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Bong Water Trivia Quiz

If you were sucking down bong water during the '60s, the decade is probably just a purple haze. Check out what condition your condition is in with this quiz about all things '60s.

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

Author
nutmeglad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
184,177

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4833

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. When The Stones (Rolling, that is) sang "Let's Spend the Night Together" on "The Ed Sullivan Show", the Man made Mick change the lyrics. To what? Hint

Let's spend the day together

Let's spend some time together

Let's get it right together

Let's spend our lives together

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Question 2 of 10

2. What TV anchor removed his glasses, wiped away a tear and informed us that "President Kennedy is dead."? Hint

Dan Rather

Harry Reasoner

Howard K. Smith

Walter Cronkite

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Question 3 of 10

3. The "pigs" were out in force for the '68 Chicago Democratic convention and the whole world was watching. Who did the Dems nominate while our brothers and sisters voted with their feet? Hint

Lyndon Johnson

Hubert Humphrey

Richard Nixon

Barry Goldwater

4. Ken Kesey, author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", painted an old school bus, loaded it with stoners and set off to look for America. What was the name of this magical, mystery tour group? Hint

The Heads

The Rockin' Rebels

The Merry Pranksters

Wavy Gravy

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who told us all to "Turn on, tune in, drop out"? Hint

Timothy Leary

John Lennon

Baba Ram Das

Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Question 6 of 10

6. The war in Nam really heated up during the late '60s. What government agency was responsible for drafting young men and shipping them off to fight? Hint

Selective Service System

Social Security Administration

US Army

Dept. of Homeland Defense

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hippies thought everything should be free - free food, free love, free books. Who was the author of "Steal This Book"? Hint

Jerry Rubin

Abbie Hoffman

Eldrige Cleaver

Angela Davis

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" premiered late in the decade. Who was NOT an original member of the cast? Hint

Goldie Hawn

Joanne Worley

Henry Gibson

Artie Shaw

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Question 9 of 10

9. Clint Eastwood became famous appearing in spaghetti westerns during this decade. He followed up "A Fistful of Dollars" with what film? Hint

"Once Upon a Time in the West"

"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"

"For a Few Dollars More"

"High Plains Drifter"

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Question 10 of 10

10. An unlikely star athlete, who was the last pitcher to win 30 games in a single season? Hint

Whitey Ford

Denny McLain

Bob Gibson

Bob "Rapid Robert" Feller

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When The Stones (Rolling, that is) sang "Let's Spend the Night Together" on "The Ed Sullivan Show", the Man made Mick change the lyrics. To what?

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".

2. What TV anchor removed his glasses, wiped away a tear and informed us that "President Kennedy is dead."?

Answer: Walter Cronkite

Long-time CBS anchor Cronkite stated that this was the only time he ever misted up on the air.

3. The "pigs" were out in force for the '68 Chicago Democratic convention and the whole world was watching. Who did the Dems nominate while our brothers and sisters voted with their feet?

Answer: Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey was LBJ's veep. He lost the election that November to the Republican team of Nixon and Agnew, both of whom were forced to resign from office.

Answer: The Merry Pranksters

This groovy group brought street theater to the masses. The problem was the masses weren't looking for street theater. To learn more about this failed experiment in '60s self-indulgence, read "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe. What a trip, man.

5. Who told us all to "Turn on, tune in, drop out"?

Answer: Timothy Leary

A Harvard professor who discovered the transcendental qualities of LSD, Leary urged everyone to drop a little acid now and then. When he died, Leary's ashes were launched into space. Now that's getting high, man.

6. The war in Nam really heated up during the late '60s. What government agency was responsible for drafting young men and shipping them off to fight?

Answer: Selective Service System

Any guy with a 1-A status was probably going to see the rice paddies in Nam and chances are, we all knew someone who fled to Canada or switched to women's underwear to avoid being drafted.

7. Hippies thought everything should be free - free food, free love, free books. Who was the author of "Steal This Book"?

Answer: Abbie Hoffman

Rubin wrote "Do It", Cleaver wrote "Soul on Ice", and Davis sported an Afro the size of a beachball. Hoffman ultimately committed suicide. Bummer.

8. "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" premiered late in the decade. Who was NOT an original member of the cast?

Answer: Artie Shaw

There were love-ins, be-ins, bed-ins and, of course, a "Laugh-In". Using the shotgun approach to comedy, the show consisted of short sketches and sight gags, flower-power art and a great cast. By the way, Artie Shaw was a bandleader who never appeared on "Laugh In".

9. Clint Eastwood became famous appearing in spaghetti westerns during this decade. He followed up "A Fistful of Dollars" with what film?

Answer: "For a Few Dollars More"

America was in love with TV and movie westerns during the '50s, but these were sanitized, idealized visions of the Old West. The spaghetti western changed that, showing dirty, sweaty actors with cheesy dubbed voices. Good flicks, though, the best of which was the epic "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" which came out in '68.

10. An unlikely star athlete, who was the last pitcher to win 30 games in a single season?

Answer: Denny McLain

McLain won 30 games pitching for the Detroit Tigers, getting his 30th victory on September 14, 1968. His 31st regular season victory came five days later. It changed baseball. As a result of lower offense, more low-scoring games and McLain's performance, baseball officials decided to lower the regulation height of the pitcher's mound, giving the batter a better advantage. Fans pay to
see offense and the move gave the fans what they wanted.

Source: Author nutmeglad

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