My London in the 60s

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1. What was the first major British television appearance for the Beatles in 1963? Band Stand Ready, Steady Go Sunday Night at the London Palladium Saturday Night Live

2. What club in London's Soho district, was considered the "most important venue in the history of European Pop music"? Ronnie Scott's Marquee Club The Cavern Blues Corner

3. Before his bad boy image took hold, Mick Jagger was a student at one of London's major colleges. Which? London School of Economics Imperial College, london London Business School University College, London

4. Everyone knows about Carnaby Street, but what was the name of the Kensington store that first enabled us girls to buy European high fashion at affordable prices? Biba Short and Sweet The Pink Butterfly Harrods

5. Who was the British designer who first marketed the mini skirt, eventually becoming the leading fashion force outside of Paris? Pierre Cardin Coco Chanel Twiggy Mary Quant

6. When and where was the World Premiere of "A Hard Day's Night"? London Palladium, July 10th 1964 London Pavilion on July 6, 1964 Odeon, Leicester Square, June 12th, 1964 Hammersmith Odeon, July 6th, 1964

7. Originally designed by Alec Issigonis, what year did the speedy Cooper version of the Mini, first start whizzing round London? 1962 1959 1961 1960

8. On what famous street did the Beatles open their "Apple Boutique"? Oxford Street Knightsbridge Baker Street Carnaby Street

9. Who was considered the "father of modernist hair styling and cut"? Regis John Frieda Vidal Sassoon Jose Eber

10. Which flamboyant British painter grew in influence in the 1960s, with his first London show at the Kasmin Gallery in Bond Street, in 1963? Andy Warhol Henry Moore Barbara Hepworth David Hockney

11. It took the BBC a while to realise that their listening audience had changed. Influenced by Pirate Radio Stations, when did the BBC finally launch Radio One. 1969 1966 1967 1968

12. What was the name of the classical music recording studio in London, that gained almost instant fame in the 1960s? Columbia Records BBC Abbey Road Studios Festival Hall Studios

13. There were several major changes English law that reflected the freer societal attitudes. In what year were both abortion and homosexual acts between adult men legalized in England and Wales? 1969 1965 1967 1961

14. Who was involved in the major scandal that shook London society to its roots in the 60s? Princess Margaret Benny Hill Winston Churchill John Profumo

15. In 1965, one of England's great statesman was given a full state funeral. Name him. Winston Churchill Duke of Wellington Harold Macmillan Duke of Marlborough