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Pub quiz question 6643 by pjh2

Question: Q: For which football club did Bobby Charlton play most of his matches?
Answer: A: Manchester United
Notes: *: 1956–1973 Manchester United, 1973–1975 Preston North End, 1976 Waterford
Categories: 1950s (3) 1960s (3) 1970s (3) Sports (3) Football (3)

Pub quiz question 7241 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which US President walked down the aisle with a three-months pregnant Nancy?
Answer: A: Ronald Reagan
Notes: *: March 4, 1952
Categories: Politics (3) 1950s (2)

Pub quiz question 6858 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Lancashire holiday resort was the home of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest from 1956 to 1989?
Answer: A: Morcombe
Categories: Geography (4) Entertainment (4) 1950s (4) 1960s (4) 1970s (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 3013 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 2951 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 7135 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 7513 by pjh

Question: Q: Which winner of three Wimbledon singles titles was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany in 1959?
Answer: A: John McEnroe
Categories: Sports (5) Tennis (5) People (5) 1950s (5)

Pub quiz question 5306 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many novels are there in C.P.Snow's Strangers and Brothers series?
Answer: A: Eleven
Notes: *: 1940 through 1970
Categories: Literature (6) 1940s (6) 1950s (6) 1970s (6) 1960s (6)

Pub quiz question 3190 by pjh2

Question: Q: What playing surface is used for Bandy, a form of football introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics?
Answer: A: Ice
Categories: Sports (4) Football (4) Olympics (4) 1950s (5)
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Pub quiz question 8265 by pjh

Question: Q: Christopher Chataway won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in which year?
Answer: A: 1954
Categories: Athletics (7) Sports (8) 1950s (5)