TV & Film
What popular TV sitcom featured a family living on a deserted island with characters named Gilligan, the Skipper, and Ginger?
Gilligan's Island
What legendary Beach Boys album, released in May 1966, featured songs like "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows"?
Pet Sounds.
What famous comic book character made his first appearance in Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four #52 in 1966?
Black Panther.
In 1966, what famous professional football player was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and later became known as "Mr. Cowboy"?
Roger Staubach.
What Soviet spacecraft became the first human-made spacecraft to successfully land softly on the Moon in February 1966?
Luna 9
What 1966 western movie starred Clint Eastwood as the mysterious gunslinger known as "The Man with No Name"?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
What Beatles album, released in August 1966, featured "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yellow Submarine"?
Revolver.
Who was elected Governor of California in 1966, beginning his political career before eventually becoming President?
Ronald Reagan
Which NFL team won Super Bowl I, played in January 1967, following the 1966 season?
Green Bay Packers.
What was the name of the NASA mission that launched in 1966?
Gemini 8
What popular science-fiction TV series premiered in September 1966?
Star Trek
What female singer had a major 1966 hit with the song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"?
Nancy Sinatra.
What iconic artificial grass surface made its first major appearance at the Houston Astrodome in 1966?
AstroTurf.
What college basketball team made history in 1966 by winning the NCAA championship with five African-American players in its starting lineup?
Texas Western College (now UTEP).
What synthetic material, invented by Stephanie Kwolek, received its patent in 1966 and would later be used in bullet-resistant vests?
Kevlar.
What classic animated Christmas special, featuring Boris Karloff as the narrator, first aired on television in December 1966?
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
What was the number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 5, 1966?
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes.
What iconic American muscle car, introduced by General Motors in 1966, became a competitor to the Ford Mustang?
The Chevrolet Camaro.
Which baseball team swept the Los Angeles Dodgers to win its first-ever World Series championship in 1966?
Baltimore Orioles
What new music format became a factory-installed option in Ford automobiles in 1966, allowing drivers to play continuous music without flipping a record?
The 8-track tape player
What television series starring Ron Ely as a jungle adventurer premiered in September 1966?
Tarzan
What British rock band made its first appearance on the television show The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966, helping introduce its music to American audiences?
The Rolling Stones.
What landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, issued in 1966, established that suspects must be informed of their rights before police interrogation?
Miranda v. Arizona (the Miranda Rights).
Which country won the 1966 FIFA World Cup?
England
What NASA spacecraft successfully made the first American soft landing on the Moon in June 1966?
Surveyor 1.