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The 1960s

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  • Which band/musician sold the most albums during the 1960s?
    The Beatles
    The Rolling Stones
    Elvis Presley
    The Beach Boys
  • In what year did the construction of the Berlin Wall begin?
    1961
    1965
    1967
    1962
  • In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to walk on the moon?
    1969
  • Which iconic blonde actress, and rumored lover of President John F. Kennedy, was found dead in her bedroom August 5, 1962?
    Marilyn Monroe
  • What was this famous boxer's name before he changed it to Muhammad Ali?
    Joe Louis
    Cassius Clay
    Jack Dempsey
    Sugar Ray Robinson
  • Name this popular 1960s item...
    Lava lamp
  • Which 1960 Hitchcock film is this?
    To Catch a Thief
    The Birds
    Vertigo
    Psycho
  • What incident in 1962 nearly led to a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia?
    Tonkin Gulf Incident
    Cuban Missile Crisis
    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    My Lai Massacre
  • Name this 1964 Disney film...
    Mary Poppins
  • Which of the following was NOT a popular fashion trend of the 1960s?
    Tie-Dye
    Poodle Skirt
    Miniskirts
    Go Go Boots
  • What is this popular 1960s hairstyle called?
    The beehive
  • Name this popular 1960s cartoon...
    The Flintstones
  • Which comic book character made their first appearance in 1962?
    Batman
    Captain America
    Wolverine
    Spiderman
  • In 1967, who became the first African-American Justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
    Ketanji Brown Jackson
    John Lewis
    Clarence Thomas
    Thurgood Marshall
  • The first televised presidential debate happened in which year?
    1960
  • Name this popular 1960s doll...
    Chatty Cathy
    Baby Nancy
    Nancy Ann
    Little Lulu
  • Members of the 1960s counterculture were known as...
    Hippies
  • Which American artist was known for his "pop" art like the one shown here?
    Jackson Pollock
    Andy Warhol
    Jack Kerouac
    Norman Rockwell
  • Which member of the Beatles staged a two-week "bed-in" to protest the War in Vietnam?
    Ringo Starr
    George Harrison
    Paul McCartney
    John Lennon
  • Who is this?!
    Jimi Hendrix
  • The Bay of Pigs (1961) was an attempted invasion & coup against what government?
    Cuba
  • Name this popular 1960s toy...
    Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
  • What medical procedure was successfully performed for the first time in 1967?
    Cataract surgery
    In vitro fertilization
    Heart transplant
    Blood transfusion
  • Who gave one of the most famous speeches in history during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963?
    Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Which convenient breakfast food first jumped onto the shelves in 1964, with the frosted version coming out in 1967?
    Pop Tarts
  • Who was the president of the United States from January 20, 1961 until his assassination on November 22, 1963?
    John F. Kennedy
  • Which city was considered the epicenter of the hippie movement?
    San Francisco
  • Which team won the first Super Bowl (1967)?
    Green Bay Packers
    Miami Dolphins
    Dallas Cowboys
    Kansas City Chiefs
  • In 1962 three inmates escaped from which prison that was supposedly an inescapable prison near San Francisco?
    Alcatraz
  • Name this popular 1960s toy...
    Lite-Brite
  • Although pretty unsuccessful until a couple of decades later, what was invented by the US military in 1969?
    The internet
    Cellphones
    Personal computers
    Drones
  • In 1966, Ronald Reagan (actor & eventual president) began his involvement with US politics when he became the governor of what state?
    California
  • In 1963, Coca Cola introduced it's first diet drink...what was it called?
    Fresca
    Diet Rite
    Faygo
    TaB
  • What classic car was first revealed to the public at the 1964 World's Fair in New York?
    Ford Mustang
    Pontiac Firebird
    Volkswagen Beetle
    Porsche 911
  • Name this popular 1960s TV show...
    The Beverly Hillbillies