1960s Trivia

1. Which relatively new rock group sang "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in 1965?

From Quiz Man Alive; It Was '65!

Answer: The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones first charted in the U.S. in 1964 and in '65 they had a number one rock hit for the year with the song "Satisfaction". The group had chart topping hits for nearly 40 years, with their last being in 2002.

From Quiz 1960s UK

Answer: Wolfgang Weber

Weber was a central defender who played his club football for F.C. Koln who managed to poke the ball home as the West Germans had everybody forward in search of the equaliser. With less than a minute to go, English fans were heartbroken but the feelings of despair were soon forgotten as Geoff Hurst scored twice in extra time to complete his hat trick and secure the trophy for England. Of the other answers, Gottfried Dienst was the Swiss referee for the match, while Karol Galba was the linesman from Czechoslovakia. Kenneth Wolstenholme was the TV commentator who famously uttered the words, "some people are on the pitch...they think it's all over....it is now!", as Hurst scored the fourth England goal.

From Quiz 1960s Canada

Answer: Montreal

The team from the province of Quebec were the Montreal Expos. They played in MLB until 2004, when the franchise relocated to Washington, D.C. and were rebranded the Washington Nationals. During their 35 years, the only honour the Expos won was the East Division title in 1981, although they do have eight former players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

From Quiz My 60s Nostalgia Quiz

Answer: David Jacobs

The show featured four well known personalities of the day judging new recordings. They were asked to vote hit or miss. It was shown on Saturday at tea time and was a feature of most teenagers' lives.

From Quiz It happened in 1969

Answer: Columbia

On 24th July 1969 Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility while Michael Collins was orbiting the moon in the command module Columbia. Saturn V was the rocket that launched the spacecraft and Intrepid was the lunar module of the Apollo 12 mission.

From Quiz It was the Best of Times

Answer: The assassination of President Kennedy.

President John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the U.S.A., was a young vibrant man hugely popular with the electorate. He was shot whilst riding through Dallas in a motorcade with his wife Jackie beside him. Lee Harvy Oswald, an ex marine, was accused of the murder but he himself was shot before he could be tried. This has given rise to many conspiracy theories about what really happened.

From Quiz The Far Out Sixties

Answer: Mary Quant

Born Barbara Mary Quant in 1934, Mary Quant became the designer of her times with the mini-skirts, hot pants and textured tights she promoted. She focused on selling to young women, then a novel concept. Donna Karan launched her first fashions under the tutelage of Anne Klein, but created her own business in 1984. Stella McCartney designed her first jacket in 1984 at age thirteen. She subsequently designed in partnership with Adidas and H & M. Vera Wang resigned from Ralph Lauren's design house in 1987 to pursue her own design dreams. She has been immensely successful as a bridal wear designer, creating wedding dresses for Ivanka Trump, Mariah Carey, Khloe Kardashian and Alicia Keys among others.

From Quiz Yes, Electricity Was Invented Before I Was Born

Answer: Pay phone

In 1960, there were one million pay phones operating in the USA. At their highest penetration rate in 1998, there were over 2.6 million pay phones in use. However, as the cost of cellular phones declined and the level of service improved, the number of pay phones decreased markedly. By 2010, there were fewer than than 500,000 operational pay phones left in the USA. The first outdoor public phones appeared in 1905. The classic UK red box phone booth first appeared in 1926. For the children of today, pay phones or phone booths are for the most part anachronisms seen only in old movies. The growth of mobile telephone communication during the 1990s and 2000s is simply staggering. Motorola introduced the first "modern" analog mobile phone in 1984 at a whopping cost of $3,995 per unit. In 1985, there were 340,000 cellphone subscribers, climbing to 110 million by 2000 and 300 million by 2010. Today, neither I nor my children can imagine life without a mobile phone and the ability to instantly communicate. Mobile technology is certainly more convenient than searching for a pay phone, but also comes with a loss of privacy and anonymity.

From Quiz American Girls Rule (Boomers Drool)

Answer: Midge

Midge Hadley was Barbie's closest friend. Christie was her first African-American friend, and Stacey was her British cousin. Pairing Skipper with Alan would have been pretty daring - since Skipper was Barbie's pre-teen sister.

