulled one out at random.

Note II: The fact that there are sixty questions in this quiz does not in any way mean my father turns 60 this year. It just means that there ten questions per round and 1952 being exactly sixty years ago is a total coincidence.

Note III: Anyone caught using Google, Wikipedia or any other form of electronic ‘cheating’ will be asked the same question I was in Jersey 1989.

Note IV: …and I may not be as tolerant as my parents were 😉

Round One
The Year in History

  1. Which world-famous play opened on 25 November 1952 at the Ambassador’s theatre in London?
  2. What debuted in Canada on 6 September 1952?
    Bonus: What Province did this occur in?
  3. Who became the first woman to single-handedly sail the Atlantic Ocean?
  4. What did Winston Churchill scrap on 20 February 1952?
  5. Who, at the age of 15 became the youngest person to have been awarded the George Cross?
  6. Who became the President of Mexico on 1 December 1952?
  7. What life changing event occurred on 2 September 1952 at the University of Michigan?
    Bonus: What were the names of the two people who facilitated this event?
  8. What classic book was published in the UK on 15 June 1952?
  9. Who announced himself as a descendent of the prophet Mohammad on 6 May 1952?
  10. What television series was the first to have been viewed by 10,000,000 people on the evening it was first aired?
    Bonus: What was the name of the episode mentioned in question 10?

Round Two
The Year in Births

Can you correctly identify each of the ten people below, who were all born in 1952. (Note: I’ve accidentally given you a big clue for one of them!)

Round Three
The Years in Movies

  1. What movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1952?
    Bonus: What was special about the 1952 awards ceremony?
  2. Which famous actress made her debut film appearance in the movie Le trou normand?
  3. The film Bwana Devil was released on 27 November 1952. What was special about this film?
  4. Danny Kaye and Farley Granger starred in which musical released in 1952?
  5. I was born on 20 December 1952 and once went on an infamous walkabout in the Australian outback. Who am I?
  6. Which famous film comedian died on 18 January 1952?
  7. What film won the 1952 BAFTA for ‘Best British Film’?
  8. TRUE or FALSE. Disney released the animated film Alice in Wonderland?
  9. Which musical, with a gross of $6million (USD), was the fifth highest grossing films of 1952?
  10. Who directed the Palme d’Or winning adaptation of Othello?
    Bonus: Who played the title role of Othello in the adaptation above?

Round Four
The Year in Art

Can you correctly identify the artists behind these major works of art from 1952?

Round Five
The Year in Sport

  1. Who won what is considered the “official” 1952 World Snooker Championship?
    Bonus 01: Who won what is considered the “real” world snooker championship in 1952?
    Bonus 02: Why were there two world championships in 1952?
  2. In Australian Rules Football, who won the 56th VFL Premiership?
    Bonus: Who won the Brownlow Medal in 1952?
  3. What was founded by Vincent J. McMahon and Joseph Raymond “Toots” Mondt?
  4. In Rugby Union, who won the Five Nations Championship?
    Bonus: What else did this team achieve with the win?
  5. Where did the 1952 Winter Olympics take place?
  6. Which Australian middleweight, rated third in the world at the time, died in a road accident on 11 August 1952?
  7. In the F.A. Cup, Newcastle United beat Arsenal – what was the final score?
  8. Fill in the blank. In Canadian Football, the Toronto Argonauts triumphed 21-11 over the Edmonton _________.
  9. Who won the 1952  Tour de France?
  10. What was the name of the horse who won the 1952 Melbourne Cup?
    Bonus: Who was the jockey?

Round Six
The Year in Music

  1. On 14 November 1952 something significant happened in the British music scene. What was it?
  2. What Vera Lynn song spent nine weeks at no.1 on the Billboard charts?
  3. Complete the title of this Rosemary Clooney hit single: Botch-A-Me (_______________)
  4. Which of the Knopfler brothers was born in 1952?
  5. Who sung the duet ‘Sugarbush’ with Frankie Lane?
  6. I was born in St. Louis, Missouri on 12 February 1952. I am a gold and platinum selling R&B singer. Who am I?
  7. Patti Page released a version of which classic song on December 18?
  8. Who released a record titled Je t’ai dans la peau?
    Bonus: Who played her in a 2007 film of her life?
  9. What record company began operating on March 27?
  10. Which country music singer turns 60 on 18 May 2012?

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4 responses to “The 1952 Superquiz!”

    • A perfectly valid excuse 🙂

      Dad, however, shouldn’t have any…unless he’s going to try the ‘too many bears to celebrate Chelsea’s win’ excuse.

      • Obviously, that should be BEERS. Unless the celebrations got way out of hand, in which case my typo stands.

  2. This quiz was brilliant bit hard in places but loved doing it. I meant to reply earlier but DOH! I forgot
    Sorry.

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