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BreakfastTuesday, 21 May, 2002, 10:08 GMT 11:08 UK
Crowning Moments
All this month, we've been running a special series on the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

It's called Crowning Moments - and it looks at how ordinary lives have paralleled the Royal Family's over the past half century.

But how much do you know about the year the Queen came to the throne?

Try your hand at our 1952 Trivia Quiz:

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Who was Prime Minister in 1952?
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A: Harold Wilson
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B: Winston Churchill
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C: Anthony Eden
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D: Clement Attlee
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The government made an important announcement about rationing in March. Did it
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A: Abolish rationing altogether?
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B: Increase the cheese ration to half a pound a week?
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C: Cut the cheese ration to an ounce a week?
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D: Announce the Prime Minister would donate a week's rations to the needy?
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What was unusual about the Oxford V Cambridge Boat race?
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A: It was cancelled
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B: It was a dead heat
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C: Both boats sank
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D: It was held in blizzard conditions
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The liner SS United States set a new world record for crossing the Atlantic. What was it?
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A: 10 days
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B: 1 day 13 hours and ten minutes
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C: 14 days
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D: 3 days ten hours and forty minutes
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That same year, a British Canberra bomber made the first Atlantic round trip in a single day. How long did it take?
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A: 18 hours
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B: 16 hours
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C: 12 hours
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D: 8 hours
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Where were the Olympics held that year?
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A: Helsinki
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B: London
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C: Berlin
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D: Mexico
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What was a pea souper?
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A: Rhyming slang for Mini Cooper
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B: Nourishing stew made out of unrationed foods
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C: A type of headwear resembling a pork pie hat
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D: A form of smog affecting London and other big cities
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Which form of transport was finally taken out of service in London?
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A: Hansom cab
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B: Clapham Omnibus
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C: Tram
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D: Stage Coach
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Who won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles title?
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A: "Little Mo" - 17 year old Maureen Connolly
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B: Virginia Wade
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C: Yvonne Goolagong
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D: Althea Gibson
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Which long-running stage play opened in the West End with Richard Attenborough in the lead role?
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A: The Mouse Trap
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B: Look Back in Anger
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C: Cats
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D: Starlight Express
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