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1. Which of the following musicians was NOT an original member of the Rolling Stones when the band started in 1962?
2. The 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France made an instant star amongst teen-age girls of this French skiier. Who won three alpine downhill gold medals and has since served as president of the Tour de France?
3. On October 12, 1960 members of the United Nations witnessed the famous "shoe banging" incident of Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev. He was protesting the remarks about colonization given by the chief UN delegate from which country? (Hint: this country had been a colony itself until 1946).
4. Canada banned the sale of what drug in 1961 because it was found to cause severe birth defects but has since proven to be an effective treatment for leprosy?
5. What sketch comedy show known for its almost surreal humor, bawdy and tasteless jokes that often had no punch lines and sight gags made its television debut in October of 1969?
6. One of the best known San Francisco-based bands to emerge during the 1967 "Summer of Love" was Big Brother and the Holding Company. Name its famous lead singer who went on to a successful solo career and membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
7. Which former colonies/protectorates united in 1964 to form the nation of Tanzania?
8. In 1966 the first comprehensive study of the physiology of sexual activity under laboratory conditions, "Human Sexual Response", was published. Who wrote the book?
9. This show, which is credited as Broadway's first rock musical, debuted in April of 1968 to much controversy. It was famous for many "firsts" in legitimate theater including the use of profanity, nudity and a racially integrated cast. Which was it?
10. Which country began a seven-year period of rule by a right-wing "junta" of colonels on April 21, 1967? (Hint: a royal family was deposed).
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