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Words by Decade 1961-1970 Trivia Quiz

Words that came into the language during "The Swinging Sixties" should be well known to us. Check them out in this multi-choice quiz.

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

Author
Philian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
157,222

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
8664

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which is the name of the high and very carefully shaped hairdo which was popular in the late 50s and gradually faded in its importance during the 1960s? Hint

toad-stool

bee-hive

honeycomb

onion dome

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which dance craze and style of music literally meant "new tendency" when translated into English? Hint

samba

bossa nova

copa neuva

baile nuevo

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Question 3 of 10

3. "If that's your bag." From which original sense of the word "bag" did the meaning of a particular person's interest or expertise actually derive? Hint

From the notion of "bagging" or shooting something.

From the notion of a bag being something you put things in.

From the idea of cutting or "bagging" wheat.

From the idea of bulging out like a bag.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What additional meaning did the word "busing" gain during the 1960s? Hint

To transport people from one place to another to try to achieve racial integration.

To take suspects off the streets before crimes were committed.

To force people out of their cars on to the public transport system.

To flood the market with cheap new products at a discount price.

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did the name "Charlie" or "Charley" come to mean to U.S.A. troops during the 1960s? Hint

A form of easily available drug

A member of the Viet Cong or a North Vietnamese soldier.

The name given to a traitor or informer.

The name of a particular army rifle.

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Question 6 of 10

6. With which fashion items did the word "chisel" become associated in the early 1960s? Hint

ear-rings

mini-skirts

low-cut dresses

shoes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which two birds became the symbolic representations of hard-liners and peaceful negotiators during the 1960s? Hint

eagles and canaries

eagles and thrushes

robins and cuckoos

hawks and doves

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is meant by an "empty-nester"? Hint

A couple who are unable to have any children.

A young woman who used the pill to prevent pregnancy.

A young woman not interested in the opposite sex.

A couple whose children have grown up and left home.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is not a type of pedestrian road crossing in Great Britain? Hint

A Panda Crossing

A Zebra Crossing

A Petrel Crossing

A Pelican Crossing

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the meaning of the Japanese word "shiatsu" which was borrowed into English and first recorded in its written form in 1967? Hint

room arrangement

finger-pressure

cartoon animation

tree growing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which is the name of the high and very carefully shaped hairdo which was popular in the late 50s and gradually faded in its importance during the 1960s?

Answer: bee-hive

The first recorded written use of "bee-hive" as applied to hair styles was in 1960. It rapidly became unfashionable as the 1960s progressed. An earlier meaning of "bee-hive" had been applied to a type of hat and was recorded in 1909.

2. Which dance craze and style of music literally meant "new tendency" when translated into English?

Answer: bossa nova

The "bossa nova" was a style of Brazilian music and a dance related to the samba. It is a translation from the Portuguese (the language of Brazil). It only had a brief period of popularity during the 1960s.

3. "If that's your bag." From which original sense of the word "bag" did the meaning of a particular person's interest or expertise actually derive?

Answer: From the notion of a bag being something you put things in.

It originally came from the slightly earlier jazz slang sense. As you place things in your bag you allocate them to particular compartments indicating your different uses and preferences.

4. What additional meaning did the word "busing" gain during the 1960s?

Answer: To transport people from one place to another to try to achieve racial integration.

The term was mostly used with regard to taking children to and from schools. The idea was to mix the population from different areas of a city so that the disadvantages and isolation of the ghetto environments could be overcome. Naturally this caused a great deal of controversy.

5. What did the name "Charlie" or "Charley" come to mean to U.S.A. troops during the 1960s?

Answer: A member of the Viet Cong or a North Vietnamese soldier.

"Charlie" was U.S. services' slang which was probably suggested by "Victor Charlie" which was military communications code for "VC" (i.e. Viet Cong). There is also the possibility the use of the word was influenced by the memory of World War II slang which identified the Japanese soldier and most Asians as "Charlie" probably because of the fictional Chinese detective "Charlie Chan".

6. With which fashion items did the word "chisel" become associated in the early 1960s?

Answer: shoes

This was a kind of shoe with a squared toe that enjoyed a very brief period of popularity in the 1960s. It was constantly criticised for the harm it could do the wearer's feet.

7. Which two birds became the symbolic representations of hard-liners and peaceful negotiators during the 1960s?

Answer: hawks and doves

The dove has long been the symbol of peace and "doves" were committed to trying to prevent military conflict by negotiation. "Hawks" resembled birds of prey in that they advocated swift and decisive military action.

8. What is meant by an "empty-nester"?

Answer: A couple whose children have grown up and left home.

The "empty-nester" was a category of person identified by advertisers as having extra disposable income because their family commitments to their children had diminished. Thus they were a prime target for the marketing of all sorts of consumer goods, holidays and luxury items.

9. Which of the following is not a type of pedestrian road crossing in Great Britain?

Answer: A Petrel Crossing

A Panda Crossing has chevron shaped road markings said to resemble a panda's black and white pelt. Pelican was coined from "Pedestrian light-controlled" because it was controlled by push-buttons. Panda Crossing dates from 1962 and Pelican Crossing from 1966.

10. What is the meaning of the Japanese word "shiatsu" which was borrowed into English and first recorded in its written form in 1967?

Answer: finger-pressure

It is a kind of therapy of Japanese origin in which the thumbs and palms are applied to certain points in the body.

Source: Author Philian

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