Entertainment in the 1960s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame runs from 6100-7100 Hollywood Boulevard to 1500-1800 Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It consists of more than 2800 stars in the sidewalk, each with the name of someone who played a major role in entertainment, including actors, directors, musicians, inventors, and even fictional characters.

Each star also has one of six emblems engraved with the names. These are a classic film camera (motion pictures), a TV set (broadcast TV), a phonograph (audio recording or music), a ribbon microphone (radio), drama masks (theatre/live performance - added in 1984), and an athletic trophy (sports- added in 2023). It is possible to have more than one star if a person is honored in more than one category. Sometimes stars are placed at a certain place for an ironic or humorous reason. For example, Ed O'Neil, who played a shoe salesman on "Married with Children," has his star outside of a shoe store.

Director Stanley Kramer was the first star to get a permanent star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. When they were planning, however, Joanne Woodward, the actress, was the first to get a temporary star in 1958.

Answer: Trans World Airlines

The Trans World Airlines was an airline from 1930 until 2001, when it was bought out by American Airlines. In the 1930s, when it was created as Transcontinental & Western Air, it was one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines. Howard Hughes took control of the airline in 1939. After WWII, he expanded the airline into an international flight, and the second largest after Pan Am.

In 1960, Hilton International and Century 21 took control of the airline. In the late 70s, the airline started having more and more financial struggles. By the time American Airlines bought them out, Trans World Airlines had declared bankruptcy three times.

Answer: 24 Hours of Daytona

The 24 Hours of Daytona is held yearly at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 24-hour endurance race car event. The first event in 1962 was only three hours long, but it is considered the first in the 24 Hours of Daytona lineage. In 1962, it was called the Daytona Continental. It was not until 1966 that they went the full 24 hours for the first time.

The 24 Hours of Daytona is part of the triple crown of endurance racing. The other two events in this triple crown are the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring.

The first winner, in 1962, was Dan Gurney, who drove a Coventry Climax-powered Lotus 19. Gurney's car was among others either in the pit or near the edge, waiting for the 24 hours to be up so they could cross the finish line and finish the race because the car had broken down. Gurney was in the lead by quite a bit, with only a few minutes to go, when his engine failed. He stopped the car and waited. He managed to crank the wheel enough, and, with gravity, he got across the line and won the race.

Answer: Tab

Tab was introduced by Coca-Cola in 1963. It was their first diet drink, and was produced until 2020 when it was discontinued. In the 1970s, it was found that saccharin, an artificial sweetener, caused cancer in lab rats. Consequently, Tab had to include a warning label on their drinks, warning people who drank the product that it used saccharin; however, in 2000, this was repealed as it was discovered that humans did not get cancer as the lab rats did.

Answer: British Invasion

Starting in the late 1950s, American teenagers were becoming less interested in the music of singers like Bobby Darin. Across the Atlantic, in Great Britain there was a new sound and the teens wanted it. American music had been popular in Europe since the 1950s. However, British music had not yet become popular in America. In 1959, Cliff Richard, a hit singer from Britain, had only one hit in the United States 1959: "Living Doll."

In 1963, the US newspapers had news about a group from England called The Beatles. The Beatles had performed in front of the Queen Mother, and this had Americans interested. Walter Cronkite reported on it in his news report. As a result, a teen named Marsha Albert wrote to Carroll James, a DJ at WWDC radio asking, "Why can't we have music like that here in America?" In December, 1963, the station had her introduce a new song on the radio. It was called "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles. People went crazy. They wanted to buy the song in the stores, but the stores did not have it in stock yet. On December 26th, the record hit the stores.

In 1964, the Beatles arrived in America. The British Invasion had hit. Not only were the Beatles a part of the British Invasion, but there were also The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Who, and many others.

Answer: Pickleball

The pickleball resembles the wiffleball in the sense that it has many holes. The holes are more circular in a pickleball, however. Also, the pickleball has more holes all over, not just on one side like a wiffle ball. The paddle resembles that of the one used in ping pong. However, the pickleball paddle is larger and thicker. Also, the pickleball paddle is usually made with wood and does not have a rubber covering.

In 1965, pickleball was invented in Washington State as a children's game by Joel Pritchard. It is played using a net, paddles, and two or four people. To play pickleball, there is an underhand serve across the net. It has to bounce on each side before it can be returned, and it is hit back and forth until it is hit out of bounds or in the no-volley zone (also called the kitchen). You can only score when you are the server. You normally play until there are 11 points, and you must win by two points.

Answer: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

In 1957, Dr. Seuss published another children's book called "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." The Grinch hates everything to do with Christmas, complaining about "all that noise, noise, noise." He gets an idea to dress as Santa, dress his dog Max as a reindeer, and go into Whoville. However, he's not going to leave gifts, he is going to take all Christmas items,\: the tree, the gifts, the decorations, and even that "last can of Who hash."

Boris Karloff narrates the story and is also the voice of the Grinch. He was well known for playing Frankenstein in the 1930s. He won a Grammy Award for his Grinch narration.

Answer: Woodstock

Charles M. Schulz began writing the "Peanuts" comic strip in 1950, with the first appearing on October 2, 1950. On March 4, 1966, a little yellow bird appeared for the first time, though he was not yet named; it was Woodstock. He was Snoopy's best friend.

From August 15-18, 1969, in Bethel, NY, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held. It was also promoted as "an Aquarian Exposition Days of Peace & Music." The festival had over 460,000 people attend the outdoor event, 32 different acts performing, and rain.

On June 22, 1970, the little yellow bird was named Woodstock after the Woodstock festival from the year before. Snoopy had birds around before Woodstock, but Woodstock came, and he stayed, making himself Snoopy's official sidekick. Woodstock's speech bubbles do not contain actual words, but chicken scratching representing his bird speech.

Answer: Don't Break the Ice

In 1968, Schaper Toys first sold the game Don't Break the Ice. In 1986, it was sold to Hasbro, part of the Milton Bradley company. The game is set up with a stand and little blocks of "ice" made of plastic. There is one block bigger than the others and has some character on it.

Different versions have different characters. There are hammers, and the players take turns hitting the ice with their hammers. When the character falls through the ice, the game ends. The player who played the turn before that wins the game. The game is made for anyone three and older (due to small parts), and two to four people can play the game.

Answer: James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931, in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. In 1957, he was an understudy for the Broadway play "The Egghead." In 1958, he made his Broadway debut in the play "Sunrise at Campobello." In 1964, he made his movie debut playing Lt. Lothar Zogg in "Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." In 1966, he made his television debut as Dr. Jerry Turner on "As the World Turns." On November 10, 1969, James Earl Jones recited the alphabet for the children who tuned into the first episode of "Sesame Street."