Music
Which dance from the '60s created the largest craze?
The Twist
This Disney film wasn't the highest grossing movie when it was released, but the advent of video and DVD have catapulted it to the top money maker of the 1960s. Featuring dogs, what is the name of this film?
101 Dalmatians
He walks! He talks! The former was expected, the latter less so. If I now tell you that this television star who debuted in 1961 weighed over 500 pounds, what would be his name?
Mister Ed
What was Marilyn Monroe's birth name?
Norma Jean Mortenson
Witchcraft and normal family life clashed in the classic 60s comedy series "Bewitched". The wife and mother, Samantha, is the witch, but what is her husband's name?
Darrin
This band 'invaded' the USA in 1964, and altered the music scene over there. Teenage girls were blown to smithereens. Who was it?
The Beatles
What 1968 movie features this quote: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"?
2001: A Space Odyssey
It was hard to ignore TV westerns in the sixties. They were all over our screens... and we loved them. In which of these westerns did we meet the characters Rowdy Yates and Gil Favor?
Rawhide - followed the adventures of trail boss Gill Favor (Eric Fleming) and his sidekick Rowdy Yeats (Clint Eastwood)
This rock 'n' roll/R&B singer, whose success peaked in the late 1950's when he was a teenager, was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 25. What was his name?
Frankie Lymon
Which now common kitchen item became generally available for home use in 1967?
Microwave Oven
The distinctive voice of Roy Orbison always evokes memories of the swinging sixties. Which of the Big O's hits do these lyrics bring to mind? "I guess I'll go on home it's late. Maybe tomorrow night, but wait! What do I see? Is she walking back to me? Yeah, she's walking back to me."
Oh, Pretty Woman
In the year 1960, the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, released a movie with a one-word title that contains one of the most famous scenes of the entire history of cinema. Where is this scene set?
In the shower - the movie, Psycho
This detective show was the 14th ranked program in 1960. It featured Edd Byrnes as wisecracking hipster "Kooky" Kookson III who became a pop culture phenom for combing his hair and expressions such as "ginchy" and "piling up Zs." What was the name of the show?
77 Sunset Strip
On May 1st 1967, a rocker and his girlfriend finally tied the knot. Who was the lucky couple? (hint: the girlfriend had really big hair)
Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu
The word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" should lead you to the two word title of this classic sixties Disney movie.
Mary Poppins
The Four Seasons was one of the top groups of the early 1960s with four US chart toppers. What is the name of the group's lead singer?
Frankie Valli
This 1969 movie had the tagline "Ben and Pardner shared everything... even their wife!". A musical romp, it featured the singing "talents" of Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. What was the title of this movie?
Paint Your Wagon
What was the name of the popular 1960s TV series in which Marshal Matt Dillon and his Deputy, Chester Goode, upheld law and order in Dodge City?
Gunsmoke
Many fad dances arose in the sixties. Who had big success with the twist?
In the western TV series "Bonanza", what is the name of the ranch?
Ponderosa
These lyrics are the introduction to which 60s pop song?
"My tears are falling 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say..."
Take Good Care Of My Baby by Bobby Vee in 1961
Which 1961 movie, based on an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", featured rival street gangs the Sharks and the Jets?
West Side Story
1961: In what top 20 ranked TV show of this year was the audience invited to "follow the bouncing ball"?
Sing Along with Mitch
"Funny Girl" is a musical film featuring this well-known superstar in her first big screen appearance, which opens her to critical acclaim and commercial success. The actress is ultimately awarded with an Oscar for her performance. Who is the actress?
Barbra Streisand
Many older people have vivid memories of where they were in 1963 when American president John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In which U.S. city did this happen?
Dallas, Texas