The 1960's - (Submitted By Alan & Lindsey)
  Question Answer
001 Who Was The First Catholic President Of The United States Catholic F
002 In 1960 Penguin Books Announced That They Would Be Publishing Which Controversial Novel Lady Chatterlys Lover
003 Which Government Post Was Held By John Profumo At The Time Of The Affair Involving Christine Keeler Secretary Of State For War
004 Who Was Shot Dead In Dallas On 24th November 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald
005 With Which Band Did The Jimi Hendrix Experience 's Record Producer/Manager Chas Chadler Make His Name The Animals
006 Who Moved Into His Factory On New Yorks East 47th Street In 1963 Andy Warhol
007 In Which Year Was The Berlin Wall Constructed 1961
008 Whose Death In 1965 Prompted President Johnson That All American Flags The World Over Be Flown At Half Mast A Mark Of Respect Never Before Accorded To A Foreigner Winston Churchill
009 Which Revolutionary Icon Was Killed On 9th October 1967 Che Guevara
010 Who Directed Terence Stamp In His First Starring Role In The Film Billy Budd In 1962 Peter Ustinov
011 To What Did The Chant "Hell No We Won't Go" Refer The Vietnam War
012 What Happened At Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm In New York State During 15-17th August 1969 Woodstock Festival
013 What Did Frenchman Andre Turcat Do On 2nd March 1969 Flew Concordes Maiden Voyage
014 What Happened To The Apollo I Spacecraft On 27 January 1967 Caught Fire On Launch Pad Killing All 3 Crew
015 Which Founder Of The Organisation For Afro American Unity Was Murdered In Harlem On 21 February 1965 Malcolm X
016 When Was The Abolition Of The Death Penalty Made Permanent In Great Britain 1969
017 In 1969 Richard Cawston Made A Documentary For The BBC About Which Famous Family The Royal Family
018 Where Did Harold McMillan Make His Famous "Winds Of Change Speech" In 1969 Cape Town, South Africa
019 In Which Year Did The Oil Tanker Torrey Canyon Come Aground Near Lands End Causing A Major Environmental Disaster 1967
020 Who In 1963 , Became The First Film Star To Earn A Million Dollars For A Single Film Elizabeth Taylor In Cleopatra
021 What Connects Richard Nixon, Lyndon B Johnson, Hubert Humphrey & Spiro Agnew 4 US Vice Presidents During The 60's
022 In Which Year Did A Soviet Cosmonaut Make The First Spacewalk 1965
023 In December 1967 53 Year Old Louis Washkansky Became The First Person To Undergo What A Heart Transplant
024 How Did UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjoeld Die In September 1961 In An Air Crash
025 In Which Month Of Which Year Was The Six Day War Between The Arabs & The Israelis June 1967
026 Which Pop Singer Married Maurice Gibb Of The Bee Gees In February Of 1969? Lulu
027 Who Was The British Prime Minister Between 1964 & 1969 Harold Wilson
028 Who Was Shot In Dallas On 24 th November 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald
029 Also In 1968 Which British Coin Was Introduced To Replace The Ten Shilling Note 50 Pence Piece
030 Which popular 60s film took place in and around 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, in 1910 ? Mary Poppins
031 Which British alternative band takes its name from a character in the film To Kill a Mockingbird ? The Boo Radleys
032 Which 60s sex symbol was, in film at least, attacked by anti-bodies ? Rachel Welch
033 Which 60s film was  based on the true 'life' story of Robert Stroud The Birdman of Alcatraz
034 Which 60s film was  the true story of Helen Keller The Miracle Worker
035 Which 60's Movie features The Line "he's very clean"  A Hard Days Night 
036 Which 60's Movie features The Line "wise men and grocers, they weigh everything"  Zorba the Greek 
037 Which 60's Movie features The Line "you wouldn't be able to do those awful things to me if I weren't still in this chair"  What ever happened to Baby Jane ?
038 Which 60's Movie features The Line" back in your gilded cage Melanie Daniels  The Birds
039 Which 60's Movie features The Line "by right she should be taken out and hung for the cold blooded murder of the English tongue" My Fair Lady
040 In a 60s film, who "was the bravest of them all" ? The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Gene Pitney)
041 In film,  the very secretative Alex Leamas came from where? in from the cold. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold .
042 With two words, complete this BBC radio signal to the French Resistance in the film The Longest Day. 
    "The long sobs of autumns violins wound my heart with ....."
monotonous langour
043 Name the remake of a 1960's film with the aid of the following actors. The first actor was in the 60's original, the second actor played the same role in the remake "David Niven and Daniel Craig  " Casino Royale
044 Name the remake of a 1960's film with the aid of the following actors. The first actor was in the 60's original, the second actor played the same role in the remake "Robert Mitchum and Robert de Niro"  Cape Fear
045 Name the remake of a 1960's film with the aid of the following actors. The first actor was in the 60's original, the second actor played the same role in the remake "James Mason and Jeremy Irons" Lolita
046 If one takes inflation into account, which 1960's film was the most expensive film ever made ?  Cleopatra "On your knees!!" 
047 What Was The Name Of Dustin Hoffman's Character In The 1967 Film The Graduate Ben Braddock
048

Who Uttered The Immortal lines “They Think It’s All Over, It Is Now”

Kenneth Wolstenholme

049

In What Year Did Neil Armstrong First Step Foot On The Moon

1969

050

The Beatles Were One Of The Biggest Phenomenon’s Of The 1960’s But Who Was Their Manager

Brian Epstein

051

Which 60’s hit started with the line “The Taxman’s Taken All My Dough”?

