Trivia Quiz on 1960s

1. Who was the first male to appear on the cover of Playboy in 1964?

A) Sean Connery

B) Elvis Presley

C) Peter Sellers

D) Paul Newman

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2. Duo who had a hit song with 'I got you babe'

A) The Beatles

B) Sonny and Cher

C) Hall & Oates

D) Simon and Garfunkel

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3. For what feat is Alexei Leonov famous

A) First man to orbit the Earth

B) Led the Soviet space program during the early 1960s

C) First space walk

D) Discovered penicillin in zero gravity

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4. Who formed the nhl players' association

A) Glen Sather

B) Alan Eagleson

C) Jim Gregory

D) Lou Nanne

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5. What did Canada's Grand Falls change their name to 1964

A) Churchill

B) St. John's

C) Fredericton

D) Grand Falls-Windsor

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6. Who took the first space walk

A) Aleksei leonov

B) Yuri Gagarin

C) Ed White

D) Neil Armstrong

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7. What group founded Brother Records

A) The Doors

B) The Monkees

C) Beach boys

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8. What is the real name of the 'Boston Strangler' who admitted to 13 murders, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1967

A) Albert de salvo

B) Albert Salvo

C) Henry D. Salvo

D) Francis M. Salvatore

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9. What was the name of Dion's Group

A) The Wanderers

B) Belmonts

C) The Del-Satins

D) The Regents

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10. Satanic Majesties Request Music: What was the only hit song for the band 'It's a Beautiful Day'

A) White

B) White Bird

C) Bombay Calling

D) Don't Let It Rain

E) Any Day Now

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11. The sleeve of which album was the first to feature lyrics

A) The Beatles Abbey Road

B) Beatles Sergeant Peppers

C) Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon

D) Led Zeppelin IV

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12. In 1965 Gambia achieved independence from which country

A) France

B) Portugal

C) Spain

D) United Kingdom

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13. You can who sang 'I'm a believer'

A) Monkees

B) The Beach Boys

C) The Beatles

D) Herman's Hermits

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14. What soap was about the trials and tribulations of a vampire

A) Bloodline Bay

B) Dark shadows

C) Crimson Moon

D) Vampire Lane

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15. Who was the eldest member of The Beatles

A) Ringo Starr

B) Paul McCartney

C) John lennon

D) George Harrison

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16. Who won best actress for her role in darling

A) Julie christie

B) Audrey Hepburn

C) Elizabeth Taylor

D) Sophia Loren

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17. Who won the Tour de France 4 times 1961 to 1964

A) Louison Bobet

B) Eddy Merckx

C) Jacques Anquetil

D) Bernard Hinault

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18. What was the original title of the "let it be" documentary movie

A) Let It Be

B) A Hard Day's Night

C) Get back

D) The Long and Winding Road

E) Back to the Beginning

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19. This team won their first world series in 1969

A) Boston Red Sox

B) New york mets

C) Chicago Cubs

D) Detroit Tigers

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20. Who drove the McLaren to its first grand prix victory in 1968

A) Denny Hulme

B) Graham Hill

C) Jackie Stewart

D) Bruce McLaren himself

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21. Valence when did the first man walk on the moon

A) 1965

B) 1968

C) 1969

D) 1971

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22. Chuck McKinley was the only American to do what in the 60s

A) Win Wimbledon

B) Win the US Open

C) Win the French Open

D) Win Wimbledon doubles

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23. What year did Neil Armstrong land on the moon

A) 1967

B) 1968

C) 1970

D) 1969

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24. In 1960 Dr Thomas Creighton Was The First Person In The World To Receive What Punishment?

A) A Parking Ticket

B) A speeding ticket

C) A jaywalking citation

D) A littering fine

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25. Which instrument did George Harrison of the Beatles play?

A) Rhythm guitar

B) Bass guitar

C) Piano

D) Lead guitar

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26. What year did the lights go out

A) 1980

B) 1977

C) 1965

D) 1951

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27. Who recorded the album Beggars Banquet

A) Rolling stones

B) The Beatles

C) Led Zeppelin

D) Pink Floyd

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28. Which soul singer was Sittin on the Dock of the Bay

A) James Brown

B) Otis Redding

C) Ray Charles

D) Al Green

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29. Which nfl's defensive unit was named 'the purple people eaters'

A) Green Bay Packers

B) Chicago Bears

C) Minnesota

D) Dallas Cowboys

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30. Best known for 'dancin' in the streets', martha and the vandella's also hit the charts with the song about which man

A) David

B) Johnny

C) Jimmy mack

D) Peter

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31. Which Famous Artists Designed The Chupa Chups Logo In 1969

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Salvador Dahli

C) Frida Kahlo

D) Andy Warhol

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32. What is the name of Jonny Quest's Dog

A) Rover

B) Lassie

C) Bandit

D) Rin Tin Tin

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33. What have Jan Zajic and Quang Duc got in common

A) They were both from Asia

B) They were both monks

C) They both died in the same city

D) Self Immolation

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34. Who recorded the album "Freak Out"

A) The Doors

B) Frank zappa

C) The Beatles

D) Miles Davis

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35. Johnny rivers sang 'secret ______ man'

A) Ninja

B) Agent

C) Spook

D) Guard

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36. What cartoon show's record prime time run of 6 years was beaten in 1996 by The Simpsons

A) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

B) The Jetsons

C) The Flintstones

D) Tom and Jerry

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37. What country invented the fiber tip marker in 1962

A) United States

B) Germany

C) France

D) Japan

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38. What future yippie leader was the first male cheerleader at brandeis

A) Jerry Rubin

B) Tom Hayden

C) Paul Krassner

D) Abbie

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39. Who took "everybody loves somebody" to #1

A) Dean Martin

B) Elvis Presley

C) Frank Sinatra

D) Johnny Mathis

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40. The song Proud Mary was writted by ___.?

A) John Fogerty

B) The Beatles

C) Bob Dylan

D) Creedence Clearwater Revival

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41. In which film do the blue meanies attack pepperland and are defeated by the beatles

A) Yellow submarine

B) Help!

C) A Hard Day's Night

D) Magical Mystery Tour

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42. What Beatles album spent the longest time atop the charts, at 15 weeks?

A) Abbey Road

B) Sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band

C) The White Album

D) Revolver

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43. In which 1960s kids show is The Hood the supervillian

A) Thunderbirds

B) Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

C) Stingray

D) The Magic Roundabout

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44. What grew when the doll 'growing up skipper''s arm was turned

A) Height

B) Hair length

C) Shoe size

D) Eye color

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45. What fast-food chain was named for brothers Forrest and LeRoy Raffel in 1964

A) McDonald's

B) Wendy's

C) Five Guys

D) Arby's

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46. Who assassinated president kennedy

A) Lee harvey oswald

B) Jack Ruby

C) James Earl Ray

D) Lyndon B. Johnson

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47. What country was the setting of 'you only live twice'

A) China

B) Italy

C) Japan

D) Thailand

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48. The first successful British/American space satellite was launched in April 1962, named after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest

A) Ariel

B) Telstar

C) Explorer 1

D) Sputnik

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49. The Houston Astrodome was opened in what year

A) 1950

B) 1960

C) 1965

D) 1964

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50. Where were the 1960 summer olympics held

A) Rome

B) Athens

C) Tokyo

D) Melbourne

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