Weird Words
50s & 60s TV Shows
1960s General
Geography
100

to suppress or crush completely

Quell

100

This was also a western TV show starting in 1951
The main actor had a golden palomino horse called Trigger and a German shepherd named Bullet.
He also had a girlfriend Dale Evans

Roy Rogers
100

What year was the famous Woodstock Festival held?

Woodstock

100

Which state is bordered by Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming?

Colorado

200

a pin in a stringed musical instrument (as a harp, piano) around which the ends of the strings are coiled and by which the instrument is tuned

Wrest Pin

200

Can you guess the name of this very funny show which started in the 50s?
A young couple lived in an apartment and had neighbors Fred & Ethel Mertz.
The wife was a very clumsy accident prone women. Her husband’s name was Ricky and he was a South American band leader.
The show was I love …..

Lucy

200

What popular long-running soap opera still running on TV debuted in 1965?

Days of Our Lives

200

What is the longest river in South America?

Amazon

300

The Symbol #

Octothorpe

300

This was a great comedy from 1962 about a backward family who strikes oil and becomes rich and moves to California. The cast included Jed Clampett, Granny, Jethro, Elly May.
 The neighbors and head of the bank Milburn Drysdale and his secretary Jane Hathaway. The shows name was….

Beverly Hillbillies

300

In 1967 Dr Christian Barnard performed the first transplant of what human organ in South Africa.

The Heart

300

What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra

400

one who steals books

Biblioklept

400

This show appeared in 1964 about Darren and Samantha Stevens. Samantha’s mother Endora was played by Agnes Moorhead.
Samantha would twitch her nose and make magic happen.
The name of the show?

Bewitched

400

Who did John F Kennedy defeat in 1960 to win the presidential election?

Richard Nixon
400

What is Canada’s largest island?

Baffin Island

500

The range of what one can know or understand is called

Ken

500

This comedy show started in 1964 and was about a good natured Marine stationed at Camp Henderson, California. The private was always at logger heads with his Sergeant, Sergeant Carter played by Frank Sutton.
The leader actor was played by Jim Nabors. What was the name of this funny show?

Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.

500

Which classic science fiction show began in 1966?

Star Trek

500

What is the name of the smallest country in South America?

Suriname