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Quiz about Do You Remember 1965
Quiz about Do You Remember 1965

Do You Remember 1965? Trivia Quiz


1965 - The year of Lyndon Johnson's 'Great Society', the year the Vietnamese war escalated, the year Sir Winston Churchill died, and the year Ralph Nader wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed'.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
minch
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
17,065
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
9639
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (1/10), Guest 24 (6/10), Guest 165 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these was a hit in 1965? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Joe Namath joined the AFL. True or False?


Question 3 of 10
3. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was completed. Who was the architect? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which British woman is famous for popularizing/designing the miniskirt? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who coined the catchphrase 'Tune in, turn on, drop out'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these TV shows did NOT start in 1965? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In November the power went out in the northeast U.S. and in parts of Canada. It affected around 30 million people. What was it referred to afterwards? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the first American to walk in space? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the movie, released in 1965, that won the best picture Oscar (at the 1966 ceremony)?

Answer: (Four Words)
Question 10 of 10
10. What was new in 1965? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these was a hit in 1965?

Answer: all of these

'I' Got You Babe' Sonny and Cher 'Yesterday' The Beatles 'Satisfaction' Rolling Stones
2. Joe Namath joined the AFL. True or False?

Answer: True

New York Jets
3. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was completed. Who was the architect?

Answer: Eero Saarinen

Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier designed the Palace for the League of Nations in Geneva. Piano and Rogers designed the controversial Pompidou Center in Paris.
4. Which British woman is famous for popularizing/designing the miniskirt?

Answer: Mary Quant

Mary Quant was only in her early twenties when she started her business of designing and selling fashions.
5. Who coined the catchphrase 'Tune in, turn on, drop out'?

Answer: Timothy Leary

6. Which of these TV shows did NOT start in 1965?

Answer: 'Ironside'

'Ironside' started in 1967. 'I Spy' {1965-1968;} 'I Dream of Jeannie' {1965-1970;} 'Hogan's Heroes' 1965-1971
7. In November the power went out in the northeast U.S. and in parts of Canada. It affected around 30 million people. What was it referred to afterwards?

Answer: The Great Blackout

The whole of the northeast from Michigan to New England was affected as well as parts of Canada. For thirteen hours many were stuck in elevators and subway trains.
8. Who was the first American to walk in space?

Answer: Edward White

The Russian Aleksei Leonov was the first man to take a space walk.
9. What was the movie, released in 1965, that won the best picture Oscar (at the 1966 ceremony)?

Answer: The Sound of Music

It starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.
10. What was new in 1965?

Answer: soft contact lenses

ring-pull cans 1960 felt-tip pens 1960
Source: Author minch

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