Which Decade? - 20th Century Edition

We'll give you a famous moment from the 20th century and you just have to tell us in which decade it happened.

15 questions · Published November 25, 2024

Trivia questions (5 of 15)

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1. The Berlin Wall fell in the late 1980s, but when was it built: the 50s or 60s?
The Berlin Wall, a concrete fortification that split the German city into two halves, one democratic and one communist, was erected in 1961.
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2. Which decade saw the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, catalyst for World War I?
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in June 1914, triggering the beginning of World War I.
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3. When did congress ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, which essentially granted women the right to vote?
U.S. Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution in August 1920, more than forty years after it was first introduced.
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4. Did Hugh Hefner publish the first issue of Playboy magazine in the 1950s or the 1960s?
Hugh Hefner produced the first issue of Playboy in the kitchen of his Chicago apartment in 1953 for $1000 borrowed from his mother.
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5. Which decade witnessed the first ever successful human organ transplant?
Boston's Dr. Joseph Murray performed the first successful human organ transplant—a kidney—in 1954.

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