The 1960s Scene/Seen Internationally

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1. Who was the American theorist (of German origin) responsible for the concept of the "one-dimensional man," a concept that led to his being called "the father of the Left"? (Interestingly, he rejected the nickname). Herbert Marcuse Mario Savio Eldridge Cleaver Leonard Bernstein

2. Which of these comedians said, "In the Halls of Justice the only justice is in the halls?" Lenny Bruce Phil Silvers Jonathan Winters Andy Griffith

3. In 1967, who was the leader of Yugoslavia who opened its borders to foreigners and did away with visa requirements? Joseph Stalin Gamal Abdel Nasser Tito (Josip Broz) King Peter II

4. Who sang the famous 1966 song, "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'"? The Velvet Underground Della Reese Nancy Sinatra The Marvelettes

5. Which world leader in 1963 vetoed a British application to become part of the European Economic Community? Georges Pompidou Charles de Gaulle Francois Mitterand Albert Camus

6. What is a kind of non-representational painting called which began early in the twentieth century and which became predominant in the 1960s? Note the subject of this kind of painting is nothing but itself--with one color. Some people here call this a variant of Abstract Expressionism. Dirty Realism Dadaism Monochrome painting Social Realism

7. In 1965, which Latin American leader became the First Secretary of the Communist Party in Cuba? Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Cesar Chavez

8. In the bitter Great Flag Debate, in 1965, what flag did Canada give itself? the willow leaf the oak leaf the maple leaf the fig leaf

9. In May 1966, what did Mao Zedong initiate? He spoke of eliminating the hidden 'liberal bourgeoisie' which he saw as dividing China. The Great Awakening Cultural Revolution The New Deal The Agrarian Revolution.

10. What was the name of the confrontation on March 21, 1960 in South Africa in which police forces shot upon a group of black protesters? Church Street Bombing Rivonia Trial Soweto Uprising Sharpeville Massacre

11. What was the name of the highly segregationist governor of Alabama who in 1963 tried to stop the enrollment of two black students in the University of Albama? George Wallace Asa Carter F. W. De Klerk Albert Brewer

12. What singer born as Jamesetta Hawkins recorded the classic, "At Last"? Etta James Nina Simone Dinah Washington Della Reese

13. Who was the philosopher whose book "Motiviation and Personality" with concept of the "self-actualizing person" would be influential in the 1960's human potential movement? Carl Jung Alfred Adler Karen Horney Abraham Maslow

14. Who is the famous French psychoanalyst who introduced the concepts of the mirror stage and said that "the unconscious is shaped like a language"? Jacques Derrida Jacques-Marie-Émile Lacan Pablo Picasso Sigmund Freud

15. Who was the surgeon in the first successful human heart transplant in 1966? John Charnley Adolf Lorenz Dr. Christiaan Barnard Wilfred Bigelow

16. Who won the World Cup in 1966? Mexico Italy Germany England

17. What did Bausch and Lomb introduce in 1965? It was the world's first example of this product. Compact disc Polaroid sunglasses Water bed Soft contact lens

18. What was invented in 1960 as an alternative to the light bulb? Energy saving light bulbs Electronic tea kettle Halogen light lamp The number bed

19. What was the name of the man who didn't get to land on the moon in 1969 but who remained in charge of the command module Columbia? Deke Slayton Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Michael Collins Neil Armstrong

20. The famous Janis Joplin, the "pearl" of the 60s, had a famous song, "Me and Bobby McGee." Fill in the word that's missing. "Freedom's just another word for nothing ____ to lose." much more left less