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Quiz about  The Far Out Sixties
Quiz about  The Far Out Sixties

The Far Out Sixties Trivia Quiz


My adolescence took place in the far out, groovy 1960s. It was both a fun time and a time of change. Let's see what you know about this era.

A multiple-choice quiz by hpreed62. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
hpreed62
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
387,545
Updated
Jun 12 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2788
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Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (8/10), Guest 73 (9/10), Guest 68 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. She reigned supreme in British fashion in the sixties, taking credit for the mini-skirt. Who is she? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. They performed originally as Tom and Jerry but went back to their actual surnames before their first big hit. Who are the duo that created and recorded some music for the movie "The Graduate"(1967)? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In 1963, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, an African-American spoke movingly of his dreams for the future of his country and his children. Who was this man? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. One of the most cutting edge comedy television shows started its run in February 1967 on CBS. The show was cancelled in 1969. It was too controversial for its time. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The 1960s was a great time for movies. Which of these great films was NOT made in the 1960s? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What sixties era film included a murderous computer system, ape men, and a universal baby? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. From which European country did Togo, Cote D'Ivoire, Chad, Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, and the Central African Republic gain independence in 1960?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Many older people have vivid memories of where they were in 1963 when American president John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In which U.S. city did this happen? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Walt Disney had been expanding his corporation for 30 years by the mid 1960s. Can you pick out the Disney film NOT made in the 1960s? Be careful! There's at least one film that was remade much later. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the name of the 13 day stand off between the US and the USSR (Soviet Union) over nuclear missiles placed in Turkey by the US and in Cuba by the Soviet Union. We came within inches of a full blown nuclear war. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. She reigned supreme in British fashion in the sixties, taking credit for the mini-skirt. Who is she?

Answer: Mary Quant

Born Barbara Mary Quant in 1934, Mary Quant became the designer of her times with the mini-skirts, hot pants and textured tights she promoted. She focused on selling to young women, then a novel concept.

Donna Karan launched her first fashions under the tutelage of Anne Klein, but created her own business in 1984. Stella McCartney designed her first jacket in 1984 at age thirteen. She subsequently designed in partnership with Adidas and H & M.

Vera Wang resigned from Ralph Lauren's design house in 1987 to pursue her own design dreams. She has been immensely successful as a bridal wear designer, creating wedding dresses for Ivanka Trump, Mariah Carey, Khloe Kardashian and Alicia Keys among others.
2. They performed originally as Tom and Jerry but went back to their actual surnames before their first big hit. Who are the duo that created and recorded some music for the movie "The Graduate"(1967)?

Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel created an unique folk rock sound in 1966's "The Sound of Silence". Their work in the movie "The Graduate" included "The Sound of Silence" and "Mrs. Robinson." Sadly they had many artistic diagreements and broke up in 1970.

Although they had successful singles in the 1960s, the Everly Brothers got their start in 1957 with "Bye Bye Love". Their perfect harmony became an inspiration to later duos. The Smothers Brothers were a comedy/satirical singing act of the mid to late 1960s. The Two Coins never existed.
3. In 1963, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, an African-American spoke movingly of his dreams for the future of his country and his children. Who was this man?

Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech in August 1963 during a March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. "...I still have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live up to its creed, "We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal." "I have a dream..." This portion of the speech resonated with many young people of all races. It was a spark in the darkness of segregation. It became all the more poignant after King's assassination in 1968.

Cleavon Little played Sheriff Bart in "Blazing Saddles", a very funny Mel Brooks send-up of the Westerns that had dominated entertainment in the 1950s. It was released in 1974.

Jesse Jackson is a civil rights advocate, a Democratic presidential candidate hopeful in the 1980s and a Baptist minister.

Colin Powell has a distinguished military and political career as the only African American member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of State and Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command.
4. One of the most cutting edge comedy television shows started its run in February 1967 on CBS. The show was cancelled in 1969. It was too controversial for its time.

Answer: The Smothers Brothers

Tom and Dick Smothers were funny before they became a politically satirical comedy act. But their comedy show became a platform for their counterculture views. CBS became unwilling to handle such a risky show and cancelled it.

