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Question	Answer	Category
Which Toy, With A Name Meaning 'Play Well'' Was Launched By Danish Toymakers Ole And Godtfred Kristiansen In 1958?	Lego	General
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Britain's First Stretch Of Motorway Was Opened In 1958 To Bypass Which Northern Town (Now A City)?	Preston	General
1955 Saw The Worst Ever Disaster In Motor Racing History When A Mercedes Benz Hurtled Into The Crowd At Which French Race Track, Killing 86 People In Total?	Le Mans	General
In 1954 The Salk Vaccine Was Introduced - A Vaccine Which Effectively Wiped Out Which Devastating Disease?	Polio	General
Which Notorious Murderer, Hanged In July 1953, Had His Story Told In The Film _Ten Rillington Place_?	John Reginald Christie	General
The Gold Coast Gained Its Independence From Great Britain In 1957 And Renamed Itself As What?	Ghana	General
13th July 1955 Saw The Last Execution Of Woman In Britain - Who Was She?	Ruth Ellis	General
The First Ever Olympic Games To Be Held South Of The Equator Opened In Which City In 1956?	Melbourne	General
Which Surrey Cricketer Made History At Old Trafford In 1956 When He Took 19 Wickets In The Test Match Against Australia?	Jim Laker	General
Which Actress Caused A Sensation By Appearing Naked In The Opening Scene Of The 1957 Film 'And God Created Woman' Directed By Her Then Husband Roger Vadim?	Brigitte Bardot	General
In 1953 Science Fiction Author L.Ron Hubbard Founded Which Cult Religion, One Of Who's Prominent Modern Day Followers Is John Travolta?	Scientology	General
On The 3rd January 1959 Which State Became America's 49th?	Alaska	General
Which Drug, Later Found To Have Devastating Side Effects, Was Launched In 1958 To Help Pregnant Women Overcome Morning Sickness?	Thalidomide	General
Who Was The First Catholic President Of The United States?	Catholic F	General

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