1960s Britain

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1. 1960 saw Penguin Books being tried under obscenity laws for publishing which of these novels? The Country Girls Lolita Lady Chatterley's Lover Fanny Hill

2. In 1961, the inhabitants of which remote island were temporarily evacuated to the UK following a volcanic eruption? Iceland South Georgia Barbados Tristan da Cunha

3. James Hanratty was in the news in 1962, when he was accused of which crime? Robbery Murder Blackmail Kidnap

4. The Beeching Report of 1963 led to major restructuring of which transport system in the UK? Railways Canals Motorways Air travel

5. Which television channel made its first appearance on British screens in 1964? ITV BBC2 Channel 4 Channel 5

6. In 1965, which of these people was honoured by a full state funeral? Lord Mountbatten Queen Mary Duke of Windsor Winston Churchill

7. September 1966 saw the official opening of a suspension bridge between England and Wales, across which river? Dee Severn Avon Tamar

8. The Torrey Canyon was shipwrecked off the coast of Cornwall in 1967. What type of vessel was it? Liner Ferry Supertanker Aircraft carrier

9. In 1968, Enoch Powell made a speech which became known as the 'Rivers of Blood' speech. What was its subject? Immigration Trades Unions War Mods and Rockers

10. 1969 saw the official investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales at which Welsh castle? Caernarfon Conwy Beaumaris Pembroke