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100

In 1961, this European capital was suddenly split in two when a wall went up almost overnight.

What is Berlin

100

This British band’s 1964 arrival in the U.S. sparked a cultural “Invasion” and hysteria everywhere they went.

Who are The Beatles?

100

The U.S. began sending “advisers” to this Southeast Asian country in the early 1960s to support anti-communist forces.

What is South Vietnam?

100

This Italian manufacturer produced the 1960s 250 GTO, one of the most expensive and collectible cars in the world.

What is Ferrari?

100

Before becoming a civil rights icon, he was a student at Morehouse College and a busboy in Atlanta restaurants.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

This Caribbean island nation became a Cold War hotspot during the 1962 Missile Crisis.

What is Cuba

200

This 1969 music festival in New York became a symbol of peace, love, and counterculture, drawing over 400,000 people.

What is Woodstock?

200

This U.S. president signed Medicare and Medicaid into law in 1965 as part of his “Great Society.”

Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

200

This classic American muscle car debuted in 1964 and became an instant icon, famously featured in car chases and movies.

What is the Ford Mustang?

200

Before becoming a legendary musical band member, they played in a band called The Quarrymen in Liverpool.

Who are John Lennon and Paul McCartney ?

300

When Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar in 1964, this new African nation was born.

What is Tanzania

300

This pop artist turned everyday objects—like Campbell’s Soup cans—into icons of modern art.

Who is Andy Warhol?

300

This Eastern Bloc nation experienced a brief period of liberalization in 1968

What is Czechoslovakia?

300

Chevrolet introduced this stylish, sporty two-seater in 1963, which became a symbol of American sports cars.

What is the Corvette?

300

This future U.S. president served as a naval officer and journalist in the 1960s before entering politics.

Who is John F. Kennedy?

400

In 1965, this Central Asian republic changed its capital’s name from Frunze to Bishkek—though it wouldn’t stick permanently until 1991.

What is Kyrgyzstan

400

This influential singer-songwriter “went electric” at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, shocking many fans of his earlier acoustic style.

Who is Bob Dylan?

400

This French president withdrew France from NATO’s integrated military command in 1966.

Who is Charles de Gaulle?

400

This Japanese automaker began exporting the compact car in 1966, eventually becoming one of the world’s bestselling cars.

What is Toyota?

400

Before becoming a 1960s best-selling folk-rock stars, they met in elementary school in Queens, New York City, in 1953,

 

Who are Simon & Garfunkel

500

This landlocked African nation, formerly Bechuanaland, became independent in 1966 and adopted a new name.

What is Botswana?

500

This painter’s comic-style works, including Whaam! and Drowning Girl, helped define the decade’s Pop Art movement.

Who is Roy Lichtenstein?

500

In 1963, Kennedy proposed a new domestic program aimed at reducing poverty called the “__.”

What is the New Frontier?

500

This iconic British luxury sports car, introduced in 1962, became famous for its use in James Bond films.

What is the Aston Martin DB5?

500

Before becoming famous for his role as James Bond, he served in the Royal Navy.

Who is Sean Connery?

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