Answer: Newton Minow
The entire quote is: "When television is good, nothing, not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers, nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine, newspaper, profit and loss sheet or rating book to distract you and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland." Salmon Chase was Abraham Lincoln's Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Stuyvesant Fish was a prominent New Yorker and president of the Illinois Central Railroad. Bass Weejun is a brand of loafer.
From Quiz: 1960s All American Entertainment
Answer: Star Trek
"Star Trek" first appeared on our screens in 1966. Gene Roddenberry created the series which starred William Shatner as Captain James T Kirk, Leonard Nimoy (Spock), DeForest Kelly (Bones) and James Doohan as Scotty. Kirk and his crew on board the USS Enterprise were on a five year mission to seek out new planets and civilizations.
Lloyd Bridges and Jeffery Hunter were both offered, and refused, the role of Kirk. "Star Trek", which ran for 79 episodes, received four Emmy nominations.
From Quiz: That's Entertainment - Swinging 60's Style #5
Answer: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" was directed by Sergio Leone.
This western was filmed in the deserts of Spain.
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is notable not only for the distinctive theme music composed by Ennio Morricone, but also for the fact that there was virtually no dialogue for the first ten minutes of the movie.
From Quiz: That's Entertainment - Swinging 60's Style Pt2
Answer: The Avengers
Always addressed as "Steed" in the series Macnee's full character name was John Wickham Gascone Beresford Steed.
He had several female partners in the series run, the most notable being Honor as Cathy Gale (1962-64) and Diana Rigg as Emma Peel (1965-67) - her character name was alleged to be a play on the phrase "M(an) Appeal".
"The Avengers", which ran to 161 episodes from 1961 to 1969, was the first British TV programme to be sold to a US Network.
From Quiz: That's Entertainment ! - Swinging 60's Style
Answer: The Beatles, "The White Album"
By most accounts, the recording of "The Beatles", commonly known as The White Album, was a difficult and contentious process. Most of the songs had been written while the four Beatles were studying transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India, between February and April 1968. Once in the studio, however, things got ugly. John Lennon had Yoko Ono in tow, much to the consternation of the other Beatles. Lennon and Paul McCartney became critical of each other's songs while George Harrison and Ringo Starr became increasingly distant from the process. In August, Ringo had had enough after Paul repeatedly criticized his drumming on "Back in the USSR." He quit the band for a time, finally returning in early September to find his drum set covered with flowers, a welcome back gesture from his bandmates.
Given all that, it's a miracle that the Beatles' only double-album (not including future greatest hits packages) was such an artistic triumph. There were no singles released from the LP but there are plenty of great, iconic songs -- "Back in the USSR", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Blackbird", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", and "Julia". Charles Manson became obsessed with the album and used the song "Helter Skelter" as justification for a series of murders committed in California a year later.
When Rolling Stone magazine released its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, the "White Album" was placed at #10.
From Quiz: 1968: The Year in Entertainment
Answer: Funny Girl
"Funny Girl" the film premiered on the 18th of September 1968 at the Criterion Theatre in New York. Barbra Streisand played the role of Funny Girl on Broadway and later on London stages from 1964 to 1966, before she got the lead role in the movie which they started filming in 1967. Streisand won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, it was the top grossing film of 1968.
From Quiz: Rewind the '60s
Answer: "Sock it to me."
Carne was known as the "Sock It To Me Girl" because she was doused with water after being tricked into saying the phrase. For example, one line was "It may be rice wine to you, but it's sake to me!" All of the incorrect choices were made famous by comedian Flip Wilson on his eponymous television series which ran on NBC from 1970-1974.
From Quiz: They Said It in the '60s
Answer: Zager & Evans
Denny Zager and Rick Evans formed a band in the US in the second half of the sixties. They had only one major hit, "In the Year 2525", a warning for being overconfident in technological progress.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had several major hits in the sixties and seventies, including "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge over Troubled Water".
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were a famous couple in the seventies, but they didn't sing together in the sixties.
Sonny Bono and Cher had one big hit with "I've Got You, Babe" in 1965.
From Quiz: Any Way The Sixties Blow
Answer: General Hospital
Who doesn't remember Demi's portrayal of tenacious reporter Jackie Templeton in the early 80s? Springfield was Dr. Noah Drake from 1981-83 and reprised the role in 2005. Martin played bartender turned singer (surprise!) Miguel Morez from 1994-95 and Mark Hamill played Kent Murray from 1972-73.
From Quiz: 1960s All American Entertainment
Answer: Robert Vaughn
"Bullitt", released in 1968, also starred Steve McQueen as Lieutenant Frank Bullitt and Jacqueline Bisset as Cathy. Robert Vaughn's earlier success includes the TV role of Napoleon Solo in "The Man from UNCLE."
Four cars, two Dodge Chargers and two Mustangs, were used for the thrilling chase scenes in "Bullitt". The cars were expected to reach speeds of around 75 mph while filming the chase... they actually exceeded 100 mph. Three of the cars were trashed in filming, the fourth, a Mustang, was snapped-up by a Warner Brothers employee. McQueen later tried, without success, to purchase the car which languished, unused, in a barn.
"Bullitt" won an Oscar (Film Editing), seven other industry awards and six nominations.
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