Major Events
in what year did the first moon landing take place
July 20, 1969
who was the first person on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Who produced and started selling lava lamps?
Edward Walker
what was the most played band in the 1960’s
The Beatles
where did the “ I had a dream speech," take place
on the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC
who was the president from 1961 to 1963
John f Kennedy
When the first computer was made, they were very hard to use, why?
they were massive and very hard to navigate around.
what were the most bought shoes for women in the 1960’s
Go go boots
In 1960, 17 countries gained independence from which European colonial power
france
who was the first person in space
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
what was the huge race across the world in the 1960s
the space race
What game show was created in the 1960’s
Jeopardy
who was assassinated in the 1960s must name 3
John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X , Martin Luther King Jr, and Robert F. Kennedy.
In Vietnam there was a leader who joined forces with the United States during and after WWII, who was that leader.
Ho Chi Minh
What was used to produce a laser?
a synthetic ruby
what hairstyle was most popular for women to have in the 1960’
High volume beehive
What was the name of the secret, 13-day confrontation in 1962 that brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war
Cuban missle crisis
Elvis Presley’s “comeback” era started in 1968, what was his most played song during that time?
What did they use rice for besides eating?
making gas and charcoal
The sound of music staring Julie Andrews was the most played movie in the 60’s, what is the plot of the movie
a musical drama about Maria, a high-spirited postulant who becomes governess to seven children of a widowed naval captain in 1930s Austria