The Age of Aquarius Trivia Quiz

Answer: False

The art of tie-dye was very popular during the 1960s. It was not due to the Korean War which had occurred from 1950-1953. The origin of this dye form has been hotly debated, but Korea is not a country whose name comes up as a possible origin. The art of tie-dye was used in Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, and India for centuries. No two objects, despite being similar in make, will come out exactly the same, once they are tie-dyed.

Answer: Mary Quant

British clothing designer, Mary Quant, is widely credited with the creation of both the miniskirt and the short shorts that were known as hot pants. While it is more likely that numerous creative minds helped popularize these clothing styles, there is no doubt that Mary Quant was very influential.

These styles were a big change from the crinoline lined poodle skirts that had been popular a few years before. Mary Quant claims that she named the miniskirt after her favorite car, the BMC Mini.

Answer: China

China became the fifth country to enter the nuclear age when it detonated a uranium-235 implosion at the Lop Nur test site. Known as Project 596 or Chic-1, this massive explosion/implosion occurred less than five years after Nikita Khrushchev withdrew his country's support for the Chinese nuclear program in 1959. (France had become the fourth nuclear power in 1960).

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

With a career that only lasted four years, Jimi Hendrix was one of the most important figures in early Rock and Roll. His psychedelic sound was made even more impressive by his skill as a guitarist. This self-taught, left-handed musician played his guitar upside down and backwards, when compared to the average right-handed guitar player of the time.

His career was cut short when he died of asphyxia caused by his use of barbiturates. Hendrix, like many of the musicians of the time, struggled with alcohol and drugs.

Answer: It was designed for the British nuclear disarmament movement in 1958.

The peace sign was an iconic symbol of 1960s America. Many people might be surprised to learn that the symbol was originally designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom for the British Nuclear Disarmament Movement. The symbol is a combination of two semaphore signals, the letters "N" and "D" which stood for "nuclear disarmament".

In semaphore the letter "N" is formed by a person holding two flags in the form of an inverted "V". The letter "D" is formed by holding one flag straight down, while holding the second flag straight up. Impose these two shapes inside a circle and you come up with the once very popular peace sign.

Answer: Edwin Aldrin

On July 20, 1969 the world was riveted to the television while the first men walked on the moon. These two men were Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. This photo of "Buzz" Aldrin was taken by Armstrong during their landing in the Sea of Tranquility. The other three options were all American astronauts who landed on the moon during later missions.

Answer: A British accountant

Edward Craven Walker, a British accountant, is credited with the creation of the Lava Lamp. His original design came about in 1948 and his final design for mass production came out in 1963. This icon of the 1960s was originally called the "Astro Globe" and then the "Lava Lite".

The original Lava Lamp came with a gold colored base and had either yellow or blue liquid. They were equipped with red or white 'lava'. Lava Lamps are basically just a glass tube filled with colored water and a special "lava" wax.

Inside the base is a light bulb which heats up the "lava" causing it to float upwards in the water (and down again when it cools).

Answer: Hair

In 1967 the rock group known as "The 5th Dimension" wrote a single known as "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" for the popular musical "Hair", which opened on Broadway in April 1968. This medley topped the charts in the spring of 1969 (it was released in March 1969) and finally went platinum.

This recording won two Grammy Awards in 1970 and was popular on both sides of the ocean. The title of the song was a reference to the astrological perception that the world was fixing to enter a period of love, peace, and humanity known as the "Age of Aquarius".

This was just one of the many rock hits to come out of the rock musical known as "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical", or simply "Hair".

Answer: Sting Ray

The Chevrolet Corvette (C2) was also known as the Corvette Sting Ray. Made from 1963-1967, these beautiful cars are some of the most sought after vehicles in the world of classic cars. The Sting Ray boasted a number of unusual elements that included a divided rear window, hidden headlamps, and false vents on the hood.

Answer: True

In 1961, the U.S. figure skating team along with all its coaches, were killed over Czechoslovakia when their plane crashed on the way to the World Championships in Prague. It was not until Peggy Fleming managed to win a gold medal in 1968 that the US managed to become dominant in this sport again.