From Quiz American Kids' Games And Toys in the 1960's

Answer: wasteful practices and economic concerns

Mr. Potato Head had originated as an idea developed by George Lerner in 1949, but it wasn't until 1952 that Hasbro began marketing and distributing the toy. Many parents felt that wasting food was totally unacceptable, probably in large part due to the mindset and behavioral conditioning of recycling and saving that had been a way of life during the lean years of WWII. Once the toy was made as a kit entirely made of plastic, sales skyrocketed. Prior to that, only plastic components were available for use on actual real potatoes. Needless to say, rotten potatoes in the cupboard were NOT very popular with most folks! In the 1960's, more controversies developed because of sharp parts and smaller parts that children could get choked on, so the U.S. government required the manufacturer to address those concerns. Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be marketed on television and was the first to target children as its audience directly, as opposed to appealing to their parents to purchase on their behalf.

From Quiz British 1960s Nostalgia

Answer: London telephone directories

Anyone living in London would be familiar with the four heavy tomes, A-D, E-K, L-R and S-Z in that colour order. Before British Telecommunications, the telephone company, was split off from the Post Office, they were also in all red phone boxes and post offices in a rack where you lifted the book up on a bracket and put it down when finished reading. London now only issues a book for your own borough and is the size of a small booklet, which is very disappointing by comparison. The directories had been the same format for many years but being born in 1960 that is what I associate them with. Hardback editions were also available for heavy users.

From Quiz Ferry Around the Mersey

Answer: The Dissenters

They got together after seeing Royston Ellis read works by San Franciscan Poets. They felt true creative artists should produce original work. They decided to work at making Liverpool famous.

From Quiz 60s News - Read All About It!

Answer: Cuba

On January 9, 1962 the USSR and Cuba signed a trade agreement, which was a direct slap in the face for the US. Four weeks later, the U.S. began the, now famous, trade embargo against Cuba, which has remained in force ever since, denying the aficionados the pleasures of an Havana cigar, and keeping living standards in Cuba low.

From Quiz My London in the 1960s

Answer: Sunday Night at the London Palladium

"Sunday Night at the London Palladium" on 12th January 1964 was one of the most watched British television programs, and an appearance there launched many careers. The expression "Beatlemania" first appeared after this show. Their first-ever TV appearance was on Granada television on 17th October 1962 in the "People and Places" programme. Thee is no footage of this appearance as it wasn't recorded.

From Quiz 1960s American Fads, Fashions and Trends

Answer: Halston

Though beginning his career as the milliner at Bergdorf Goodman, Halston quickly capitalized on his success with the pillbox hat to become a premier designer of the young, hip New York Studio 54 crowd such as Liza Minelli and Bianca Jagger. Oleg Cassini is often credited as being Mrs. Kennedy's official designer during the White House years but Halston designed the pillbox hats. This is noted in The New York Times, May 4, 2001 review of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years": "Mrs. Kennedy added a fur collar, a ruby-and-diamond clip from Tiffany and one of Halston's famous pillbox hats."

From Quiz American Boomers in the Early 60s

Answer: Touch football

Can you remember Camelot - Jackie in her pillbox hats, JFK's special chair for his bad back, the comedic record album entitled "The First Family"? The U.S. still had peacekeepers and not troops in Vietnam - and a president who could shave properly while tricky Dicky couldn't even get elected Governor of California. Many loved that engaging New England accent and when John Kennedy spoke he seemed to make us feel so good about ourselves and our country. Where were you when you heard about Dallas?

From Quiz The 1960s Scene/Seen Internationally

Answer: Herbert Marcuse

Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) had the honor of working with the famous German philosopher Martin Heidegger. The Nazis prevented Marcuse from completing his work with Heidegger; consequently, Marcuse went to the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research. This was a change of direction which turned his attentions away from metaphysical philosophy to social analysis. Marcuse became an American citizen in 1940. His first well-known book was "Eros and Civilization." (1955) This book has been called a major synthesis of Marx and Freud. The 1964 "One Dimensional Man" was a rejection of social repression both in its capitalist and socialist forms. Marcuse proposes a "great refusal" of state oppression. He died on July 29, 1979 while on a trip to Germany.

