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Quiz about They Said It in the 60s
Quiz about They Said It in the 60s

They Said It in the '60s Trivia Quiz


Television shows, movies and advertisements have contributed many words and phrases to the American vernacular. How many of these do you recognize?

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
brewster76
Time
4 mins
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Quiz #
345,872
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. 1960: This detective show was the 14th ranked program this year. It featured Edd Byrnes as wisecracking hipster "Kooky" Kookson III who became a pop culture phenom for combing his hair and expressions such as "ginchy" and "piling up Zs." Name the show. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 1961: In what top 20 ranked TV show of this year was the audience invited to "follow the bouncing ball"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 1962: "Bond. James Bond." Sean Connery uttered these words in the first 007 film, which premiered this year. Which was it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 1963: The new slogan for Tareyton cigarettes debuted this year with ads showing young, good looking smokers with obviously fake black eyes who proudly proclaimed what? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 1964: In a long running advertising campaign that premiered this year, who begged "Please don't squeeze the Charmin!" Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 1965: In a famous ad from this time, which lady was asked "What took you so long"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 1966: The television series "Mission Impossible" hit the airwaves this year. In 1967 Peter Graves starred as secret agent Jim Phelps. The show opened with Phelps listening to a tape recorded message outlining that week's assignment which ended with the phrase "Your mission, Jim, ..." What followed? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 1967: In a famous commercial which made its debut this year, the song "The Stripper" played while seductive Swedish model Gunilla Knutson famously purred "Take it off, take it all off." Which product was she plugging? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 1968: "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In" debuted this year and one of its stars, Judy Carne, became known for which phrase that was also famously uttered on the show by presidential candidate Richard Nixon? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 1969: The '69-'70 season of this show, which starred Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, was its last. Which program will be forever linked to the phrase "Just the facts, ma'am"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 1960: This detective show was the 14th ranked program this year. It featured Edd Byrnes as wisecracking hipster "Kooky" Kookson III who became a pop culture phenom for combing his hair and expressions such as "ginchy" and "piling up Zs." Name the show.

Answer: "77 Sunset Strip"

"77 Sunset Strip" starred Efram Zimbalist, Jr. and Roger Smith as private detectives Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer. It ran from 1958-1964.
2. 1961: In what top 20 ranked TV show of this year was the audience invited to "follow the bouncing ball"?

Answer: "Sing Along With Mitch"

Prior to his television series, Miller was a very successful record producer to such hit makers as Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett and Doris Day. His musical tastes were considered hopelessly corny by the mid-60s. According to his 2010 obituary in the New York Times, the "Mitch Miller Christmas" album was blasted in an attempt to flush out David Koresh and his Branch Davidian members from their Waco compound.
3. 1962: "Bond. James Bond." Sean Connery uttered these words in the first 007 film, which premiered this year. Which was it?

Answer: "Dr. No"

In a 2010 interview Connery stated that "From Russia With Love" was his favorite Bond film. He found the plot and locations intriguing. Connery went on to say that the film he had the best time filming was 1989's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".
4. 1963: The new slogan for Tareyton cigarettes debuted this year with ads showing young, good looking smokers with obviously fake black eyes who proudly proclaimed what?

Answer: "I'd rather fight than switch."

Models and actors who appeared in Tareyton ads early in their careers included Martha Stewart and Lyle Waggoner. The brand faded in the late '70s and is no longer on the market
5. 1964: In a long running advertising campaign that premiered this year, who begged "Please don't squeeze the Charmin!"

Answer: Mr. Whipple

Character actor Dick Wiilson portrayed Mr. Whipple for more than twenty years. According to his obituary in the Los Angeles Times, the Mr. Whipple character was the third most recognized man in America in 1978, behind Richard Nixon and Billy Graham.
6. 1965: In a famous ad from this time, which lady was asked "What took you so long"?

Answer: Aunt Jemima

Pearl Mills introduced Aunt Jemima pancake mix in 1889, the first ready made product. Quaker purchased the brand in 1926 and introduced Aunt Jemima Syrup in the mid-'60s, hence the tagline "Aunt Jemima, what took you so long?"
7. 1966: The television series "Mission Impossible" hit the airwaves this year. In 1967 Peter Graves starred as secret agent Jim Phelps. The show opened with Phelps listening to a tape recorded message outlining that week's assignment which ended with the phrase "Your mission, Jim, ..." What followed?

Answer: "Should you choose to accept it"

Peter Graves did not appear in the first year of the series. Actor Steven Hill, who later went on to play DA Adam Schiff in "Law and Order", starred as team leader Dan Briggs in the '66-'67 season. He left following contract disputes and the role of Jim Phelps was created for Graves.

Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin received two Grammy awards in 1967 for the "Mission Impossible" theme song, Best Instrumental Theme and Best Original Score for a Motion Picture or Television Show. It is unusual in that it is written in 5/4 time, rather than the standard 2/4 or 4/4.
8. 1967: In a famous commercial which made its debut this year, the song "The Stripper" played while seductive Swedish model Gunilla Knutson famously purred "Take it off, take it all off." Which product was she plugging?

Answer: Noxzema shaving cream

The Noxzema commercials with Knutson, which ran until 1973, also featured a sexy man slowly running a razor down his face. She graced the cover of Life magazine in 1970. In the '70s Joe Namath and a pre-"Charlie's Angels" Farrah Fawcett began hawking the product.
9. 1968: "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In" debuted this year and one of its stars, Judy Carne, became known for which phrase that was also famously uttered on the show by presidential candidate Richard Nixon?

Answer: "Sock it to me."

Carne was known as the "Sock It To Me Girl" because she was doused with water after being tricked into saying the phrase. For example, one line was "It may be rice wine to you, but it's sake to me!" All of the incorrect choices were made famous by comedian Flip Wilson on his eponymous television series which ran on NBC from 1970-1974.
10. 1969: The '69-'70 season of this show, which starred Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, was its last. Which program will be forever linked to the phrase "Just the facts, ma'am"?

Answer: "Dragnet"

"Dragnet" originally ran from 1951-'57 and was revived by NBC in 1967, running for three additional seasons. According to the myth debunking website Snopes, Jack Webb's 'Joe Friday' character never uttered this phrase. In a few episodes he used the phrases "All we want are the facts, ma'am" or "All we know are the facts, ma'am." Morgan, who portrayed Officer Bill Gannon, went on to greater fame for his role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in "M*A*S*H".
Source: Author brewster76

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