The Watts Riots took place in which US city in August 1965?

Los Angeles Click to see the answer

Who became Lyndon B Johnson's vice President in January 1965?

Hubert Humphrey

The Apollo 11 mission to the moon took off in which month of 1969?

July

Which company created its Doughboy mascot in 1965?

Pillsbury

Where did the US Ranger IV rocket land in 1962?

Moon

In which city did Cassius Clay win Olympic gold in 1960?

Rome

In which month of 1968 was Martin Luther King killed in Memphis?

April Click to see the answer

What was the surname of the 1960s jailed Teamsters union leader?

Hoffa

How many astronauts blasted off on the Apollo 11 moon mission?

3

In which year did Neil Armstrong become the first man on the moon?

1969

1,000 refugees per week from Cuba arrived in which US state in 1960?

Florida

Who was the US President at the start of 1960?

Eisenhower

In which month of 1963 was JFK shot in Dallas?

November

How many inmates escaped from Alcatraz in June 1962?

3

Which US state hosted the Winter Olympics in 1960?

California

The Astrodome opened in which city in April 1965?

Houston Click to see the answer

What is the better known name of el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, shot in 1965?

Malcolm X

Martial law was imposed in which Alabama town in 1961 after riots?

Montgomery

Which writer did Marilyn Monroe divorce in 1961?

Arthur Miller

Which divided city did President Kennedy visit in June 1963?

Berlin

Who was JFK's vice president in 1962?

Johnson

The Gateway Arch was completed in which city in 1965?

St Louis

In which city was Malcolm X shot dead in 1965?

New York

Which famous musical film premiered in New York in March 1965?

Sound of Music

Luther King made his 'I have a dream' speech in which US city?

Washington

In which US city was JFK assassinated?

Dallas

In which month of 1961 was JFK sworn in as US President?

January

In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968?

Memphis

In which year did Luther King make his 'I have a dream' speech?

1963

The Vietnam War officially began in which month of 1961?

December

Which American won the gold for boxing at the 1960 Olympics?

Cassius Clay

Florida International University was founded in which city in June 1965?

Miami

U2 pilot Gary Powers was put on trial in which city for spying in 1960?

Moscow

Which President signed the 1964 Civil Rights bill?

Johnson

What soap debuted on NBC in November 1965?

Days of Our Lives

The US invaded the Bay of Pigs in which county in 1961?

Cuba

Eisenhower put embargoes on which Cuban product in 1960?

Sugar

Who led civil rights marches in Montgomery Alabama in spring 1965?

Martin Luther King

What was the number of the Apollo mission to the moon in 1969?

11

In which year did John Glenn become the first American in space?

1962

Francis Gary Powers was sentenced to how many years for espionage in the USSR in 1960?

10 Click to see the answer

The Summer of Love was held in which city in 1967?

San Francisco

Which pilot and later politician was shot down over Vietnam in 1967?

John McCain

Which author released 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in 1960?

Harper Lee

The US invaded a bay named after which animal on Cuba in 1961?

Pigs

JFK's body was moved to its permanent burial place where in March 1967?

Arlington Cemetery

How old was Kennedy when he became President in 1960?

43 Click to see the answer

Sit-ins to protest about segregation took place in Greensboro in which state in 1960?

North Carolina

President Lyndon B Johnson was from which US state?

Texas

Kennedy and Khruschev met in which European city in 1961?

Vienna

In which year did Kennedy broadcast to the nation and announce Soviet missiles in Cuba?

1962

The 1969 Woodstock music festival was held in which US state?

New York

Marilyn Monroe died in which city in 1962?

Los Angeles

In which city were Elvis and Priscilla married in 1967?

Las Vegas

Beatlemania hit the US in 1964 when the Fab Four arrived in which city?

New York

In which year did Kennedy make his 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech?

1963 Click to see the answer

Which boxer refused military service in April 1967?

Muhammad Ali

What was the name of the woman Elvis married in 1967?

Priscilla

Hubert Humphrey, Vice President under Johnson, represented which state?

Minnesota

James Meredith was the first black university student in which state in 1962?

Mississippi

Riots broke out in which Calaifornian city in summer 1965?

Los Angeles

The first US Polaris submarines arrived in which European country in 1961?

United Kingdom

Fidel Castro nationalized American property in which country in 1960?

Cuba

What was the name of the hurricane which hit Florida in August 1960?

Donna

Russwood Park a stadium for which sport burned in 1960?

Baseball

James Earl Ray, killer of Martin Luther King, was arrested in which European city?

London

Which volunteer body was established by President Kennedy in 1961?

Peace Corps

n which year did The Doors release their first album?

1967

How many US reisdents were there at the time of the 1960 census?

179 million

In which year was the first star placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

1960

Who was inaugurated as Governor of California in January 1967?

Ronald Reagan

The first Playboy Club opened in 1960 in which city?

Chicago

Jayne Mansfield died in a car crash in which state in 1967?

Louisiana

Which famous Disney movie was released in 1967?

Jungle Book

What was the name of Stalin's daughter who defected to the USA in 1967?

Svetlana Click to see the answer

Malcolm X made the 'Message to the Grass Roots' speech in which city?

Detroit

President Kennedy visited his ancestral home in which Irish county in June 1963?

Wexford

How many screaming teens greeted the Beatles on their first US visit in 1964?

3,000

Which comic book hero debuted in March 1963?

Iron Man

Which was the last US state to accept black students into Universities?

South Carolina

200 students staged a sit-in at which US university in 1969?

Columbia Click to see the answer

How many people died in rioting in Los Angeles in August 1965?

28

Martin Luther King's killer, James Earl Ray, was tried in which US city?

Memphis

The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in which state in 1963?

Ohio

How long was the sentence handed down to James Earl Ray in 1969?

99 years

American spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers was freed from jail from which country in a spy swap?

USSR

Who did Nixon beat to the Presidency in 1968?

Humphrey

James Meredith was shot during a civil rights protest in which state in 1966?

Mississippi

What was the name of the US landing craft which touched down on the moon in July 1969?

Eagle

Richard Speck was accused of murdering 8 nurses in which US city in 1966?

Chicago

The famous 1962 Russian American spy swap took place in which city?

Berlin

The Mona Lisa went on display in a gallery in which city in early 1963?

Washington DC

The element Lawrencium was first made in a lab in which University in 1961?

Berkeley

What was the name of the chimp sent into orbit in 1961?

Ham

How many people attended the Woodstock festival in 1969?

400,000

What was the Coca-Cola company's first diet drink, introduced in 1963?

Tab

Which airport was opened by Kennedy in November 1962?

Dulles

Zip codes were introduced in the US in which year?

1963

Who was convicted of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald in 1964?

Jack Ruby