From Quiz 1961 Year in Review

Answer: Y. A. Tittle

Yelberton Abraham Tittle was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971. He is a seven time Pro Bowler and a four time All-Pro. The 1961 game was the first championship game played in Green Bay. Bart Starr played at quarterback position for Green Bay. The Baltimore Colts' quarterback was John Unitas and the Chicago Bears had Bill Wade at the position. Tittle played for the Baltimore Colts and the San Francisco 49ers before playing for the New York Giants. Tittle was traded after the 1960 season when the 49ers decided to use Brodie as their starting quarterback. During a 17-year career Tittle passed for 33,070 yards and 242 touchdowns. He received the NFL Most Valuable Player Award twice. On January 1, 1961, The Houston Oilers won the first championship of the newly formed AFL by defeating the Los Angeles Chargers. Alabama was the national college champion and The University of Washington won the Rose Bowl.

From Quiz Flower Power Daze (American)

Answer: Haight-Ashbury

Back in the mid 1960s, Haight-Ashbury was perhaps the most famous intersection in America, a place where young people came from all over the world in search of love and peace.

From Quiz Remembering the 60s - 1967 Americana

Answer: Astronauts

Tragically, the crew of Apollo I perished in a fire that swept through their space capsule during a launch pad test. Gus Grissom had flown both Mercury and Gemini flights, and Ed White had been the first American to walk in space. Roger Chaffee was preparing for his first flight.

From Quiz Remembering the 60s - 1966 Americana

Answer: Sex

Masters, a gynecologist, and Johnson, a psychology researcher, got together in 1957 to study human sexuality. While earlier studies on the subject by Alfred Kinsey were based on surveys, Masters and Johnson observed sexual activity in a laboratory. Although intended for the medical community, their book, "Human Sexual Response" was a bestseller. They also published "Human Sexual Inadequacy" in 1970.

From Quiz Remembering the 60s - 1965 Americana

Answer: Joe Namath

A native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, "Broadway" Joe Namath was perhaps the best known sports figure of his day. The outrageous sum of money offered him by the New York Jets sparked a bidding war between the upstart American Football League and the well-established National Football League, culminating in their merger several years later. With his playboy style and flair, and the image of a loveable anti-establishment rogue, "Broadway Joe" was admired by both men and women. His defining moment in football came when he guaranteed, and delivered a Super Bowl III victory over the Baltimore Colts. Off the field, Namath was a media sensation, earning a fortune doing television commercials where he wore panty hose and shaved off his "trademark" "Fu Manchu" moustache.

From Quiz Remembering the 60s - 1963 Americana

Answer: 5 cents

First class postage remained a nickel until 1968 when it went up to a whopping 6 cents! On June 30, 2002 the rate was increased to 37 cents, a mere 925% increase over forty years. Keep in mind that in 1963 the average cost of a new home was $19,300 and a gallon of gasoline was thirty cents.

From Quiz Remembering the 60s - 1961 Americana

Answer: Bay of Pigs

The U.S. failed to provide air cover for the CIA-sponsored invasion, and it was a disaster for the anti-Castro Cubans attempting to retake their homeland. Kennedy took full responsibility for the fiasco even though the original plan was developed under President Eisenhower. In exchange for 500 bulldozers, the U.S. was able to arrange the release of prisoners held in Cuba.

From Quiz Remembering the 60s - 1960 Americana

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

In the November, 1960 presidential elections, Senator John Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard Nixon by about 100,000 votes out of over 68 million cast. Despite the fact that Nixon won more states than Kennedy, the electoral college awarded the election to Kennedy by a 303-219 margin. Kennedy took office in January, 1961.

From Quiz Bong Water

Answer: Let's spend some time together

A stone drag, Sullivan forced the Stones to change the lyrics even though the song played regularly on AM radio. By the way, when Mick sang the revised lyrics he rolled his eyes and smirked into the camera " 'cuz we all knew what he was really singing about, man".

From Quiz Do You Remember 1969?

Answer: Apollo 11

At 10:56:15 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969 commander Neil Armstrong uttered the immortal words "That's one small step for man - one giant leap for mankind."

From Quiz Growing Up in America in the 60s

Answer: blue and red

Marx introduced Rock'em Sock'em Robots in 1966 and it continued to sell well into the 1970's.

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