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Do You Remember 1961? Trivia Quiz

The year President Kennedy was inaugurated and the first manned space flight was made. What do you know about 1961?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,267

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
10744

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first man in space? Hint

John Glenn

Gus Grissom

Alan Shepard

Yuri Gagarin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who died in 1961? Hint

Grandma Moses

all of them

Ernest Hemingway

Dag Hammarskjold

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which notorious structure was built in 1961 (in a European city)?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which TV show featuring Patrick Macnee as Mr Steed premiered in 1961?

Answer: (Two Words Emma Peel is a character that appeared in 1965.)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Russian ballet dancer defected in 1961? Hint

Dolin

Nijinsky

Nureyev

Baryshinikov

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1961 which novel written by Joseph Heller introduced a new phrase to the language?

Answer: (Hyphenated word ending with a number)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What popular Mancini song was featured in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What movie won the Oscar for best picture in 1962? Hint

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Two Women

The Apartment

West Side Story

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who gave their debut performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in February 1961?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What appeared for the first time in 1961? Hint

quartz watch

Barbie's friend Ken

panty hose

cassette tape recorder

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first man in space?

Answer: Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin April 12 1961. Alan Shepard May 5 1961

2. Who died in 1961?

Answer: all of them

3. Which notorious structure was built in 1961 (in a European city)?

Answer: Berlin Wall

It was constructed of barbed wire at first. This was replaced by concrete. It came down in 1989.

4. Which TV show featuring Patrick Macnee as Mr Steed premiered in 1961?

Answer: The Avengers

5. Which Russian ballet dancer defected in 1961?

Answer: Nureyev

6. In 1961 which novel written by Joseph Heller introduced a new phrase to the language?

Answer: Catch-22

7. What popular Mancini song was featured in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?

Answer: Moon River

8. What movie won the Oscar for best picture in 1962?

Answer: West Side Story

9. Who gave their debut performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in February 1961?

Answer: The Beatles

10. What appeared for the first time in 1961?

Answer: Barbie's friend Ken

quartz watch 1967, panty hose 1959, cassette tape recorder 1963

Source: Author minch

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