What the Bleep Is Going On? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Richard Nixon

On January 20th Richard Nixon was sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. He was forced to resign during his second term in office due to the Watergate scandal.

Answer: The Saturday Evening Post

The first issue of "The Saturday Evening Post" was published in 1897. Famed American artist Norman Rockwell had over 300 of his paintings grace the cover of this iconic magazine.

Answer: Golda Meir

Long before Margaret Thatcher was known as the "Iron Lady" in the male dominated world of politics, Golda Meir held this moniker. Born in Russia and raised in the United States, Meir was a strong, intelligent woman who did her very best to lead a country embroiled in turmoil.

Answer: Midnight Cowboy

Starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, "Midnight Cowboy" became the first X-rated movie to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Although this movie was extremely controversial because of sexual content, including homosexuality, in 1994 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry because of its cultural significance.

Answer: Massachusetts

Chappaquiddick Island is located at the eastern end of the upscale area known as Martha's Vineyard, in the lovely state of Massachusetts. The island was largely unknown outside of Martha's Vineyard until then-Senator Edward Kennedy had a motor vehicle accident that killed his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy managed to escape from the car, which he had driven off a bridge into the water. Any presidential aspirations by him or his political party came to an end when it was learned he did not report the accident.

Answer: The Moon

People around the world were riveted to their television screens when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two humans to land on the moon. They collected 49 lbs. (22 kilograms) of moon rocks before leaving. They made it safely back to Earth along with the third member of the crew, Michael Collins, who flew into space twice, but never got his chance to step on the moon.

Answer: New York

The Woodstock music festival was held on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York. This legendary outdoor concert and party included such performers as The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jimi Hendrix. Despite bad weather and negative media coverage, those who attended this event in a soggy cow pasture consider themselves to be lucky folks indeed.

Answer: The Brady Bunch

"The Brady Bunch" was an American sit-com that was watched by generations of Americans, both when it was on prime-time television and after it was nationally syndicated. It lasted five seasons and was one of the first shows to center around a blended family that included remarriage and learning how to make two separate families into one, as part of the plot.

Answer: The United Kingdom

Princess Alice of Battenberg was the wife of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. She was the mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. This remarkable woman, who had a congenital hearing defect, nevertheless spoke four languages fluently. She was considered a hero by many when it became known she had sheltered persecuted Jews during World War II.

Answer: 1969

All of the things in questions one through nine occurred in 1969. In spite of my amnesia, I can remember it was a year of change and upheaval. Just a prelude of the upcoming 70s.

1) Richard Nixon became President of the US in 1969.
2) "The Saturday Evening Post" saw its final issue in 1969.
3) Golda Meir became the first female Prime Minister of Israel in 1969.
4) "Midnight Cowboy" became the first X-rated movie to win an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1969.
5) Edward Kennedy was in a motor vehicle accident at Chappaquiddick Island in 1969.
6) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two humans to land on the moon in 1969.
7) The Woodstock music festival was held in Bethel, New York in 1969.
8) "The Brady Bunch" was an American sit-com that first aired in 1969.
9) Princess Alice of Battenberg died in December 1969.