How Well Do You Remember These 60s Headlines?

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Question 1/10

In spring of 1960, this "King" returned from military service and began filming the movie "G.I. Blues" in April.

Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis Presley

Frankie Avalon
Frank Sinatra

Question 2/10

In a failed attempt to remove Fidel Castro from power, on April 17, 1961, the US ground invasion of Cuba landed where?

Guantanamo Bay
Biscayne Bay
The Bay of Pigs
Michael Bay

Question 3/10

In 1962, this Anthony Burgess novel - later made into a cult classic movie - introduced the world to droogs, the Moloko Plus ,and the "old in-out."

"A Clockwork Orange"
"The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
"Drop City"

Question 4/10

In November of 1963, President John F. Kennedy fell victim to a gunman firing from where in Dallas' Dealey Plaza?

Commerce Street
The Dal-Tex Building
The Dallas Cowboys Stadium
The Texas School Book Depository

Question 5/10

On February 25, 1964, this vociferous and poetic boxer defeated Sonny Liston to claim the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World.

George Foreman
Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali
Ken Norton
Jake Lamotta

Question 6/10

At the Newport Folk Festival in July 1965, this singer-songwriter caught holy hippie hell for "going electric".

Pete Seeger
Jed Clampett

Bob Dylan
Joan Baez

Question 7/10

Dammit, Jim! On September 8, 1966, this enduring and popular sci-fi franchise debuted on NBC.

"Star Trek"
"Lost in Space"
"Battlestar Galactica"
"The Outer Limits"

Question 8/10

Filmed in Italy and starring Clint Eastwood, "A Fistful of Dollars" was released in the US and began an onslaught of movies of this genre.

Cinema Posse Buco
Cinema Cowbonara
The Spaghetti Western
Lasagnoir

Question 9/10

On June 3, 1968, Valerie Solanas shot and wounded this artist known for his Campbell Soup can and Marilyn Monroe series.

Roy Lichtenstein
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Ed Ruscha
Andy Warhol

Question 10/10

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon. Who was the second?

Jim Lovell
Jack Swigert
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins

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