The Swinging Sixties ☮️
Which country in Southeast Asia did the United States support in its fight against its communist enemy?
South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
What was the name of the office building that members of the Nixon re-election campaign committee failed to break into (causing a political scandal that led to the resignation of the President)?
Watergate Office Building
Who was the President of the Soviet Union who, along with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, decided to limit nuclear weapons?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which country was invaded and annexed by Iraq, resulting in the Gulf War?
Kuwait
Which international currency was adopted by numerous European countries in 1995?
The Euro
In which German city did English rock band "The Beatles" begin their international career?
Hamburg
From which South Vietnamese city did the U.S. military evacuate thousands of political refugees in 1975?
Saigon
Which event marks the beginning of the end of the "Iron Curtain" in Eastern Europe?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Who was the first President of Russia after the fall of the Soviet dictatorship?
Boris Yeltsin
Which South Asian country was invaded by the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany after the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
Afghanistan
At the time of his assassination, which two other public officials were in the same limousine as President John F. Kennedy?
Jacqueline Kennedy and John Connally (Governor of Texas)
By the end of the 1973 oil crisis, how much did the price of oil rise in the United States? (as a percentage)
400%, from US $3 per barrel to nearly $12 globally.
What was the name of the Soviet nuclear power plant whose core meltdown caused an international health disaster?
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
What was the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell in 1996?
Sheep (Dolly)
Which planet did the United States successfully land an exploration rover in 2003?
Mars
From where did American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?
The steps of the Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C)
Which American dance drama film from 1977 is credited with the national popularization of the disco musical genre?
Saturday Night Fever
Which American singer, songwriter, and dancer became the "King of Pop" during the 1980's?
Michael Jackson
Which wireless telecommunications device that receives and displays alphanumeric or voice messages became popular during the 90's?
Pager (Beeper)
Which American rapper was the best-selling musical artist of the decade?
Eminem
Name the members of the crew of the Apollo 11 during its historic 1969 moon landing.
Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
What is the name of the nightclub, opened by Steve Rubell and Ian Shrager, that is known as the greatest American disco club to have ever existed?
Studio 54
What was the highest-grossing film of the decade?
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Which american band, formed in the East Bay of California, helped to form the genre of "pop punk"?
Green Day
Which Australian actor, producer and director died due to an accidental overdose of prescription medications in 2008?
Heath Ledger