Question 1/12
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The quote "The Eagle has landed" was uttered during...
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Apollo moon landing
the Woodstock concert
the 1968 Democratic Convention
Question 2/12
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President Lyndon Johnson is most closely associated with...
the New Deal
the war on drugs
the Great Society
the League of Nations
Question 3/12
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In the 1968 presidential election, Richard Nixon beat which Democratic candidate?
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Question 4/12
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At the Rolling Stones' 1969 free concert at Altamont...
a) the Hell's Angels provided security
b) a concertgoer was killed
c) both (a) and (b)
d) neither (a) nor (b)
Question 5/12
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What public figure was NOT killed in the 1960s?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fidel Castro
Robert F. Kennedy
Malcolm X
Question 6/12
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Which couple did NOT get married in the 1960s?
Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
Jacqueline Kennedy & Aristotle Onassis
Sonny & Cher
Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier of Monaco
Question 7/12
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In the 1968 football season, the New York Jets...
won Super Bowl III
lost Super Bowl III
became the New York Giants
drafted Joe Namath
Question 8/12
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Dr. Timothy Leary became famous because of his research on...
The Pill
aspirin
polio
LSD
Question 9/12
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In 1968 the Soviet Union sent tanks into which country?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Hungary
Question 10/12
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At the 1968 Mexico City summer Olympics, American Bob Beamon set the (still standing) Olympic record in which event?
the marathon
the mile
the decathlon
the long jump
Question 11/12
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The 1965 Best Picture Oscar went to which film?
The Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
Dr. Zhivago
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Question 12/12
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The 1967 Arab-Israeli war was also known as...
The Yom Kippur War
The 6-Day War
The Sinai War
The First Intifada
Perhaps you took the 60s credo too literally: Turn on, tune in, drop out.
Space Cadet
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You didn't get them all right, but you displayed a wide range of knowledge about the 1960s. Keep on truckin'
Groovy
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That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for you! Whether its politics, sports, or entertainment, you really have the right stuff. Congratulatons on your mastery of 60s trivia.
To The Moon
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1
The quote "The Eagle has landed" was uttered during...
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Apollo moon landing
the Woodstock concert
the 1968 Democratic Convention
2
President Lyndon Johnson is most closely associated with...
the New Deal
the war on drugs
the Great Society
the League of Nations
3
In the 1968 presidential election, Richard Nixon beat which Democratic candidate?
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
4
At the Rolling Stones' 1969 free concert at Altamont...
a) the Hell's Angels provided security
b) a concertgoer was killed
c) both (a) and (b)
d) neither (a) nor (b)
5
What public figure was NOT killed in the 1960s?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fidel Castro
Robert F. Kennedy
Malcolm X
6
Which couple did NOT get married in the 1960s?
Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor
Jacqueline Kennedy & Aristotle Onassis
Sonny & Cher
Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier of Monaco
7
In the 1968 football season, the New York Jets...
won Super Bowl III
lost Super Bowl III
became the New York Giants
drafted Joe Namath
8
Dr. Timothy Leary became famous because of his research on...
The Pill
aspirin
polio
LSD
9
In 1968 the Soviet Union sent tanks into which country?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Hungary
10
At the 1968 Mexico City summer Olympics, American Bob Beamon set the (still standing) Olympic record in which event?
the marathon
the mile
the decathlon
the long jump
11
The 1965 Best Picture Oscar went to which film?
The Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
Dr. Zhivago
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
12
The 1967 Arab-Israeli war was also known as...
The Yom Kippur War
The 6-Day War
The Sinai War
The First Intifada
