1960's Trivia

1. The revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara participated in rebellions in Cuba, Congo-Kinshasa and Bolivia in the 1960s, but where was he originally from?

• A. Colombia

• B. Mexico

• C. Argentina

• D. Guatemala

2. An 18-year-old concert-goer was killed by a member of the Hells Angels at what famous rock concert?

• A. Monterey Pop Festival

• B. Festival Express

• C. Woodstock

• D. Altamont Free Concert

3. Which epic film was not made in the 1960s?

• A. Ben Hur

• B. Cleopatra

• C. Lawrence of Arabia

• D. Dr. Zhivago

4. Which political figure of the 1960s was assassinated in New York City?

• A. President John F. Kennedy

• B. Martin Luther King Jr.

• C. Malcolm X

• D. Robert Kennedy

5. Which NASA astronaut was not on Apollo 11's first manned mission to the moon?

• A. Neil Armstrong

• B. Michael Collins

• C. James A. Lovell

• D. Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

6. Which 1960s author was not born in the American south?

• A. Jack Kerouac

• B. Truman Capote

• C. Hunter S. Thompson

• D. Flannery O'Connor

7. The first female contraceptive pill was released in what year?

• A. 1960

• B. 1962

• C. 1964

• D. 1967

8. In his first title fight, Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali, fought which champion boxer?

• A. Joe Frazier

• B. Floyd Patterson

• C. Ernie Terrell

• D. Sonny Liston

9. Designer Mary Quant introduced what revolutionary fashion trend in 1964?

• A. Bellbottoms

• B. The mini-skirt

• C. The pillbox hat

• D. The angel dress

10. Which monumental U.S. bill was introduced by President Kennedy, but ushered through Congress by President Johnson?

• A. Civil Rights Act of 1964

• B. Civil Rights Act of 1966

• C. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

• D. Clean Air Act of 1963