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Quiz about 1960s All American Entertainment
Quiz about 1960s All American Entertainment

1960s All American Entertainment Quiz


How much do you know about the music, movies, television, literature and other forms of entertainment that were popular in the US during this turbulent decade?

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
brewster76
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
296,217
Updated
Oct 08 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Avg Score
6 / 10
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What 1968 movie features this quote: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Do you remember when cigarettes were advertised on television? Which brand, targeted to women, had a jingle that began with the phrase: "You've come a long way, baby, to get where you've got to today"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This film wasn't the highest grossing movie when it was released, but the advent of video and DVD have catapulted it to the top money maker of the 1960s. Which is it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which television series was the only one to top the Nielsen Ratings for three consecutive years in the 1960s? (Hint: Hop Sing) Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Name the American band that formed in 1966 with these members: Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was Topo Gigio? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who got married May 1, 1967 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas? (hint: the bride had really big hair) Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the former director of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) who famously called television a "vast wasteland" in a 1961 speech? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which soap opera that debuted in 1963 launched the acting careers of Ricky Martin, Rick Springfield, Mark Hamill and Demi Moore? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Best-selling writer Kurt Vonnegut published a book with a decided science fiction bent involving time travel in 1969. What is the name of the book? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What 1968 movie features this quote: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"?

Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Spoken by HAL the computer to actor Keir Dullea. "Easy Rider" was released in 1969, "Dr. Strangelove" in 1964 and "Dave" in 1993.
2. Do you remember when cigarettes were advertised on television? Which brand, targeted to women, had a jingle that began with the phrase: "You've come a long way, baby, to get where you've got to today"?

Answer: Virginia Slims

The rest of the verse is: "You've got your own cigarette now, baby. You've come a long, long way." Tennis great Billie Jean King credits Virginia Slims' sponsorship of the first women's professional tennis tour for the success of the sport.
3. This film wasn't the highest grossing movie when it was released, but the advent of video and DVD have catapulted it to the top money maker of the 1960s. Which is it?

Answer: 101 Dalmatians

All those little kids who loved "101 Dalmatians" (1961) grew up and bought it for their own children. It's not surprising that the second biggest selling movie of the decade was another animated Disney film, "The Jungle Book" (1967). According to Worldwide Box Office the rest of the top 10 money makers of the 1960s are, in order: "The Sound of Music" (1965), "Thunderball" (1965), "Goldfinger" (1964), "Dr. Zhivago" (1965), "You Only Live Twice" (1967), "The Graduate" (1967), "Mary Poppins" (1964) and "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid" (1969). 1967 saw the release of "Bonnie and Clyde."
4. Which television series was the only one to top the Nielsen Ratings for three consecutive years in the 1960s? (Hint: Hop Sing)

Answer: Bonanza

Hop Sing was the Chinese immigrant who was the cook for Cartwrights on "Bonanza." "Laugh In" had one year at the top of the ratings in 1969. "Gunsmoke" had a four-year run as the nation's #1 show from 1958 - 1961. "Bewitched" wasn't ever #1 in the Nielsen ratings but was tops in my childhood heart.
5. Name the American band that formed in 1966 with these members: Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer.

Answer: Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. The Byrds consisted of David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke. John Sebastian, Steve Boone, Joe Butler and Zal Yanovsky were the members of The Lovin' Spoonful. The British band Cream formed with Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce.
6. Who was Topo Gigio?

Answer: A foam mouse who appeared numerous times on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

Topo Gigio and his creator, Maria Perego and actor Giuseppe Mazzullo (the character's voice) appeared more than 50 times on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
7. Who got married May 1, 1967 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas? (hint: the bride had really big hair)

Answer: Elvis and Priscilla Presley

In the pictures from her wedding to Elvis, Priscilla was shown with a black beehive and dramatic eye make-up. Mia Farrow was famous for her pixie hair cut at the time of her 1966 marriage to Old Blue Eyes. Cher had notoriously long straight hair for most of her career including in 1964 when she married Sonny Bono.

The Jaggers were wed in 1971 at a Catholic church in St. Tropez, France.
8. Who was the former director of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) who famously called television a "vast wasteland" in a 1961 speech?

Answer: Newton Minow

The entire quote is: "When television is good, nothing, not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers, nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine, newspaper, profit and loss sheet or rating book to distract you and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland." Salmon Chase was Abraham Lincoln's Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Stuyvesant Fish was a prominent New Yorker and president of the Illinois Central Railroad. Bass Weejun is a brand of loafer.
9. Which soap opera that debuted in 1963 launched the acting careers of Ricky Martin, Rick Springfield, Mark Hamill and Demi Moore?

Answer: General Hospital

Who doesn't remember Demi's portrayal of tenacious reporter Jackie Templeton in the early 80s? Springfield was Dr. Noah Drake from 1981-83 and reprised the role in 2005. Martin played bartender turned singer (surprise!) Miguel Morez from 1994-95 and Mark Hamill played Kent Murray from 1972-73.
10. Best-selling writer Kurt Vonnegut published a book with a decided science fiction bent involving time travel in 1969. What is the name of the book?

Answer: Slaughterhouse-Five

Billy Pilgrim went back in time and re-lived several key moments of his life including the bombing of Dresden during WWII. "The Andromeda Strain" was written by Michael Crichton; the other choices are also by Vonnegut.
Source: Author brewster76

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