How Well Do You Know Your Baby Boomer Trivia?

Chuck Cooper was the first African-American player to be drafted in the NBA in 1950. He went on to become one of the most decorated players in NBA history, winning multiple championships with the Boston Celtics.

The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in 1962 and was a major international crisis that almost escalated into a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was eventually resolved peacefully, averting the potential disaster.

Slinky was a popular toy created in the 1940s and was initially sold as a metal spring. It quickly became a sensation, and it remains a classic toy to this day.

"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets was the first rock and roll song to top the Billboard charts in 1955. It is considered to be a major milestone in the history of rock and roll music.

The Baby Boom began in 1946, when veterans of World War II returned home and began having children at a much higher rate than before the war. This led to a population boom in the United States, which lasted until 1964.

Ralph Bunche was the first African-American to win a Nobel Prize in 1950. He was awarded the Peace Prize for his efforts in resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Wings was the first movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929. It was the only silent film to win the award.

John Glenn was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962. He did so on the spaceship he named Friendship 7.

The civil rights movement began in 1954 when the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in the landmark Brown v Board of Education case.

The Yalta Conference took place in 1945 and marked the beginning of the Cold War. It was a meeting between the leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union, France, and the United Kingdom, which resulted in the division of Germany.

Bell-bottoms were the most iconic fashion trend of the baby boomer generation, with the flared jeans becoming a symbol of the era.

Rock n Roll was the most popular music genre among baby boomers, with many of the era's iconic musicians emerging during this period.

The baby boomer generation was instrumental in the civil rights movement, leading to significant progress in the fight for racial equality.

India achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1947. The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1947, and India and Pakistan became independent dominions.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed on April 4, 1949. It is a military alliance of North American and European countries committed to defending one another if one of them is attacked.

The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korean forces invaded South Korea. The war lasted three years until a ceasefire was declared on July 27, 1953.

The United States entered the Korean War in 1950 in response to the North Korean invasion of South Korea. Harry Truman was president at the time.

The Marshall Plan was officially enacted on April 3, 1948, and provided economic aid to Europe in order to help rebuild and stabilize the economies of the countries affected by World War II.

Please Please Me was released in 1963. The title track was their first number one hit.

Martin Luther King Jr was awarded the prize for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population.