Nifty Fifties
“Labor has made a greater contribution to this country than any other single force,” he said on becoming Teamsters president.
Who is Jimmy Hoffa?
This company company owns Bugatti, Lamborghini. Audi, Porsche, and Ducati.
What is Volkswgen?
The "Anschluss" was the forced union of Austria with this country in 1938
What is Gernany?
The smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans is this one.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
THE BELIEF THAT GOOD WILL BE REWARDED AND BAD WILL BE PUNISHED
What is Karma?
In 1954, this man faced the press after being rebuked by his fellow senators.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Aye it's the name of a pirate sword as well as an Oldsmobile.
What is a Cutlass?
In the 9th century, these nomads conquered most of what later became Hungary
Who are the Magyars?
Corsica and this Italian island are packed so close together they’re only about seven miles apart.
What is Sardinia?
The leader of the Tibetan sect of Buddhism
What is the Dalai Lama?
On Nov. 3, 1957, Laika the dog became the first living creature to orbit Earth, on the second of these soviet satellites.
What is Sputnik?
This is a 24hr endurance race held in France featuring many different models of cars.
What is the 24 hours of "Le Mans"?
Exactly 600 years after the Norman Conquest, London suffered through plague and this other major disaster
What is the Great Fire of London?
What is the name of the building in Agra built by Shah Jahan ?
What is the Taj Mahal?
THE WORD FOR PEACE THROUGH SUBMISSION IN THE ISLAM FAITH
What is Salam?
In order to play this big band leader in a 1954 biopic, Jimmy Stewart hired a trombone tutor.
Who is Glenn Miller?
Jaguar manufactured these items before they began to make automobiles
What are motorcycle sidecars?
In the 1540s John Calvin made this Swiss city a center of Protestant might
What is Geneva?
This Argentine region’s name is Spanish for “big feet,” perhaps because Spaniards saw Indians who wore large boots.
What is Patagonia?
This was Buddha's real name.
What is Sidhartta Guatauma
“State” this title of James Michener’s 1959 epic.
What is Hawaii?
This bird's feathers are used to brush the jaguars before they are painted to make sure they don’t attract dust
What is an Emu?
The Pragmatic Sanction gave this Holy Roman Empress the legal right to inherit her father's territories
Who is Maria Theresa?
The name of this smallest South American country can be spelled with or without an e.
What is Suriname?
A NUMBER OF RULES TO LIVE BY IN HINDUISM
What is the Four Aims?