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Remembering the 60s - 1967 Americana

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Remembering the 60s  1967 Americana game quiz
"Anti-war protesters marched on the Pentagon as the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam rose to more than half a million. Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavyweight championship for refusing to be drafted into the army."

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1. What were Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee?
    Football players
    Spies
    Astronauts
    U.S. Senators


2. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court. Which of the following positions did Justice Marshall *not* hold prior to his appointment to the highest court in the land?
    Chief Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
    U.S. Solicitor General
    Congressman from Maryland
    U.S. Court of Appeals Justice


3. Racial tensions exploded during the summer of 1967 as dozens of riots broke out in cities across the United States. What two cities experienced the most serious violence?
    Chicago and Atlanta
    Houston and Washington, D.C.
    Miami and Philadephia
    Detroit and Newark


4. What was Richard Speck?
    A chess player
    A murderer
    A television star
    A bank robber


5. On August 29, 1967, Dr. Richard Kimble's four year search ended. Whom or what had he been seeking?
    Fred Johnson
    Source of the Nile
    Flu vaccine
    James Earl Ray


6. Which Hollywood 'blonde bombshell' died in a car wreck in June, 1967?
    Linda Darnell
    Mamie Van Doren
    Jayne Mansfield
    Kim Novak


7. Who sang "Purple Haze"?
    Jethro Tull
    Buffalo Springfield
    Jimi Hendrix
    Iron Maiden


8. What is Haiphong?
    A city
    A virus
    A food dish
    A severe storm


9. Which comedic actor made his film debut in the 1967 blood and guts movie "Bonnie and Clyde"?
    Henry Winkler
    Richard Pryor
    Gene Wilder
    Steve Martin


10. Which event of 1967 became known as the "Ice Bowl"?
    Blizzard
    Record temperature lows
    Figure skating contest
    Football game


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Compiled Jun 28 12