Answer: Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon was the lead singer of a vocal group called The Teenagers (see, I tried to give you in a hint in this question). Their breakthrough hit was 1956's "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" Frankie ultimately became a solo act but success was elusive. On a 1957 episode of Alan Freed's "The Big Beat" TV show, Frankie danced with a white teenage girl. Southern TV station owners cried foul, "The Big Beat" was canceled, and Frankie's career went into steep decline. He soldiered on but sadly became a casualty of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle.
From Quiz: 1968: The Year in Entertainment
Answer: A Man for All Seasons
This tale of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church so he could divorce and remarry, is kind of a bore, to be perfectly honest. It is not nearly as engaging as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", the other stage-to-screen adaptation that was up for best picture that year. Director Fred Zinneman and lead actor Paul Scofield both took home Oscars as well.
"A Man for All Seasons" was released in 1966; 1967, as we will see later in this quiz, was a different time. The impact of a handful of films released in '67 would forever change the American Cinema.
From Quiz: 1967: The Year in Entertainment
Answer: William Hartnell
"Doctor Who" is a British science fiction television series which was first aired in 1963 with William Hartnell playing the part of Doctor Who. His time machine was called a Tardis (T)ime (a)nd (R)elative (D)imension (i)n (S)pace, which was a blue police box. At that time the blue police boxes was used by the British police to provide a telephone link directly to the main police station. Who knows where they got the idea to use it in the series?!
From Quiz: Rewind the '60s
Answer: "Sing Along With Mitch"
Prior to his television series, Miller was a very successful record producer to such hit makers as Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett and Doris Day. His musical tastes were considered hopelessly corny by the mid-60s. According to his 2010 obituary in the New York Times, the "Mitch Miller Christmas" album was blasted in an attempt to flush out David Koresh and his Branch Davidian members from their Waco compound.
From Quiz: They Said It in the '60s
Answer: The Misfits
Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jean Mortenson in 1926. She was raised under the family name Baker, her mother's name, for her supposed father had left the household.
In 1946 she started her acting career. Her first stunning performances were in "The Asphalt Jungle" and "All About Eve", both movies dating from 1950.
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) and "The Seven Year Itch" (1955, with the famous scene of the wind blowing high her skirt) confirmed her as the typical blonde bombshell.
"Some Like It Hot" (1959) stars Marilyn Monroe and two other 'bombshells': Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis posing as saxophone playing girls. Marilyn won a Golden Globe for this movie.
In 1961, the movie "The Misfits" with Marilyn, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift was completed. It would be her last movie. She was fired on the set of "Something's Got to Give", and the movie remained unfinished.
Marilyn died in August 1962.
From Quiz: Any Way The Sixties Blow
Answer: Mister Ed
Created as a syndicated series and shot in black and white, "Mister Ed" ran for six seasons and 143 thirty-minute episodes. After its early success, it was picked up by CBS in October 1961. The title character is a horse capable of speech, played by Bamboo Harvester (1949-1970), a palomino gelding, and voiced by Allen Lane. The quirky equine was however quite picky in who he would speak to - only his owner, an architect by the name of Wilbur Post (Alan Young) was ever considered worthy of hearing what Mister Ed had to say.
From Quiz: The 1960s - Entertainment at its Most Colorful
Answer: Virginia Slims
The rest of the verse is: "You've got your own cigarette now, baby. You've come a long, long way." Tennis great Billie Jean King credits Virginia Slims' sponsorship of the first women's professional tennis tour for the success of the sport.
From Quiz: 1960s All American Entertainment
Answer: Darrin
Samantha (Elizabeth Mongomery) had vowed to give up witchcraft when she married Darrin (Dick York). Samantha's mother Endora (Agnes Moorehead), also a witch, disliked Darrin and became a constant source of torment to him. Samantha occasionally lapsed her vow and used her wichcraft attempting to help and protect Darrin.
Elizabeth Mongomery also played the part of Samantha's cousin Serena, although Serena's character was credited to Pandora Spocks in the cast listing.
Almost every car seen in the early episodes is a Chevrolet, the show's original sponsor.
Bewitched ran for 254 episodes between 1964 and 1972 and collected three Emmy awards and numerous Golden Globe nominations.
From Quiz: That's Entertainment - Swinging 60's Style #4
Answer: Poetry in motion
"Poetry In Motion" was the first in a string of international hits for Johnny Tillotson. This was followed with "It Keeps Right On A Hurtin", "Without You", "Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On" and many more. Johnny's music was a mixture of county and pop. He had graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism and Communications.
"Poetry In Motion", written by Paul Kauffman and Mike Anthony, topped the UK singles chart peaking at #2 in the US.
From Quiz: That's Entertainment - Swinging 60's Style #3
Answer: Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli began his recording career in 1953. By the early sixties he was with The Four Seasons performing backing vocal sessions. It was 1962 before the group had a hit in their own right working with producer Bob Crew. The group's first US chart topper was "Sherry". This was followed by the classic tracks "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man" and "Rag Doll".
From Quiz: That's Entertainment - Swinging 60's Style Pt2
