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Do You Remember 1966? Trivia Quiz

There was trouble all over the world in 1966. (So what's new?) However, it wasn't all bad. What do you remember or know about these ten happenings?

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

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
22,815

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
10116

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (5/10), Guest 107 (5/10), Guest 195 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What were many art treasures in Florence, Italy destroyed or damaged by in 1966? Hint

fire

terrorist bomb

earthquake

flood

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Question 2 of 10

2. The first soft landing on the moon was made by the spacecraft, Luna 9. This was a Soviet spacecraft. True or False?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these did France's President de Gaulle do in 1966? Hint

granted Algeria independence

stood for re-election as President of France

vetoed the UK's request to join the Common Market

withdrew from the common NATO military command structure

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote 1966's best selling novel, 'Valley of the Dolls'? Hint

Danielle Steele

Jackie Collins

Judith Kranz

Jacqueline Susann

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these musicals premiered on Broadway in 1966? Hint

Cabaret

The Sound of Music

Camelot

Fiddler on the Roof

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Question 6 of 10

6. There was no Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1966.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who defeated West Germany to win the FIFA World Cup in 1966? Hint

England

Argentina

Brazil

Italy

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was Mao's book 'Quotations from Chairman Mao' commonly known as? Hint

Little Black Book

Little Red Book

Mao's Manifesto

Mao's big book

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these TV shows did NOT premiere in 1966? Hint

Star Trek

Partridge Family

Mission Impossible

Hollywood Squares

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Question 10 of 10

10. Of which country did Indira Gandhi become the prime minister, in 1966 (the third since its independence)?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What were many art treasures in Florence, Italy destroyed or damaged by in 1966?

Answer: flood

The flood was on November 4, 1966

2. The first soft landing on the moon was made by the spacecraft, Luna 9. This was a Soviet spacecraft. True or False?

Answer: True

3. Which of these did France's President de Gaulle do in 1966?

Answer: withdrew from the common NATO military command structure

However, France remained a member of NATO.
Algerian independence - 1962. French vetoon Britain joining the EU - 1963 and again 1967. Stood for re-election as President - 1965.

4. Who wrote 1966's best selling novel, 'Valley of the Dolls'?

Answer: Jacqueline Susann

5. Which of these musicals premiered on Broadway in 1966?

Answer: Cabaret

6. There was no Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1966.

Answer: True

7. Who defeated West Germany to win the FIFA World Cup in 1966?

Answer: England

8. What was Mao's book 'Quotations from Chairman Mao' commonly known as?

Answer: Little Red Book

9. Which of these TV shows did NOT premiere in 1966?

Answer: Partridge Family

10. Of which country did Indira Gandhi become the prime minister, in 1966 (the third since its independence)?

Answer: India

Source: Author minch

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