Answer: Planet of the Apes
"Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"
Remakes, reboots, sequels...there's still only one true "Planet of the Apes" and it was released on February 8, 1968. Astronaut George Taylor (Charlton Heston) crash-lands on a planet in the distant future only to find that apes are in charge and humans are treated like, well, apes.
This classic film has one of the great endings of all time. I won't give it away here but if you've never seen "Planet of the Apes", see it before someone spoils the ending for you.
From Quiz: 1968: The Year in Entertainment
Answer: Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles were so remarkably prolific all throughout the sixties that even if a few months went by without a new release, the public clamored for more and EMI, their record company, got nervous. The last Beatles release had been on August 5, 1966--both the LP "Revolver" and the single "Yellow Submarine" were released on that date--so it had been a mere six months between releases, a pace unimaginable in today's pop music market. Still, EMI insisted so this double A-side single was released. Both songs were masterpieces, among the greatest songs the band would create during a career that was full of great songs.
From Quiz: 1967: The Year in Entertainment
Answer: The Twist
The largest craze in the '60s was "The Twist" and this debuted on the Dick Clark Show. Hank Ballard, who was born John Henry Kendricks, wrote "The Twist" and invented the dance. This was covered and brought to fame by Chubby Checker in 1960 when he performed it at the Rainbow Club in New Jersey.
From Quiz: Rewind the '60s
Answer: The Beatles
In the sixties, music lovers were fan either of the Beatles or of the Rolling Stones. Anyone who liked the music of both bands, was frowned upon - to say the very least.
The Beatles don't really need an introduction, do they? Let's only mention their major studio albums: "Please, Please Me"; "With the Beatles"; "A Hard Day's Night"; "Beatles for Sale"; "Help"; "Rubber Soul"; "Revolver"; "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"; "Magical Mystery Tour"; "The Beatles"; "Yellow Sub Marine"; "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be".
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9th, 1964 for the first time. The audience was raving.
From Quiz: Any Way The Sixties Blow
Answer: In a shower
The famous shower scene from "Psycho" took seven days to shoot and used over seventy different camera perspectives before Hitchcock was satisfied that he had all the required raw material. In the end, he made fifty cuts in a span of just around three minutes, giving an average shot duration of just six seconds. This frantic pace, along with the many close-up angles used, give this particular scene a cinematic look unlike any other.
From Quiz: The 1960s - Entertainment at its Most Colorful
Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Spoken by HAL the computer to actor Keir Dullea. "Easy Rider" was released in 1969, "Dr. Strangelove" in 1964 and "Dave" in 1993.
From Quiz: 1960s All American Entertainment
Answer: Paint Your Wagon
"Paint Your Wagon" tells the story of a prospector and a farmer from Michigan who team-up in search of gold.
In the movie Clint Eastwood (Pardner) sings "I Talk to the Trees", and Lee Marvin (Ben Rumson) gives a gravely rendition of "Wanderin' Star". Both songs were written by Alan Jay Learner and Frederick Loewe.
Hippies who lived in woods close to the film-set were employed as extras on the movie.
"Paint Your Wagon" received nominations for Oscar and Golden Globe awards (none of the nominations were for the singing ability of Marvin or Eastwood).
From Quiz: That's Entertainment - Swinging 60's Style #4
Answer: West Side Story
"West Side Story", directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, starred Natalie Wood as Maria and Richard Beymer as Tony. Tony is leader of the Jets street gang and his girlfriend Maria is the sister of Bernardo, leader of rival gang the Sharks .
Elvis Presley was director Wise's original choice to play Tony and Audrey Hepburn was offered the part of Maria, but refused the role as she was pregnant at the time.
"West Side Story" won ten Academy Awards including Best Picture.
From Quiz: That's Entertainment - Swinging 60's Style #3
Answer: Hawaii Five-O
"Hawaii Five-O" told the story of an elite Hawaiian police unit.
The bad guys, and the viewers, knew it was it over when investigator Steve McGarrett, played by Jack Lord, uttered his famous catchphrase "Book 'em, Danno!" to his sidekick Dan Williams.
McGarrett managed to "book" arch villain Wo Fat in the last programme of the eleven season run.
The role of McGarrett was originally offered to, and refused by, Gregory Peck.
From Quiz: That's Entertainment - Swinging 60's Style Pt2
Answer: Gunsmoke
This classic TV series began in 1955 and ran through the 1960s, finally ending in 1975.
James Arness starred as Marshal Matt Dillon, and Dennis Weaver as Deputy Chester Goode (1955-64).
The story's love interest was provided by saloon owner Kitty Russell played by Amanda Blake.
From Quiz: That's Entertainment ! - Swinging 60's Style
