1965
Fernando Facts
Amazing things after 60
Spanish
2025
100

What does "far out" mean?

Something amazing or unbelievable

100

What was the name of the restaurant that Fernando worked at in Chicago?

Santorini

100

This famous female judge was appointed to the Supreme Court at the age of 60 and helped pass laws that promoted women's rights.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

200

How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1965?

A. 18 cents

B. 31 cents

C. 84 cents

D. 66 cents

B. 31 cents

200

What language is Fernando currently learning?

Catalan
200

After a lifetime of failures and dead ends, this person used his Social Security check to launch KFC. At 65, he was broke. By 73, he was a global icon. Today, his face sells chicken on every continent.

Colonel Sanders (KFC)

300

What major Rolling Stones hit song was #1 on the charts in 1965?

A. The Last Time

B. Heart of Stone

C. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

D. Play with Fire

C. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

300

What year did Fernando get his citizenship?

2023

300

Who was the famous activist who was imprisoned for three decades, won the Nobel Peace Prize at 75 and was elected president of South Africa a few months after?


Nelson Mandela

400

What famous musical released in 1965 has won five Academy Awards?

The Sound of Music

400

How old was Fernando when he moved to the United States?

33 years old

400

She spent her early life on the American frontier and didn’t publish her first book until she was 65 called, "Little House in the Big Woods." It sparked a literary empire that’s still read by millions.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

500

Who was a famous musician, poet and activist in Chile in 1965?

A. Joe Vasconcellos

B. Victor Jara

C. Beto Cuevas

D. Tito Fernandez

D. 

B. Victor Jara

500

What is Fernando's favorite online game?

Chess
500

At 77, he became the oldest person to fly in space, orbiting Earth again.

John Glenn (astronaut)

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