Question 1

Who did JFK beat in the US Presidential Election in 1960?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon

Answer

Lyndon B. Johnson

Answer

George Bush

Answer

Jimmy Carter

Question 2

In what year were the Black Panthers political organization formed?

Accepted Answer

1966

Answer

1968

Answer

1965

Answer

1961

Question 3

What was the American Dream in the 60s?

Accepted Answer

Peace, Freedom, and Equality

Answer

Children and Food

Answer

Money and Women

Answer

Power

Question 4

In the 60s, when did the Vietnam War begin?

Accepted Answer

1961

Answer

1965

Answer

1967

Answer

1964

Question 5

When was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?

Accepted Answer

1968

Answer

1967

Answer

1962

Answer

1963

Question 6

When JFK was assassinated, who was immediately inaugurated?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon B. Johnson

Answer

George Bush

Answer

James Garfield

Answer

Richard Nixon

Question 7

What were Go-Go boots?

Accepted Answer

Knee High boots wore by women in the 60s

Answer

Tie dye boots wore by women in the 60s

Answer

A cross between sandals and boots wore by women in the 60s

Answer

Ankle High boots wore by women in the 60s

Question 8

What service was provided in the 60s?

Accepted Answer

Milk Men who delivered milk

Answer

Lawn Boys

Answer

Computer Repair

Answer

Bread Men

Question 9

What speech was given by Martin Luther King?

Accepted Answer

"I have a Dream"

Answer

"I have a Potato"

Answer

"I have a Disease"

Answer

"I have a Drug"

Question 10

What did the Black Panthers do?

Accepted Answer

Militant Self-Defense against the US Govt.

Answer

Sell Smoothies

Answer

Karate

Answer

Make T-Shirts for the Poor

Question 11

What was the unemployment rate average during the 60s?

Accepted Answer

5.7%

Answer

4.2%

Answer

9.8%

Answer

6.9%

Question 12

When did inflation regain stability?

Accepted Answer

1963

Answer

1966

Answer

1965

Answer

1968

Question 13

Which groups of people fought the MOST for equality?

Accepted Answer

African Americans

Answer

Latin Americans

Answer

Whites

Answer

Asian Americans

Question 14

Name the counter culture group known for long hair, rock n roll and peace and love...

Accepted Answer

Hippies

Answer

Pop Culture

Answer

Rock and Roll

Answer

Rednecks

Question 15

What was the name of the African American woman that started a movement over a bus seat?

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Answer

Marlyn Monroe

Answer

Rosa Decks

Answer

Opra Winfrey

Question 16

Which television innovation came along in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Satellite TV Transmission

Answer

TV Remote

Answer

Color Television

Answer

VCR

Question 17

How many U.S. presidents were in office during U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

5

Question 18

Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Where did Apollo 11 launch from?

Accepted Answer

Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Answer

Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas

Answer

Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii

Answer

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Question 19

Who won Super Bowl I?

Accepted Answer

Packers

Answer

Bears

Answer

Broncos

Answer

Chiefs

Question 20

She was one of the supermodels of the 60s. What is her name?

Accepted Answer

Twiggy

Answer

Twinkie

Answer

Terry

Answer

Twilight

Question 21

The film To Kill a Mockingbird is based on a novel:

Accepted Answer

Harper Lee

Answer

William Styron

Answer

Saul Bellow

Answer

William Faulkner

Question 22

The novel The Godfather is published in 1969. Who wrote the novel?

Accepted Answer

Mario Puzo

Answer

Stephen King

Answer

Ian Flemming

Answer

Anthony Burgess

Question 23

During the 1968 Summer Olympic two American athletes took a stand for civil rights.

Accepted Answer

Tommie Smith and John Carlos

Answer

Jim Hines and Tommie Smith

Answer

Perter Norman and John Carlos

Answer

Peter Norman and Jim Hines

Question 24

Which of these TV shows premiered during the sixties?

Accepted Answer

Sesame Street

Answer

The Scooby-Doo Show

Answer

The Muppet Show

Answer

Lassie

Question 25

What group had a number one hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 with Everyday People?

Accepted Answer

Sly and the Family Stone

Answer

Hot Chocolate

Answer

Ike and Tina Turner

Answer

Sam and Dave

Question 26

Can you name the artist or artists based on these lyrics: She's giving me excitations?

Accepted Answer

The Beach Boys

Answer

Simon & Garfunkel

Answer

Jefferson Airplane

Answer

Elvis Presley

Question 27

Which year did John F. Kennedy take his oath of office as 35th President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

1961

Answer

1963

Answer

1960

Answer

1964

Question 28

Who succeeds Lyndon B. Johnson as the 37th President of the United States of America in January 1969?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon

Answer

Gerald Ford

Answer

John F. Kennedy

Answer

Jimmy Carter

Question 29

Who directed the 1960 American film Psycho?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Hitchcock

Answer

Stanley Kubrick

Answer

John Cassavetes

Answer

Roman Polanski

Question 30

In 1962, this group had their first number one hit on Billboard Hot 100 with the song Sherry:

Accepted Answer

The Four Seasons

Answer

The Beach Boys

Answer

The Crystals

Answer

The Angels

Question 31

Can you name the group behind the 1964 song She's Not There?

Accepted Answer

The Zombies

Answer

The Hollies

Answer

Manfred Mann

Answer

The Kinks

Question 32

Which of these artists made a memorable performance at the Woodstock festival in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Jimi Hendrix

Answer

Frank Zappa

Answer

Joni Mitchell

Answer

Bob Dylan

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