We Didn’t Start the Fire Trivia Quiz Part 1 May 16, 2025May 29, 2025 Joe Messerli Quizzesnew quiz, test We Didn't Start the Fire 1 Answer 25 trivia questions on historical and pop culture references from the classic Billy Joel song, "We Didn't Start the Fire." 1 / 25 What country became communist in 1949 after a 4-year civil war? Cuba China USSR North Korea Venezuela "Red China" "Red China" 2 / 25 What 1959 movie starred Charlton Heston as a Roman slave who has an encounter with Jesus Christ and later participates in a chariot race? The Ten Commandments The Thornbirds Ben Hur Soylent Green The Prince and the Pauper 3 / 25 What two baseball teams moved from New York to California in the 1950s ("California baseball")? [Choose 2 answers] Angels Dodgers Athletics Padres Giants Check "California baseball" "California baseball" 4 / 25 What Disney "King of the Wild Frontier" show premiered in 1955? Jim Bowie Daniel Boone Buffalo Bill Davy Crockett Wyatt Earp 5 / 25 What Eastern European capital city was the center of an uprising against Soviet Rule in 1956, only to be brutally crushed by the Soviets? Budapest Warsaw Prague Kyiv Montenegro 6 / 25 What Egyptian president nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956, causing a military response by Britain, France, and Israel? Hosni Mubarek Muhammed Morsi Mohammed Atta Gamel Abdel Nasser Abdel Fattah al-Sisi "Trouble in the Suez" "Trouble in the Suez" 7 / 25 What Hollywood star, known for three Hitchcock movies, abandoned her acting career in 1956 to marry Rainier III, prince of Monaco? Jayne Mansfield Grace Kelly Audrey Hepburn Elizabeth Taylor Doris Day "Princess Grace" "Princess Grace" 8 / 25 What French president from 1958-1969 amassed a nuclear arsenal and withdrew France from the military command of NATO? Jacques Chirac Francois Mitterand Nicolas Sarkozy George Clemenceau Charles de Gaulle 9 / 25 What 19-year-old James Dean enthusiast went on a murder spree in 1958 with his girlfriend, killing 10 people? Ted Bundy Charles Starkweather Richard Speck Albert DeSalvo Charles Manson "Starkweather homicide" "Starkweather homicide" 10 / 25 What medical compound was given as a sedative and anti-nausea treatment for pregnant women in the 1950s, later removed after it was found to cause severe birth defects in children? Thalidomide Dimenhydrinate Doxylamine Oxycodone Benzodiazepines "Children of Thalidomide" "Children of Thalidomide" 11 / 25 “Payola” was a bribery scandal in what industry? Defense Construction Music Pharmacology Education 12 / 25 What Alfred Hitchcock film, inspired by real-life serial killer Ed Gein, was released in 1960? Lady in a Cage Boston Strangler Psycho Rear Window North by Northwest 13 / 25 From what country did the Democratic Republic of the Congo gain independene in 1960? France Germany Libya Belgium Portugal "Belgians in the Congo" "Belgians in the Congo" 14 / 25 What historical epic, based on a true story starring Peter O'Toole, was released in 1962? Bridge on the River Kwai Lawrence of Arabia The Great Escape Patton All the President's Men 15 / 25 What U.S. Attorney General called in federal protection in 1962 so black student James Meredith could safely register at the University of Mississippi? John Ashcroft Alberto Gonzalex Ramsey Clark John Mitchell Robert Kennedy "Ole Miss" "Ole Miss" 16 / 25 What American boxer became world heavyweight champion in September 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round? Rocky Marciano George Foreman Sonny Liston Apollo Creed Sugar Ray Robinson "Liston beats Patterson" "Liston beats Patterson" 17 / 25 What revolutionary leader was shot while deliverying a 1965 lecture in Harlem, New York? Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X John Lennon John Brown Harvey Milk 18 / 25 What constitutional right was established by the 1965 case of Griswold vs State of Connecticut? Non-segregated education Use birth control/contraception Vote without paying a poll tax Protest outside Congress and the White House Shoot someone who breaks into your home "Birth control" "Birth control" 19 / 25 What American politician was back again in 1968, six years after a failed attempt to win the California governorship in which he famously said he would no longer be there for the media to kick around anymore? Ronald Reagan Jerry Brown Lyndon Johnson Gerald Ford Richard Nixon "Richard Nixon back again" "Richard Nixon back again" 20 / 25 What spacecraft launched a voyage that was one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind? Explorer 1 Voyager 2 Apollo 13 Apollo 11 Atlantis "Moonshot" "Moonshot" 21 / 25 Who served as prime minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983, earning a Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar Sadat for securing peace betwen Israel and Eqypt? Menachem Begin Benjamin Netanyahu Ariel Sharon Shimon Peres Ehud Barak "Begin" "Begin" 22 / 25 In what country did Ruhollah Khomeini lead a 1979 revolution, overthrowing a Western-supported leader? Iraq Iran Saudi Arabia Syria Palestine "Ayatollahs in Iran" "Ayatollahs in Iran" 23 / 25 Who was the first American woman in space after her 1983 voyage? Valentina Tereshkova Christa McAuliffe Barbara Morgan Sally Ride Mae Jemison 24 / 25 What self-proclaimed vigilante shot four black men in 1984, claiming self-defense after they tried to rob him on the NYC subway? Bernie Goetz Phoenix Jones Paul Kersey Mason Storm Harry Callahan 25 / 25 What 1980s pop stars were two of many who participated in the "Rock and Roll Cola Wars?" Hint: one caught the star’s hair on fire during a Pepsi commercial filming; the other danced for Diet Coke with old Hollywood stars. [Choose 2 answers] Boy George Paula Abdul Michael Jackson Cyndi Lauper Bruce Springsteen Check "Rock and roll cola wars" "Rock and roll cola wars" Your score isThe average score is 67% 0% Restart quiz Other Links That May Interest You Youtube Video: We Didn’t Start the Fire Study Break: Games & Trivia Military History Quiz Gallery Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading… Related