60’s Trivia part 2 Questions

Questions

1. 1. Who was the sole human that Mr. Ed could converse with?
2. 2. In 1968, which organ was successfully transplanted for the first time?
3. 3. Who died on August 5, 1962?
4. 4. Which teams faced off in the inaugural Super Bowl in 1967, and who emerged victorious?
5. 5. In 1969, between which two universities was the very first Email transmitted?
6. 6. In 2021, which two individuals were declared innocent of the murder of Malcolm X that took place in 1963?
7. 7. What was the name of the ranch featured in the show Bonanza?
8. 8. What significant event is credited with sparking the gay rights movement?
9. 9. In 1965, which operation involving restricted bombing in North Vietnam was initiated?
10. 10. Which Secretary of Defense did President Johnson dismiss following public statements that challenged his Vietnam War policies?
11. 11. What was the title of the trial concerning those accused of inciting the riots during the 1968 Democratic Convention?
12. 12. What were the names of the rival gangs featured in the 1961 film West Side Story?
13. 13. Which crime drama series from the 1960s featured the famous line "Book ‘em Danno"?
14. 14. In 1969, which film became the only X-rated movie to ever receive the Academy Award for Best Picture?
15. 15. In 1964, who was the spokesperson in a marketing campaign urging consumers with the phrase “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin!”?
16. 16. In 2021, what well-known brand of pancake batter and syrup from the 1960s was phased out?
17. 17. Who tied the knot at the Aladdin hotel in Las Vegas on May 1, 1967?
18. 18. Can you name any of the previous band names used by The Beatles?
19. 19. What was the name of the cat owned by the Flinstones?
20. 20. In a 1961 address, which FCC director referred to television as a “vast wasteland”?

Answers

1. 1. Wilbur Post
2. 2. Heart
3. 3. Marilyn Monroe
4. 4. Green Bay beat Kansas City 35 to 10.
5. 5. UCLA to Stanford
6. 6. Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam
7. 7. The Ponderosa
8. 8. Stonewall Riots
9. 9. Rolling Thunder
10. 10. Robert McNamara
11. 11. Chicago 7.
12. 12. Jets and the Sharks
13. 13. Hawaii Five-O
14. 14. Midnight Cowboy
15. 15. Mr. Whipple
16. 16. Aunt Jemima
17. 17. Elvis and Priscilla Presley
18. 18. The Quarrymen, The Silver Beatles, Johnny and the Moondogs
19. 19. Baby Puss
20. 20. Newton Minow

Written by: Michael Shackleford