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1956 Was a Good Year Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/25/2023
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
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The cache is not at the posted coordinates.

Do not try to retrieve this cache from Hwy 89.

This cache is based on the geocache '1959 - The Year That Changed Everything', GC9NBV1.  Here is some history from 1956.  
N 41° 0A.BCD W 111° 5E.FGH

The interstate highway system began back in 1916 as an ad-hoc system with no overall plan or requirements. The Federal-Aid Highway Act which was signed into law on 29 June 1956 for the construction of an interstate highway system changed that.  How many miles was it planned to cover?
(8) 17,000
(9) 26,000
(0) 41,000
(1) 49,000

Elvis Presley’s first hit was released.  What was it?
(6) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
(7) Fever
(8) Heartbreak Hotel
(9) It's Now or Never

Four rock stars, the "Million Dollar Quartet," join up for an unplanned recording session. Who were the performers?
(0) Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, Carl Perkins
(1) Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard
(2) Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Fats Domino
(3) Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

What was not a top movie in 1956?
(9) Giant
(0) Searchers
(1) The Ten Commandments
(2) West Side Story

I recently saw a very old ad for an external hard drive with 20 meg of storage for, at that time, $1,200.  Things have changed!  The first computer hard drive was released in 1956.  What was its capacity?
(2) 512 KB
(3) 1026 KB
(4) 5 MB
(5) 10 MB

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Browder v. Gayle case during November. What did this ruling state?
(5) Affirmative action in schools was begun
(6) Racial segregation on buses was unconstitutional
(7) Racial segregation in restaurants was unconstitutional
(8) Racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional

The first half-hour serial TV show began and ran for 44 years.  Which show was that?
(8) All My Children
(9) As the World Turns
(0) General Hospital
(1) Guiding Light

While the US has not participated in this contest, I found this interesting so I included it here.  The First Eurovision Song Contest was held in May 1956.  How many countries participated?
(9)  4
(0)  5
(1)  6
(2)  7

 

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