Elvis Presley was promoted to which rank in the US Army in January 1960?

Sergeant Click to see the answer

Ian Smith led which African country to indepdence in the 60's?

Rhodesia

If one takes inflation into account which 1960s film was the most expensive film ever made?

Cleopatra

How old was Sir Winston Churchill when he died in 1965?

90

Floyd Patterson became undisputed world champion in which sport in 1960?

Boxing

93 people died in a train crash in Harmelen in which country in 1962?

Netherlands

I Want to Hold Your Hand' was the first No 1 hit in the US for which British band?

The Beatles Click to see the answer

Advertising of what item was banned on British TV in 1965?

Cigarettes

For her performance in which film did Elizabeth Taylor win her first Best Actress Oscar?

Butterfield 8

Future Presidential candidate John McCain was shot down over which country in 1967?

Vietnam

2001: A Space Odyssey' was based on a short story by whom?

Arthur C. Clarke

Biafra, a region of which country, declared independence in 1967?

Nigeria

Hassan II was proclaimed king of which country in 1961?

Morocco

Future President Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which part of the US?

Hawaii

A new island called Surtsey was created after a volcanic eruption in which country?

Iceland

Charles de Gaulle stepped down as leader of which country in 1969?

France Click to see the answer

Cameroon gained its independence from which country in 1960?

France

Greece refused to talk with which other country over Cyprus in 1964?

Turkey

In 1960, which country shot down a U2 spy plane piloted by Gary Powers?

USSR

Eamon de Valera was re-elected as President of which country in 1966?

Ireland

GI Joe toy soldier was first released in which year?

1964

In 1960, John F Kennedy was representing which state in the US Senate?

Massachusetts

In 1961, the Beatles performed for the first time at the Cavern Club in which city?

Liverpool

How old was Walt Disney when he died in 1966?

65

A basketball club called the Bulls formed in which US city in 1966?

Chicago

Christian Barnard carried out the first transplant of which organ in 1967?

Heart

An earthquake killed 12,000 when it hit Agadir in which country in 1960?

Morocco

Anthony Perkins most famous role to date was Norman Bates from what film?

Psycho Click to see the answer

Crown Prince Harald of which country got married in 1968?

Norway

Civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery in which state in 1966?

Alabama

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, is known by what shorter title?

Dr Strangelove

How old was John F Kennedy when he was sworn in as US President in 1961?

43

For which film did Julie Christie win a Best Actress Oscar?

Darling

A song called 'La La La' won the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest for which country?

Spain

How old was Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark when she married into the Greek royal family?

18

Gatorade first made its way to the store shelves in what year?

1965

How many people worldwide watched the moon landings in 1969?

500 million

In 1960, the Motown record label was founded in which city?

Detroit

British rock group Led Zeppelin played their first gig in the US in which city?

Denver

Donald Campbell was killed trying to break the water speed record in which part of the UK in 1967?

Lake District

An earthquake on which Mediterranean island killed 380 people in 1968?

Sicily

Alcatraz closed in what year during the 1960s?

1963

Golda Meir was elected as the leader of which country in 1969?

Israel Click to see the answer

France tested atomoc bombs for the first time in the deserts of which country in 1960?

Algeria

How old was Mary Bell when she was found guilty of a double murder in 1968?

11

That's it, baby, when you've got it, flaunt it, flaunt it!'. Name the film?

The Producers

Crown Princess Beatrix of which country got married in 1966?

Netherlands

Construction started on a wall dividing which European city in 1961?

Berlin

319 people were killed in a 1964 riot at a football match in which country?

Peru

Hayley Mills was awarded a Special Oscar for her work in which film?

Pollyanna

Aloutte 2 was a space satellite launched by which country in 1965?

Canada

Erwin Schrödinger, who died in 1961, is famous for a physics problem involving which animal?

Cat

Florida International University was founded in which city in 1965?

Miami

How old was cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin when he died in 1968?

34

How many dalmatians were in the title of a hit 1961 movie?

101

Belgium established diplomatic relations with what North African Country in 1964?

Egypt

A referendum was held in which country in 1967 to discuss union with Spain?

Gibraltar

Berry Gordy Jr founded which famous record label in 1960?

Motown

Blowin' in the Wind' was a 1963 release by which singer?

Bob Dylan

Elvis Presley completed how many years' service in the US Army in March 1960?

2

How old was singer Nat King Cole when he died in 1965?

45

Brian Jones, member of which band, drowned in July 1969?

Rolling Stones

In October 1966, spy George Blake escaped from a London prison and was next seen in which city?

Moscow Click to see the answer

In what year did the My Lai Massacre occur?

1968

In what year did the first woman go into space?

1963

In what year did Pepsi Cola first introduce Diet Pepsi to the public?

1964

In what year did the NFL prohibit the grabbing of face masks during play?

1962

In what year did King Crimson release their debut album?

1969

In what year was the birth control pill first approved for use by the FDA?

1960 Click to see the answer

In what year did Edward Ruscha paint 'Various Small Fires'?

1964

In what year did The Stooges release their debut album?

1969

In 1962, the Mont Blanc Tunnel was completed, connecting a road from France to what other county?

Italy

In 1963, the Bundesliga football competition started in which country?

West Germany

In November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated in which US State?

Texas

In 1967, Sir Francis Chichester was setting records in which sport?

Sailing

In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan admitted to killing which member of the Kennedy family?

