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Quiz about The 1960s A Very Inventive Decade

The 1960s - A Very Inventive Decade! Quiz

Take a walk through a fascinating decade of inventions on a year by year basis. Yes, the 60's were more than hippy beads, rock concerts, and protests. Some people actually invented items that are still used today. Can you pick them?

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

Author
mixit

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,030

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1960. This familar item was first patented in 1959 and released in 1960 by General Electric. Hint

Halogen lamp

Neon sign

Fluorescent lamp

Vapor lamp

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Question 2 of 10

2. 1961. What special event happened on April 12, 1961 that changed the world of flight? Hint

Pluto was discovered

American Airlines was created

Man landed on the moon

First human in space

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Question 3 of 10

3. 1962. "Spacewar" was the first of its kind of what? Hint

Board game

Card game

Computer game

Mathematics program

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Question 4 of 10

4. 1963. John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtzas devised BASIC. What did BASIC stand for? Hint

Beginners' Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code

Bearing American Sheep In Cots

Bring All Schooling Into Colleges

Beautiful Animals Should Include Cats

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Question 5 of 10

5. 1964. Originally named "Chemgrass". this product is now known under a different title since it was used at the "Astrodome". Hint

Assorted ticketing

Astroboy

Astroturf

Australian seating

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1965. James Russell invented a storage system that did not achieve widespread recognition till many years later. What was it? Hint

DVD recorder

Video recorder

Compact disc

Cassette recorder

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Question 7 of 10

7. 1966. Police officers worldwide owe Stephanie Kwolek a big favor for inventing this. Which is it? Hint

knitting

kevlar

night watch

karma

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1967. "Cal Tech" was a prototype (and the first "hand held" or "pocket") type of what modern, everyday item? Hint

Mobile phone

Calculator

Digital watch

DVD player

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1968. A popular board game of the 1960's was Battling ____? Hint

Tops

Tips

Taps

Tups

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1969. Young ones, prepare yourself for a scare. What did ARPA in the phrase ARPAnet stand for? Hint

Another Register for Poor Americans

Advanced Research Project Agency

Australia's Ritual Price Annexation

Alphabet Readers Paying Authors

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1960. This familar item was first patented in 1959 and released in 1960 by General Electric.

Answer: Halogen lamp

The halogen lamp was considered brighter than previous lamps. The other forms of lighting are all older. Vapor lamps were first around in 1901, neon signs in 1911, and fluorescent lamps hit the stores in 1927.

2. 1961. What special event happened on April 12, 1961 that changed the world of flight?

Answer: First human in space

Yuri Gagarin was the first human to complete a full orbit around the earth, in the Vostok 1. Man did not land on the moon till eight years later.

3. 1962. "Spacewar" was the first of its kind of what?

Answer: Computer game

Created by Steve "Slug" Russell, who was an employee of MIT, it took over 200 man hours to write the first version. We have definitely come a long way since then!

4. 1963. John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtzas devised BASIC. What did BASIC stand for?

Answer: Beginners' Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code

Both men worked at Dartmouth College and devised this program as a "easy" learning buffer for undergraduates from all colleges prior to them attempting to learn programs like FORTRAN.

5. 1964. Originally named "Chemgrass". this product is now known under a different title since it was used at the "Astrodome".

Answer: Astroturf

Monsanto employees James M. Farr and Robert T. Wright invented this synthetic grass in '64. Though great from the mowing point of view, it takes a lot of water to make it playable for the many sporting fields it is laid on.

6. 1965. James Russell invented a storage system that did not achieve widespread recognition till many years later. What was it?

Answer: Compact disc

James was granted 22 patents for his system, but sadly for him, it did not become popular until being massed-produced by the Philips Corporation in the 1980s.

7. 1966. Police officers worldwide owe Stephanie Kwolek a big favor for inventing this. Which is it?

Answer: kevlar

Kevlar is the product that is used in bullet proof vests. It is five times lighter than steel, does not corrode and does not rust. It is used in many other products because of this durability.

8. 1967. "Cal Tech" was a prototype (and the first "hand held" or "pocket") type of what modern, everyday item?

Answer: Calculator

Texas Instrument Company devised "Cal Tech" in 1967 and although not released in that year, it was later released by Canon as the "Canon Pocket-tronic" in 1970. It was a four function system with output printed on paper tape. It was the first true hand held calculator later to be more commonly known as a "pocket" calculator because of its ability to be transported around in your pocket.

9. 1968. A popular board game of the 1960's was Battling ____?

Answer: Tops

Released by what was eventually to become Mattel, "Battling Tops" changed its name to "Battling Spaceships" in 1977 to cash in on the Star Wars craze. It was then discontinued, but it has returned to the market. A good family game.

10. 1969. Young ones, prepare yourself for a scare. What did ARPA in the phrase ARPAnet stand for?

Answer: Advanced Research Project Agency

ARPAnet was a branch of the CIA's military division that developed a top secret system that allowed military information to be conveyed via computer during the Cold War. This was the initial concept behind the last 3 letters of the phrase, which we now know as the internet!

Source: Author mixit

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