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A Slice in Time: 1960s History 2 Quiz


More questions about the people, places and events from around the world that helped shape the era of flower power.

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
brewster76
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
295,967
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following musicians was NOT an original member of the Rolling Stones when the band started in 1962? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France made an instant star amongst teen-age girls of this French skiier. Who won three alpine downhill gold medals and has since served as president of the Tour de France? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. On October 12, 1960 members of the United Nations witnessed the famous "shoe banging" incident of Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev. He was protesting the remarks about colonization given by the chief UN delegate from which country? (Hint: this country had been a colony itself until 1946). Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Canada banned the sale of what drug in 1961 because it was found to cause severe birth defects but has since proven to be an effective treatment for leprosy? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What sketch comedy show known for its almost surreal humor, bawdy and tasteless jokes that often had no punch lines and sight gags made its television debut in October of 1969? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One of the best known San Francisco-based bands to emerge during the 1967 "Summer of Love" was Big Brother and the Holding Company. Name its famous lead singer who went on to a successful solo career and membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which former colonies/protectorates united in 1964 to form the nation of Tanzania? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1966 the first comprehensive study of the physiology of sexual activity under laboratory conditions, "Human Sexual Response", was published. Who wrote the book? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This show, which is credited as Broadway's first rock musical, debuted in April of 1968 to much controversy. It was famous for many "firsts" in legitimate theater including the use of profanity, nudity and a racially integrated cast. Which was it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which country began a seven-year period of rule by a right-wing "junta" of colonels on April 21, 1967? (Hint: a royal family was deposed). Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following musicians was NOT an original member of the Rolling Stones when the band started in 1962?

Answer: Ron Wood

Ron Wood was actually the third guitarist in that position for the Stones, joining in 1974 after the original band leader Brian Jones was fired (and died shortly thereafter) and his replacement, Mick Taylor, quit. Wood had been a member of Faces which featured Rod Stewart as lead vocalist. Wyman resigned in 1993. According to their 1989 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rolling Stones "are the longest-lived continuously active group in rock and roll history."
2. The 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France made an instant star amongst teen-age girls of this French skiier. Who won three alpine downhill gold medals and has since served as president of the Tour de France?

Answer: Jean-Claude Killy

Killy has also served on the International Olympic Committee since 1976. Jean-Pierre Vidal won the gold medal in downhill in 1998. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was the President of Haiti. Jean-Luc Picard was captain of the Federation flagship Enterprise from 1987 to 1994.
3. On October 12, 1960 members of the United Nations witnessed the famous "shoe banging" incident of Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev. He was protesting the remarks about colonization given by the chief UN delegate from which country? (Hint: this country had been a colony itself until 1946).

Answer: The Philippines

Khrushchev's relatives have since claimed that he had already removed his shoes because they were too tight and when he reached down to pick up his watch (which had flown off when he first used his fists to pound the table) from the floor a shoe seemed like a good weapon for demonstrating his fury.
4. Canada banned the sale of what drug in 1961 because it was found to cause severe birth defects but has since proven to be an effective treatment for leprosy?

Answer: Thalidomide

The number of babies affected by the drug were limited in the US due to the vigilance of Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey who required the manufacturer of thalidomide to conduct more studies before she would grant FDA approval. Before this could happen the drug's teratogenic effects were discovered and it never reached pharmacy shelves in the US or Canada. DES has been associated with cancers and auto-immune disorders occuring in adolescence and later in the children of women who took the drug during pregnancy.
5. What sketch comedy show known for its almost surreal humor, bawdy and tasteless jokes that often had no punch lines and sight gags made its television debut in October of 1969?

Answer: Monty Python's Flying Circus

The show was on the BBC from 1969-1974 and starred John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Neil Innes. The group is said to have thrown around many possible names (like The Toad Elevating Moment) before choosing their appropriately bizarre moniker.

They felt Monty Python was the perfect name for a sleazy agent and "circus" was suggested by the BBC.
6. One of the best known San Francisco-based bands to emerge during the 1967 "Summer of Love" was Big Brother and the Holding Company. Name its famous lead singer who went on to a successful solo career and membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Answer: Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame in 1995, only the fifth woman to be elected as a solo artist (Joni Mitchell is #6). Other popular acts associated with the Haight-Ashbury scene are The Byrds, the Mamas & the Papas, Jefferson Airplane and Otis Redding.
7. Which former colonies/protectorates united in 1964 to form the nation of Tanzania?

Answer: Zanzibar and Tanganyika

Mount Kilimanjaro is located in northeast Tanzania. The country has no official language but Swahili is the most popular tongue spoken there.
Zanzibar became a British Protectorate in 1890.
8. In 1966 the first comprehensive study of the physiology of sexual activity under laboratory conditions, "Human Sexual Response", was published. Who wrote the book?

Answer: Masters and Johnson

William Masters, MD and Virginia Johnson, PhD married in 1969 and divorced 33 years after the publication of their ground-breaking book. Alfred Kinsey wrote the first of his "Kinsey Reports" on sexuality in 1948.
9. This show, which is credited as Broadway's first rock musical, debuted in April of 1968 to much controversy. It was famous for many "firsts" in legitimate theater including the use of profanity, nudity and a racially integrated cast. Which was it?

Answer: "Hair"

The songs from "Hair" including the title song, "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine", "Good Morning Starshine" and "Easy to Be Hard" were recorded by various popular artists and were a rallying cry for the anti-Vietnam War movement. Diane Keaton was in the original Broadway cast. "Hair" broke so many rules and changed American theater so dramatically it's impossible to list them all here. PBS devoted an excellent segment of its series "The American Musical" to this ground-breaking piece of theater. "Superstar", "Godspell" and "Tommy" made their Broadway debuts in 1971, 1976 and 1995, respectively.
10. Which country began a seven-year period of rule by a right-wing "junta" of colonels on April 21, 1967? (Hint: a royal family was deposed).

Answer: Greece

King Constantine II fled Greece and lives in London with his family. He travels with a Danish passport under the name "Constantine de Grecias" (Constantine of Greece). His son and heir presumptive, should the throne be reinstated, is Crown Prince Pavlos.
Source: Author brewster76

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