Robert

In what year did Hasbro first introduce G.I. Joe to the toy buying public?

1964

In what year did the Bee Gees release their first album?

1967 Click to see the answer

In what year was the city of New Orleans awarded a franchise?

1966

In what year did the New York Jets score their first shutout game against the Kansas City Chiefs?

1963

In what year did the first episode of CBS's news magazine program 60 Minutes air in the United States?

1968

In what year did Norman Rockwell sign with Look Magazine?

1963

In what year did the American Heart Association first link smoking to heart disease?

1960

In what year was presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy assassinated?

1968

In April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot in which US city?

Memphis

In the film 'And God Created Woman,' who danced barefoot on a table?

Brigitte Bardot

In October 1966, NATO moved its headquarters from Paris to which other city?

Brussels

In May 1967, the UK and which other country applied for membership of the EEC?

Ireland

In October 1963, the Lamborghini car company was founded in which country?

Italy

In 1968, which English team became the first to win football's European Cup?

Manchester United Click to see the answer

In what year did the children's show 'Sesame Street' first air?

1969

In 1969 the US opened the 'Top Gun' flying academy at Miramar, in which US state?

California

In what year was The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes released?

1969

In what year was Commodore Business Machines founded?

1965

In what year did the Los Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego?

1961

In what year did the PGA eliminate its Caucasians only rule?

1961

In what year did The Doors release its debut album?

1967

In what year did the Supreme Court rule on Miranda v. Arizona?

1966

In what year did the Tet Offensive take place?

1968

In what year did the Civil Rights Act pass?

1964

In what year was Che Guevara shot and killed?

1967

In what year was Jackie Robinson elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame?

1962

In 1967, which team became the first British football club to win the European Cup?

Celtic

In what year was Motown Record Corporation founded?

1960

In what year was the Corporation for Public Broadcasting founded?

1967

In August of 1960, the Ivory Coast gained its independence from what European country?

France

In what year was astroturf invented?

1965

In 1961, the US tried to invade Cuba at which bay?

Pigs

In what year did the US first send troops into Vietnam?

1965

In what year did pull tabs first appear on beverage cans?

1961

In what year was the Public Broadcasting Service established?

1969

In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?

1962

In what year did The Velvet Underground release its debut album?

1967

In February 1960, the chairman of which brewing company was kidnapped for ransom?

Coors

In what year did the American Basketball League being playing?

1961

In what year did Planters first start selling dry roasted peanuts?

1962

In June 1969, the Spanish leader closed the border between Spain and which other state?

Gibraltar

In what year was the first time that doctors were able to reattach a person's arm?

1962

In what year did the NFL and AFL announce plans to officially merge in 1970?

1966

In what year did two soviet spacecraft first dock and transfer cosmonauts in outer space?

1969

In what year did the US institute a draft for the Vietnam War?

1969

In which year was the inaugural game of the Kansas City Royal?

1969 Click to see the answer

Marcelo Caetano became Prine Minister of which country in 1968?

Portugal

Madagascar became independent from which country in 1960?

France

July 1964 saw race riots in which part of New York?

Harlem

Mauritius became independent from which country in 1968?

United Kingdom

In which ocean was the island of Tristan Da Cunha, which erupted in 1961?

Atlantic

In which European city did John Lennon and Yoko Ono have their first 'bed-in'?

Amsterdam Click to see the answer

In which country was the world's first heart transplant operation performed in 1967?

South Africa

Judy Garland died of a drug overdose in which city in 1969?

London

In which year did Time magazine put the oral contraceptive pill on its front cover?

1967

Losing 1965 European Cup side Benfica are from which country?

Portugal

Indira Ghandi became Prime Minister of which country in 1966?

India

In which year did Muhammad Ali win a gold medal during the Summer Olympics?

1960

Michael Winner directed Oliver Reed and an elephant in which 1969 World War II movie?

Hannibal Brooks

King Constantine II led a failed coup attempt in which country in 1967?

Greece

Large numbers of refugees left Cuba and went to which country in 1965?

United States Click to see the answer

In which year was The Wilderness Act signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson?

1964

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's second 'bed-in' was in which Canadian city?

Montreal

Members of what 'family' murdered actress Sharon Tate in August 1969?

Manson

In which year did construction begin on the Berlin Wall?

1961

In what year were the first televised presidential debates?

1960

Lal Bahadur Shastri became leader of which country in 1964?

India

In what year were orders made to cease bombing North Vietnam from the US?

1968

Matt Busby stepped down as manager of which football club in 1969?

Manchester United

Martin Luther King was shot dead in which city in 1968?

Memphis

In which decade did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?

1960s

In which year did Led Zeppelin release their first album?

1969

In which year did the automobile manufacturer Studebaker cease all production?

1966

Leonid Brezhnev and Alexei Kosygin assumed power in which country in 1964?

USSR

In which month of 1963 was President Kennedy assassinated?

November

In which year was The Beverly Hillbillies first broadcast on television?

1962

King Juan Carlos of Spain married a member of the royal family of which country in 1962?

Greece

In what year were the Black Panthers political organization formed?

1966

Monash University, in which Australian city, first admitted students in 1961?

Melbourne

Martin Luther King delivered his 'I have a dream' speech in which city in 1963?

Washington DC

In which film does Christopher Lee play the hero for once?

The Devil Rides Out

In which year did Sesame Street first broadcast on television?

1969