1960'S MUSIC
1960'S TELEVISION
1960'S MOVIES
1960'S SPORTS
1960'S GRAB BAG
100

Hoagy Carmichael and  Stuart Gorrell wrote it. Ray Charles recorded it and it made number one on the Hot 100 in 1960.  "A song of you Comes as sweet and clear As moonlight through the pine Other arms reach out to me"

A. Hit the road, Jack

B. Georgia on my mind

C. unchain my heart


WHAT IS B. GEORGIA ON MY MIND?

100

Running from 1960-1968, this show set in Mayberry featured  home spun philosophy and humor all in 30 minute episodes.

A. Beverly hillbillies

B. Gun Smoke

C. Andy Griffith show

WHAT IS C. THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW?

100

 Michael  Caine's womanizing character finds out just what the "Swinging '60s" lifestyle is all about, to his chagrin. Jude Law stars in the 2004 American remake of this British classic.

A. Mame

B. Marnie

C. Alfie

WHAT IS C. "ALFIE?"

100

This Baltimore Colts great led the NFL in passing in the 1960s, with 26548 yards.

A. Babe Ruth

B. Jonny Unitas

C. Magic Johnson

WHO IS B. JOHNNY UNITAS?

100

Along with Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong I was part of the Apollo 11 Mission to the Moon.

A. John Glenn

B. Buzz Aldrin

c. Jon McBride

WHO IS B. BUZZ ALDRIN?

200

 My only number one hit in the UK Singles Chart also reached my highest position on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number four. I am from England and my song was "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me".

A. Dusty Springfield

B. Willie Nelson

C. Angie Dickenson

WHO IS A. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD?

200

This situation comedy, starring Ray Walston and Bill Bixby, aired Sunday nights on CBS. One of the main characters was a bit "spaced" out, but that's what made it work.

A. lost in space

B. My favorite Martian

C. The Jetsons

WHAT IS B. "MY FAVORITE MARTIAN"

200

Peter O'Toole plays a British Army Lieutenant who defies orders to lead a guerilla war in the Middle East, in this movie that won the Best Picture Oscar for 1962.

A. Good morning Vietnam

B. Bridge over the River Kwai

C. Lawrence of Arabia


WHAT IS C.  "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA?"

200

I won the third of my four Master's titles in the tournament's first three-way playoff in 1962.

A. Arnold Palmer

B. Tiger Woods

C. Jackie Robison

WHO IS A. ARNOLD PALMER?

200

I am a game that involves great flexibility and could end up with participants becoming human pretzels. I was released by Milton Bradley in 1966 and created by Charles Foley and Neil Rabens. 

A. Twangled

B. Twister

C. Kahootz

WHAT IS B. TWISTER?

300

 My song "Take Good Care of My Baby" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1961.

A. Elvis Presley

B. Glen Campbell

C. Bobby Vee

WHO IS BOBBY VEE?

300

During the 1960's, network television featured several Western series, and led the Nielsen Television Ratings for six of the ten seasons in the decade. This popular TV Western series NEVER ended a television season as the #1 rated show. 

A. Rawhide

B. Bonanza

C. Gunsmoke

WHAT IS A. "RAWHIDE"?

300

  I was a controversial film when I was made, as my story told of a young white girl and an African-American man who were madly in love and wished to marry. 

A. To Sir with Love

B. Guess who's coming to dinner

C. goodbye Mr. Chips

WHAT IS B. "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER?"

300

This "Miracle" group of baseball players was managed by Gil Hodges and featured future Hall Of Famers Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan on the Mound, who led the team to a victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series.

A. The Yankees

B. The Cubs

C. The Mets

WHO ARE C. THE METS?

300

Music festival held in the summer of 1969 in upstate New York featuring Janis Joplin and Jimmi Hendrix.

A. Max Yasgur's Farm

B. Woodstock 

C. Bethel woods

What is B. Woodstock?

400

In the last week of December 1966, The Monkees hit the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 with this song.

A. last train to Clarksville

B. I'm a believer

C. night time is the right time

WHAT IS B. "I'M A BELIEVER"

400

Nose-twitching Samantha rode her broom into our living rooms in "Bewitched". I played the character of her TV mother Endora.

A. Jane Keen

B. Audrey Meadows

C. Agnes Moorehead

WHO IS C. AGNES MOOREHEAD?

400

The 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" starred Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. I played the character of her husband - Doc Golightly.

A. Ed Norton

B. Buddy Ebsen

C. Sean Connery


WHO IS B.  BUDDY EBSEN?

400

In 1967 I won my second of three consecutive NBA MVP Awards while playing for Philadelphia and averaging over 24 points and 24 rebounds a game. I was nicknamed "The Stilt" because I stood over seven feet tall.

A. LeBron James

B. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

C. Wilt Chamberlain

WHO IS C. WILT CHAMBERLAIN?

400

Artist  who's New York city studio was called "The Factory" and who's silk screen painting brought art into mainstream America.

A. Banksy

B. Jean-Michel Basquiat

C. Andy Warhol

WHO IS C. ANDY WARHOL?

500

The Supremes had a hit that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles in August 1964. It was also their first song to appear on the UK pop charts at number five.

A. My Girl

B. I wish it would rain

C. where did our love go

WHAT IS C. "WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO"

500

 This series included among its key cast members, the characters Roy Hinkley, Eunice Howell, and Jonas Grumby. 

A. Gilligan's Island

B. Petticoat Junction

C. I love Lucy

WHAT IS A. "GILLIGAN'S ISLAND?"

500

Anne Bancroft won the 1962 Best Actress Oscar for playing Anne Sullivan, a former student, who is sent to tutor a young Helen Keller in this movie.

A. The Lesson

B. Stand and deliver

C. The Miracle worker

WHAT IS C.  "THE MIRACLE WORKER?"

500

I was the first African American male tennis player to win the U.S. Open, a feat I achieved in 1968.

A. John McEnroe

B. Arthur Ashe

C. Frances Tiafoe

WHO IS B. ARTHUR ASHE?

500

In 1964 this South African leader who spoke out against apartheid was sentenced to life in prison for his political views and social activism.

A. Malcolm X

B. Nelson Mandela

C. Martin Luther King

WHO IS B. NELSON MANDELA?