70's Music
History 1950-1955
1960s
General
Movies/ Musicals
100
What drummer played for King Crimson and Yes?
Bill Bruford
100
The infamous Brinks Robbery in 1950 where $2.8 million was stolen in 17 minutes occurred in what city?
Boston
100
In 1969, what music festival drew over 400,000 attendees in New York?
Woodstock Music Festiva
100
What was the name of Gene Simmons's and Paul Stanley's band before KISS?
Wicked Lester
100
What did Rick have that everybody wanted in Casablanca?
Letters of Transit
200
Who was the inspiration behind the Rolling Stones song, "Angie"?
Keith's newborn daughter, Angela
200
"Old soldiers never die... they just fade away, "was said by......
General Douglas MacArthur
200
Who sang Wild Thing?
The Throggs
200
What name did Led Zeppelin first audition under?
The New Yardbirds
200
What does Rhett Butler famously say to Scarlett at the end of Gone with the Wind?
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
300
Which 2 bands have sold the most albums?
The Beatles - 160 million
Led Zeppelin - 105 million
300
Catcher in the Rye's portrayal of Holden Caufield's 16 year old life was a huge success. Who wrote the book?
J.D. Salinger
300
The searchers had a 1964 hit about instruments used in seeing. Name them.
Needles and Pins
300
"Old soldiers never die..... they just fade away," was said by who?
General Douglas MacArthur
300
What musical did Julie Andrews star in shortly before "The Sound of Music" that required her to cut her hair short?
Mary Poppins
400
Who did the original version of, "I love Rock 'n Roll'?
Alan Merill
400
What is the longest running daytime drama moves from radio to T.V. ?
The Guiding Light
400
What dance was popular in the 1960s?
The Twist
400
What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance?
Blackjack
400
What is the name of the restaurant where Mitch takes Melanie after a gull attacks her?
The Tides Restaurant
500
What was the Original name of Black Sabbath?
Earth
500
Francis Watson and James Crick become famous for discovering.....
The double helix structure of DNA.
500
What classic American novel, published in 1960, became a major bestseller?
To Kill a Mockingbird
500
What was the Beatles favorite soft drink each time they toured America?
Coca-Cola
500
The song the characters sing after Eliza learns to speak properly in "My Fair Lady" is..........
The Rain in Spain
600
Who sang "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road'?
Loudon Wainwright III
600
Hold the pickle! Hold the lettuce! The First _______ opened in 1954!
Burger King
600
Who shook things up by going electric at the legendary 1965 Newport Folk Festival?
Bob Dylan
600
Do you know the real name of Blackbeard, the English Pirate?
Edward Teach
600
In Oliver Twist, what did Mrs. Mann steal from Oliver's mother after she died?
A locket and a ring.
700
Where is the group Little River Band originally from?
Melbourne, Australia
700
In 1955, Congress Authorizes all the US currency and coins to say________?
In God We Trust
700
Who sang 'A Change is Gonna Come' in 1964, becoming a timeless anthem?
Sam Cooke
700
What was the deadly disease of 1940?
Polio
700
Whose voice is the first we hear in It's a Wonderful Life?
Mr. Gower's
800
What is Johnny Rotten's real name?
John Joseph Lydon
800
In 1953 Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to________?
Reach the summit of Mount Everest
800
What was the name of Grass Roots hit song in 1968?
Midnight Confessions
800
What's the names of the Fontane sisters?
Bea, Geri, and Marge Rosse
800
Don Lockwood's motto is ........ in the movie Singin in the Rain?
Dignity. Always dignity
900
What was Fleetwood Mac's only number one single in the U.S.?
Dreams
900
Psychologist Joyce Brothers won the $64,000 question. What was her topic?
Boxing
900
What popular toy introduced in the 1960s was originally marketed as a “stress-reliever” and “therapy tool”
Silly Puddy
900
What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pet pony?
Macaroni
900
When Lazar Wolf goes over to ask Tevye for Tzeitel's hand in marriage, what does Tevye think Lazar Wolf actually wants?
A cow
1000
How many times did Black Sabbath fire their management?
2
1000
Who became the first African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera?
Marian Anderson
1000
What was the name of the first American manned space program, which started in 1961?
Project Mercury.
1000
The infamous 17 minute Brinks Robbery took place in what city?
Boston
1000
In the film The Best Years of Our Lives, Al, Fred, and Homer reunite on their first night home at ??????
At Butch's.