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Question	Answer	Category
Which Group Had A One Hit Wonder With 'Book Of Love''?	The Monotones	General
King Abdullah Was Assassinated In 1951. Of Which Country Was He King?	Jordan	General
Orson Wells Directed Charlton Heston And Janet Leigh In Which 1958 Film?	Touch Of Evil	General
Theodor Geisel Published An Easy Reading Book For Kids, Featuring A Cat. How Is He More Commonly Known?	Dr Seuss	General
In 1953 Queen Elizabeth Ii Was Crowned Following The Death Of Her Father George Vi But What Was His 'Proper'' First Name; David - Albert - Louis - Edward - George?	Albert	General
Who Was The President Of Egypt In 1956 Who Nationalized The Suez Canal Causing British And French Troops To Invade The Region?	Gamal Abdul Nasser	General
Which Bill Haley Song, Which Featured In The 1954 Film _The Blackboard Jungle_, Became The U.K.'S First Rock And Roll Number One?	Rock Around The Clock	General
In 1950 Which French Designer Created The So-Called New Look?	Chriatian Dior	General
1954 Again - In Which English City Did Roger Bannister Become The First Man To Run A Mile In Under 4 Minutes?	Oxford (Iffley Rd)	General
1955 Saw The First Ever Disneyland Open In Which U.S. State?	California (Annaheim)	General
Who Was The New Zealand Mountaineer Who In 1953, Together With Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, Became The First Person To Reach The Summit Of Mount Everest?	Sir Edmund Hillary	General
Who Was The Ruler Of The Principality Of Monaco Who Married Actress Grace Kelly In 1956?	Prince Ranier	General
1957 And The First Artificial Satellite To Be Launched Into Space (By The Soviet Union) Had What Name?	Sputnik 1	General
February 6th 1958 Saw A Plane Carrying Manchester United Home From A Match In Belgrade Crash During Take-Off At Which City's Airport?	Munich	General
Another Plane Crash, On February 3rd 1959, Resulted In The Deaths Of Which Three Rock Stars Of The Day?	Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Richie Valens	General

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