Easy
Who was voted US president in November 1960?
John F. Kennedy
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
What was the highest-grossing film of the 1960s?
The Sound of Music (1965)
Which iconic American rock ‘n’ roll star returned to civilian life in 1960 after serving two years in the U.S. Army?
Elvis Presley
What was the overarching conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1960s?
The Cold War
Martin Luther King’s famous speech in 1963 is best remembered for which repeating phrase?
‘I have a dream’
Who was the first man to orbit the Earth in 1961?
Yuri Gagarin
Which film, released in 1961, starred Audrey Hepburn as the iconic character Holly Golightly?
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Who released the song 'My Way' in 1969?
Frank Sinatra
Who were the four presidents of the United States during the 1960s?
Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon.
Cassius Clay became world heavyweight champion in 1964. What is he better known as?
Mohammed Ali
Who was the surgeon in the first successful human heart transplant in 1967?
Dr. Christiaan Barnard
In which film does Julie Andrews play the magical nanny who brings joy to the lives of the Banks family?
Mary Poppins
Who controversially 'went electric' at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival?
Bob Dylan
What major event occurred in Berlin in 1961 that became a symbol of the Cold War division between East and West?
The construction of the Berlin Wall
Which country took victory at the 1966 football world cup?
England
Which country became the fifth on the planet to detonate a nuclear weapon on October 16, 1964?
China
Name the film adaptation of a Broadway musical that tells the story of a cockney flower girl transformed into a lady.
My Fair Lady
Who had a hit in 1968 with the song 'Lady Madonna'?
The Beatles
Which Caribbean nation declared independence from British rule in 1962?
Jamaica
Which dance from the '60s created the largest craze?
The Twist
What 13 day stand-off of the 1960s between the US and USSR almost resulted in nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Who played the role of Bonnie Parker in the 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde”?
Faye Dunaway
Finish the lyrics: “Hey Jude, don’t make it bad, take a sad song and…”
“make it better” (“Hey Jude” by The Beatles)
Which Southern American country faced a military coup in 1964, leading to the establishment of a military dictatorship that lasted until the 1980s?
Brazil