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Do You Remember 1963? Trivia Quiz

The big event in 1963 was the Kennedy assassination, but lots of other things happened too. What do you know about 1963?

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

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
15,552

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
9183

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was new in 1963? Hint

pop top cans

neither of these

cassette tape recorder

both of these

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his 'I have a dream' speech? Hint

New York

Chicago

St. Louis

Washington, D.C.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Alfred Hitchcock movie was released in 1963? Hint

Vertigo

The Birds

Psycho

Marnie

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which TV show premiered in 1963? Hint

The Jetsons

The Fugitive

I Dream of Jeannie

Dr. Kildare

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which movie, released in 1963, was the most expensive ever made up until that time?

Answer: (One Word:it starred a pair of famous lovers, both on and off screen.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the nationality of the first woman in space?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The book 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' was published in 1963. Who wrote it? Hint

John Le Carre

Peter Wright

Ian Fleming

James Bond

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote 'The Feminine Mystique'? Hint

Germaine Greer

Betty Friedan

Elizabeth Arden

Marilyn French

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'The Great Train Robbery' was a 1903 movie. However, there was a real Great Train Robbery in 1963. In which country did it take place? Hint

USA

South Africa

Australia

England

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what month was President Kennedy assassinated?

Answer: (One Word ... name of month.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was new in 1963?

Answer: both of these

2. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his 'I have a dream' speech?

Answer: Washington, D.C.

He made it from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

3. Which Alfred Hitchcock movie was released in 1963?

Answer: The Birds

Vertigo - 1958; Psycho - 1960; Marnie - 1964.

4. Which TV show premiered in 1963?

Answer: The Fugitive

The Fugitive ran until 1967; Dr. Kildare - 1961; I Dream of Jeannie - 1965 The Jetsons - 1962.

5. Which movie, released in 1963, was the most expensive ever made up until that time?

Answer: Cleopatra

It cost $44 million. Elizabeth Taylor was paid a million dollars for starring in this movie, which was a flop.

6. What was the nationality of the first woman in space?

Answer: Russian

Her name was Valentina Tereshkova. She orbited the earth 48 times. It wasn't until 1983 that the first female US astronaut, Sally Ride, entered space.

7. The book 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' was published in 1963. Who wrote it?

Answer: John Le Carre

Ian Fleming wrote the James Bond books. Peter Wright wrote 'Spycatcher'. James Bond, of course, is a character not an author.

8. Who wrote 'The Feminine Mystique'?

Answer: Betty Friedan

Australian Germaine Greer wrote 'The Female Eunuch'; Marilyn French wrote 'The Women's Room' Elizabeth Arden is famous for her cosmetics.

9. 'The Great Train Robbery' was a 1903 movie. However, there was a real Great Train Robbery in 1963. In which country did it take place?

Answer: England

It took place on a train from Glasgow to London. Two and a half million pounds was stolen. The best known of the robbers is Ronald Biggs, who voluntarily returned to England in May 2001 and was arrested. He was ordered by the court to complete the 28 years of his original prison sentence.

10. In what month was President Kennedy assassinated?

Answer: November

Source: Author minch

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