The Perry Como Show was just a typical bland talent show of its time as was The Andy Williams Show. The Dean Martin Comedy Hour was a skit-driven variety show that relied heavily on Martin's reputation as a heavy drinker and womanizer for its comedy.
5. The 1960s was a great time for movies. Which of these great films was NOT made in the 1960s?

Answer: The Breakfast Club

"The Breakfast Club" was released in 1985 and starred Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald as teens learning how to respect people different from themselves.

"Lawrence of Arabia", a 1962 David Lean historical drama, stars Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif in one of the most visually beautiful movies of any era. It told the story of T.E. Lawrence's and Sharif Ali's fight against the Turks. "The Graduate", a 1967 drama about a young man coming of age in a materialistic, corrupt world, gave Dustin Hoffman his first big film role. "Psycho" is a 1960s Alfred Hitchcock film. He spent his own money to make it when he couldn't get a studio to back it. It really paid off for him. It is now an iconic horror film mostly because of the famous shower scene.
6. What sixties era film included a murderous computer system, ape men, and a universal baby?

Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey

"2001: A Space Odyssey" was directed by Stanley Kubrick and released in 1968. The space ship on which five astronauts (three in suspended animation) are traveling to Jupiter is piloted and managed by artificially intelligent HAL9000. HAL, before it is shut down for making errors, tries to save itself by closing up the pilots' life support systems. The ape men are seen at the beginning of the film, learning from an extraterrestrial monolith how to use a bone tool to defeat their enemies. At the end of the movie, the image of a huge in utero baby is seen floating in space. Meaning? Your guess is as good as any.

"The Planet of the Apes" was first released in 1968 and again in 2001. It tells the tale of an astronaut crashing on a strange planet where apes run the show and humans are their slaves. The astronaut eventually discovers that his space ship has acted as a time machine and he is on Earth in the distant future. George Lucas began his epic space drama series with 1977's "Star Wars". It explored themes of good and evil as well as despotism vs free peoples. "May the Force be with you."

1979 saw the first in the space horror series, "Alien." Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, battles a remarkably frightening insectoid life form and thinks she's defeated it. However, it returns for at least three more movies. The original burned itself into the audience's imagination when the infant alien thrust itself violently out of John Hurt's chest.
7. From which European country did Togo, Cote D'Ivoire, Chad, Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, and the Central African Republic gain independence in 1960?

Answer: France

Yes, France lost Togo, Cote D'Ivoire, Chad, Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, and the Central African Republic in a wave of African countries declaring their Independence. Britain and Spain had African colonies that were ceded independence but not these countries. Portugal held on to its African colonies till the mid 1970s.
8. Many older people have vivid memories of where they were in 1963 when American president John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In which U.S. city did this happen?

Answer: Dallas, Texas

The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, shot President Kennedy from the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas on November 22, 1963. None of the other cities mentioned was involved.
9. Walt Disney had been expanding his corporation for 30 years by the mid 1960s. Can you pick out the Disney film NOT made in the 1960s? Be careful! There's at least one film that was remade much later.

Answer: The Rescuers

1977's "The Rescuers" is a cute story of two mice that band together with other animals to find and rescue an abducted orphan.

"One Hundred and One Dalmatians" was released in 1961 as an animated film and then again in 1996 as a live action film. The animated Cruella De Vil scared the socks off of children like me in 1961. In 1964 we watched Julie Andrews bring "Mary Poppins" to life in one of Disney's most beloved live action/animation blends. Evidently, Mary's creator, P.L. Travers disliked it intensely - it was just too upbeat for her. If "Mary Poppins" was sweet, 1960s "Pollyanna" caused instant cavities. An orphan (more orphans) is dumped on her miserable aunt and changes that lady's life for the good with her constant happiness and understanding.
10. What was the name of the 13 day stand off between the US and the USSR (Soviet Union) over nuclear missiles placed in Turkey by the US and in Cuba by the Soviet Union. We came within inches of a full blown nuclear war.

Answer: The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis rattled people around the world as they contemplated the two giant powers face off with demands and hot rhetoric. The failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba by CIA agents was the ostensible reason for the Soviet Union placing short and medium range ballistic missile in Cuba, less than 100 miles from US borders. Kennedy negotiated with Khrushchev and an agreement was reached that the missiles would be returned to the USSR while America would promise to never attempt invasion again. The world sighed its relief.
None of the other answers were real.
Source: Author hpreed62

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