Kinks/Sunny Afternoon

052

What Is Bob Dylan’s Real Name

Robert Zimmerman

053

Dr. Christian Barnard performed the world's first ever what in South Africa in 1967.

Heart Transplant

054

In which US City was Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968?

Memphis

055

In 1960 who did Bobby Darin marry.

Sandra Dee

056

Which theatre, that ‘never closed’, closed in the sixties for good?

The Windmill

057

Who caused outrage with the following quote “We are more popular than Jesus now” I don’t know which will go first Rock n Roll or Christianity”

John Lennon

058

Which British coin ceased to be legal tender in 1960?

Farthing

059

In what country did John Lennon and Yoko Ono start their honeymoon?

Holland/Amsterdam

060

Who did the singer Lulu marry in 1969?

Maurice Gibb

061

Who took over from Kennedy after he was assassinated?

Lyndon B Johnson

062

Who Is The Youngest Member Of The Rolling Stones

Keith Richards

063

In What Us City Was President John F Kennedy Assasinated In 1963

Dallas / Texas

064

Which Actress Played Emma Peel In The Avengers

Diana Rigg

065

After years of flirtation, the U.S. began direct military involvement in Vietnam in what year?

1964

066

Which Band Was Rod Stewart A Member Of Before Going Solo

The Faces

067

Which Apollo mission carried Neil Armstrong and his cohorts to the moon?

Apollo 11

068

Who Knocked Out Floyd Patterson To Win The World Heavyweight Boxing Title In 1962

Sonny Liston

069

Who starred in Funny Girl and Lawrence of Arabia?

Omar Sharif

070

Which British Comedian Was At No.1 In The UK With The Song “Tears”

Ken Dodd

071

For Which Allegedly Obscene Publication Were “Calder & Boyars” Prosecuted In 1967

Last Exit To Brooklyn

072

Which Band Turned Down A 1 Million Pound Offer To Play At The Shea stadium In 1967

The Beatles

073

Who Sang El Condor Pasa (If I Could)

Simon & Garfunkel

074

What Did New Zealand Vote To Abolish In 1961

The Death Penalty

075

Which Comedien started Writing For Private Eye Magazine Ensuring Its Success

Peter Cook

076

What Was Julie Christie’s Home Town A=Bradford, B= Birmingham, C=Bath

B= Birmingham

077

Pop Star Marty Wilde Had A Baby Girl In 1960 What Did He And His Wife Call Her 

Kim (Kim Wilde)

078

Which Long Running Sci Fi Program Was First Aired In November 1963

Dr Who

079

What was Marilyn Monroe’s last film?

The Misfits

080

What Became The Tallest Building In England In October 1965

Post Office Tower

081

Which 1964 Movie Had The Alternative Title “How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love The Bomb”

Dr Strangelove

082

Who Coined The Phrase “Turn On Tune In, Drop Out”

Timothy Leary

083

In The Tv Show Til Death Us Do Part First Aired In 1965 What Football Team Did Alf Support

West Ham

084

After Much Legal Wrangling Who Became The Controller Of “The News Of The World” In 1969

Rupert Murdoch

085

What Was Jackie Kennedy’s Name Before She Married John F Kennedy

Jackie Onnasis

086

Which Crime Did Sirhan Sirhan Say He Had No Knowledge Of But Was Later Executed For In 1969

Bobby Kennedy Assasination

087

Which Card Appeared In The UK For The Very First Time In 1963

American Express

088

What Was The Name Of The Character Played By Anne Bancroft In The 1967 Film “The Graduate”

Mrs Robinson

089

Who Was Quoted As Saying “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You But What You Can Do For Your Country”

John F Kennedy

090

What was ITV’s live pop music show called?

Ready Steady Cook

091

What was the name of the teenage showgirl who caused MP John Profumo to resign?

Christine Keeler

092

Who Directed The 1968 Classic Horror Movie “Rosemary’s Baby”

Roman Polanski

093

How in the world of music is Richard Starkey more commonly known?

Ringo Starr

094

Which Football Team Became The First To Win The European Cup Winners Cup In 1963

Tottenham (Spurs)

095

Where was the big British pop festival held in 1969?

The isle of wight

096

Which Famous Artist Was Shot And Wounded By Valeria Solanis In 1968

Andy Warhol

097

Which Form Of Transport Was Used For The First Time By The British Police In 1967

Helicopters

098

In Us Dollars How Much Did America Pay Russia For The State Now Known As Alaska

7.2 Million

099

How Old Was John F Kennedy When He Was Assassinated

46

100

How old was Stanley Matthews when he retired in 1965?

50

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