Back in the Day Trivia Quiz

Answer: Requiring women to have their husband's co-sign in order to get a credit card

In the 1960s a bank could legally refuse to issue a credit card to any unmarried woman. If she was married, her husband was required to co-sign. Up until the 1970s most credit cards were issued showing the husband's signature. It was not until 1974 that it became illegal, in the USA, for a bank or credit card company to refuse to issue a credit card to a woman based on her gender alone.

The other three options were all illegal.

Answer: Flowers

Rickie Tickie stickers were wildly colored flower stickers. They were often used to decorate cars, teenage bedrooms, and occasionally windows. Popular during the 1960s, their popularity died out in the early 1970s after which time they were thought of as passé by many young Americans.

Answer: Sewing

These were some of the largest sewing pattern manufacturers in the U.S. These companies also produced other types of sewing notions. These sewing aids were considered a must for most seamstresses. Tissue paper clothing patterns have been sold in most English speaking nations for over a century.

Answer: Cuba

In January of 1962, the Caribbean island nation of Cuba signed a trade agreement with the USSR. A month later the Cuban embargo was enacted, and has remained in force well into the 21st century. This embargo may or may not be the cause of low living standards in Cuba.

Answer: Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett was an American singer/songwriter who had over 50 hits on the R&B charts. He was an important figure in the field of American soul music. Some of his biggest hits included "Mustang Sally" (1966) "Land of 1,000 Dances" (1966) and "In the Midnight Hour" (1965). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

Answer: 1920s American jazz culture

The word "groovy" is thought to have originated in the 1920s American jazz culture. It may have had an inference to the grooves in a LP record. Another theory is that it was a reference to the "groove" or rhythm of a piece of music. The word was commonly used in the 1960s to describe something that was exciting, well thought of, or very enjoyable.

Answer: True

The stones found in mood rings were usually made of hollow quartz containing thermotropic liquid crystals. They changed color due to a bodily change in temperature. This was purported to happen with each change of mood. They were actually liquid crystal thermometers, that are still sold.

Answer: True

This little tidbit of knowledge is true. The word "Zip" is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan". The cartoon character Mr. Zip aka Zippy was used in television commercials to encourage the public to use the new address modifier. Entertainer Ethel Merman recorded the song "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah" as another promotion for the new zip code system.

Answer: Los Angeles

On January 15, 1967, in the vibrant city of Los Angeles, California, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the very first NFL Superbowl. Americans were glued to their television sets and this momentous game was shown on two of the three major networks. Sadly, for many American football fans, no broadcast tapes of this game exist, only a couple short takes of less than a minute.

At that time tapes were routinely erased and taped over to cut costs.

Answer: Corvair

The Chevrolet Corvair was manufactured from 1960-1969. This unusual car model featured a rear mounted engine and was the object of criticism in Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at Any Speed". The book criticized many other model designs and made allegations that the automobile industry deliberately ignored safety issues with many of their designs. Nader expressed the opinion that safety issues, such as the addition of seatbelts, were considered a secondary issue that was nowhere near as important as the highly ornamented cars that were being produced at the beginning of the decade.

The other options are all Buick models that were first introduced in the 1960s.