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1968 Trivia Quiz

1968 is a year full of important events in history. See how much do you know about them.

A multiple-choice quiz by ivailo. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ivailo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
336,134

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1428

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Prague Spring happened in 1968. Who was the leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring? Hint

Pavel Kohout

Vladim�r Meciar

Anton�n Novotn�

Alexander Dubcek

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Tet Offensive in Vietnam began on January 31st, 1968. Who attacked whom in this offense? Hint

The Viet Cong attacked Republic of Vietnam and their allies

USA and their allies attacked the Viet Cong and Republic of Vietnam

Republic of Vietnam and their allies attacked the Viet Cong

The Viet Cong attacked Cambodia

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Question 3 of 10

3. "We don't want a world where the guarantee of not dying of starvation brings the risk of dying of boredom". This was a slogan used during which memorable events in 1968? Hint

The Prague Spring

The May 1968 protests in France

The Winter Olympics held this year

The advertising campaign of Peugeot this year

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Winter Olympic games in 1968 were held in: Hint

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Chamonix, France

Grenoble, France

Innsbruck, Austria

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Question 5 of 10

5. How do you write 1968 using Roman numbers? Hint

MCMXCVIII

MCMXXVIII

MCMLXVIII

MCMXLVIII

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Apollo was launched in 1968? It is famous for being the first manned Apollo mission. Hint

Apollo 13

Apollo 9

Apollo 7

Apollo 11

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these companies was founded in 1968? Hint

Sun Microsystems

IBM

Oracle

Intel

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Question 8 of 10

8. April 4th, Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This famous man was shot dead on this date. Who was he? Hint

Robert Kennedy

Martin Luther King, Jr.

John F. Kennedy

Indira Gandhi

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which team won the European football (soccer) cup in 1968? Hint

Liverpool

Bayern

Inter

Manchester United

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which famous musical opened officially on Broadway in April 1968? Hint

Jesus Christ Superstar

My Fair Lady

Hair

Cats

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Prague Spring happened in 1968. Who was the leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring?

Answer: Alexander Dubcek

The Prague Spring was very important a period of liberalization, which continued until USSR along with Bulgaria, the then East Germany, Hungary and Poland, all members of the Warsaw Pact, invaded Czechoslovakia. The Prague Spring is associated with the slogan 'socialism with a human face'.

2. The Tet Offensive in Vietnam began on January 31st, 1968. Who attacked whom in this offense?

Answer: The Viet Cong attacked Republic of Vietnam and their allies

The offensive is know as the Tet Offensive because of the day it started - the first day of the year in the traditional Vietnamese lunar calendar. In this offensive the Viet Cong attacked Republic of Vietnam and their allies with the main goal to strike military and civilian control centers in South Vietnam. The offensive was a military defeat for the Communists in the end.

3. "We don't want a world where the guarantee of not dying of starvation brings the risk of dying of boredom". This was a slogan used during which memorable events in 1968?

Answer: The May 1968 protests in France

The May 1968 protests in May are one of the largest students' protest. Technically it began when the authorities closed the University of Paris at Nanterre. This has been preceeded by months of conflicts involving students and authorities.

4. The Winter Olympic games in 1968 were held in:

Answer: Grenoble, France

These are the Xth Olympic Winter Games. They were held between February 6th and February 18th.

5. How do you write 1968 using Roman numbers?

Answer: MCMLXVIII

M stands for 1000, C for 100, L for 50, X for 10, V for 5 and I for 1. To write 900 you use CM (which would be something like 1000-100). MCMXXVIII is 1928, MCMXLVIII is 1948 and MCMXCVIII is 1998.

6. Which Apollo was launched in 1968? It is famous for being the first manned Apollo mission.

Answer: Apollo 7

Launched on October 11th, 1968 this was the first manned Apollo mission. The first live television broadcasting was made by this mission.

7. Which of these companies was founded in 1968?

Answer: Intel

Intel is known as the largest semiconductor chip producer. It was founded on July 18th as Integrated Electronics Corporation by Gordon E. Moore and Robert Noyce.

8. April 4th, Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This famous man was shot dead on this date. Who was he?

Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.

The leader of the African-American civil rights movement was shot by James Earl Ray. This caused major protests in several American cities.

9. Which team won the European football (soccer) cup in 1968?

Answer: Manchester United

By doing so Manchester United became the first English team to win the trophy.

10. Which famous musical opened officially on Broadway in April 1968?

Answer: Hair

The musical with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot debuted on Broadway in 1967 and was officially opened in 1968.

Source: Author ivailo

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