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The Turbulent Sixties Trivia Quiz

What a time it was!

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,586

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
6534

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (8/10), Guest 104 (5/10), piet (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following events occurred during the 60s? Hint

Agnew resigns

Armstrong walks on the moon

Nixon resigns

Watergate Break-in

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Question 2 of 10

2. Several young civil rights workers were murdered in the South during the early 60s. Where did this occur? Hint

Alabama

Tennessee

Louisiana

Mississippi

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of the most famous photographs from the era shows a young girl kneeling beside a student who had just been shot at Kent State. What was of particular interest about the girl? Hint

She was a professional agitator

She was a runaway

She was a member of the military

She was a member of a prominent political family

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these events did NOT occur in the 60s? Hint

Shooting of Martin Luther King

Shooting of George Wallace

Shooting of Robert F Kennedy

Shooting of John F Kennedy

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Question 5 of 10

5. Eugene McCarthy made a bid for the Presidency in 1968. What state did he represent as a Senator? Hint

Illinois

Arizona

Minnesota

Maine

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is true of the Tate LaBianca murders? Hint

The murder of the LaBianca's was followed later by the murder of Tate and her friends

Tate and the LaBianca's were murdered together at the LaBianca residence

Tate and the LaBianca's were murdered together at the Tate residence

The murder of Tate and her friends was followed later by the murder of the LaBianca's

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Democratic convention of 1968 was a mess. Where was it held? Hint

Los Angeles

Chicago

New York

Boston

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these events occurred in the 60s? Hint

Clutter Murders ('In Cold Blood')

Boston Strangler killings

David Berkowitz killings ('Son of Sam')

Sam Shepard Murder Case ('Fugitive')

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Question 9 of 10

9. Barry Goldwater got clobbered when he ran for President in 1964. Who was his vice-presidential running mate? Hint

Bill Miller

Nelson Rockefeller

Curtis Lemay

John Anderson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962? Hint

Gromyko

Khrushchev

Molotov

Dobrynin

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Nov 11 2024 : Guest 90: 8/10
Nov 10 2024 : Guest 104: 5/10
Oct 09 2024 : piet: 9/10
Oct 01 2024 : srandall: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following events occurred during the 60s?

Answer: Armstrong walks on the moon

The moon landing was in 1969. John Kennedy had pledged to put a man on the moon before the decade was over. It happened, but he didn't live to see it. The other events, Agnew resigning in disgrace and the Watergate fiasco, all happened in the 70s.

2. Several young civil rights workers were murdered in the South during the early 60s. Where did this occur?

Answer: Mississippi

1964 ... See the film 'Mississippi Burning'.

3. One of the most famous photographs from the era shows a young girl kneeling beside a student who had just been shot at Kent State. What was of particular interest about the girl?

Answer: She was a runaway

Mary Vecchio was a young runaway. (Kent State actually occurred in the 70s.)

4. Which of these events did NOT occur in the 60s?

Answer: Shooting of George Wallace

Arthur Bremer's shooting of George Wallace was in the 70s. JFK was in 1963; the others were in the late 60s.

5. Eugene McCarthy made a bid for the Presidency in 1968. What state did he represent as a Senator?

Answer: Minnesota

Candidate for peace.

6. Which of the following is true of the Tate LaBianca murders?

Answer: The murder of Tate and her friends was followed later by the murder of the LaBianca's

Tate and friends were first, then the LaBianca two nights later. So sad.

7. The Democratic convention of 1968 was a mess. Where was it held?

Answer: Chicago

Question: 'Do you belong to an organized political party?' Answer: 'No, I'm a Democrat.'

8. Which of these events occurred in the 60s?

Answer: Boston Strangler killings

The Boston Strangler had his killing spree in the 60s. Berkowitz went on his rampage in the 70s. The Shepard and Clutter murders happened in the 50s. (Strange now to think about Robert Blake portraying a murderer in the movie version of Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood'.)

9. Barry Goldwater got clobbered when he ran for President in 1964. Who was his vice-presidential running mate?

Answer: Bill Miller

Lemay was the V.P. running mate of George Wallace in 1968. Anderson was a third party candidate for president in the election eventually won by Jimmy Carter in 1976. Rockefeller served for a short time as V.P.

10. Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962?

Answer: Khrushchev

The other three were also Soviet political figures.

Source: Author robert362

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