1960-1970 TV shows
What popular Western TV series, starring James Arness, was a consistent top performer in the 1960s?
Gunsmoke
This rock-and-roll pioneer and his band, the Crickets, were killed in a 1959 plane crash, a day that became known as "The Day the Music Died".
Who is Buddy Holly?
This actor played Alex P. Keaton on the 1980s sitcom Family Ties.
Who is Michael J. Fox?.
In 1969, a major rock music festival drew an estimated 400,000 attendees to a dairy farm in upstate New York. What was its name?
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair.
In what iconic 1969 event did humans first set foot on the moon?
The Apollo 11 moon landing.
What famous science fiction series, known for its iconic "Space the final frontier" opening, debuted in the 1960s?
Star Trek 1966 - 1969
This songwriting legend and Motown founder opened Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit in 1959, the studio that produced hits for The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and many others.
Who is Berry Gordy, Jr.?
This sitcom, which aired from 1964 to 1966, featured a spooky but loving family and their mysterious butler.
What is The Addams Family?
In 1970, which popular television show premiered on CBS and would go on to be the number one show for five seasons?
What major movement, led by figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., was dedicated to ending racial segregation and discrimination in the United States?
The Civil Rights Movement.
Who played the role of Andy Taylor's young son, Opie, on The Andy Griffith Show?
Ron Howard
In 1964, this quartet from Liverpool appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, launching the "British Invasion" and causing a phenomenon called "Beatlemania".
Who are The Beatles?
This Woodstock performer famously set his guitar on fire during his iconic rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1969.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy occurred in 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Who was accused of assassinating him?
Lee Harvey Oswald.
What 1970s political scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon?
The Watergate scandal.
In the opening credits of The Andy Griffith Show, Andy and Opie walk to a lake. What does Opie do with a rock during this scene?
He throws it into the lake, where it makes a famous "splash" sound.
This soul singer released the critically acclaimed album What's Going On in 1971, a departure from the classic Motown sound with socially conscious themes.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
This political scandal in the 1970s ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
What is Watergate?
In the 1970s, what clothing items were so common that the decade became known as the "Polyester Decade"?
Leisure suits.
Published in 1963, what book by Betty Friedan helped spark the second-wave feminist movement?
The Feminine Mystique.
Which character, known for his overly earnest antics, was Sheriff Andy Taylor's cousin and deputy for the first five seasons of the show?
Barney Fife, played by Don Knotts.
Often credited as the first rock-and-roll record, this 1951 song by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats featured a distorted saxophone riff that defined an emerging sound.
What is "Rocket 88"?
A popular toy of the 1960s, this device allowed users to draw pictures by turning two knobs to move the cursor.
What is the Etch A Sketch?
Which U.S. Supreme Court case in 1962 ruled that school-sponsored prayer was unconstitutional?
Engel v. Vitale.
Which 1960s dance craze was popularized by Chubby Checker's hit song of the same name?
The Twist