Events in 1962
Early Years
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Arts, Culture, & Science
Unusual Facts
100

This famous landmark was completed this year in Seattle, in time for the 1962 worlds fair.

What is the Space Needle?

100

This was Maureen's job at Watsessing School.

What is Safety Patrol Officer?

100

These days, you might find Maureen awake well into the night doing this activity. 

What is bread making?

100

Maureen famously mis-quoted the lyrics to this Rolling Stones hit.

What is "Beast Of Burden"?

100

As a party trick, Maureen was famously known for breaking into this spontaneous trick.

What are the splits?

200

The Beatles released their first single titled...

What is "Love Me Do"?

200

This person was Maureen's first kiss.

Who is Donald Bennicki?

200

Name something that changed the course of Maureen's life for the good.

What is sobriety?

200

You might find Maureen occasionally quoting the lines from this late 1980's movie.  

What is Moonstruck?

200

This is the most awkward thing that happens to Maureen on a regular basis.

What is farting?

300

Bob Dylan premiered this song in April, 1962 at Gerde's Folk City, in Greenwich Village.

What is "Blowin' In The Wind?"

300

This is the first job Maureen got fired from.

What is Hasslers Bakery?

300

This is the destination of Maureen's first airplane ride.

What is Bermuda?

300

Maureen is most famous for this dance made famous during her high school years.

What is the rubber legs?

300

These are Maureen's two most unusual talents.

What is picking things up with her toes & flipping her eyelids inside-out?

400

This famous actress met her untimely death at the age of 36 years old in August, 1962.

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

400

This young lover had a fondness for not only Maureen, but her sister Kathy.

Who is John Bishop?

400

When looking to spruce up her house, Maureen is most likely to turn to this product. 

What is chalk paint?

400

The islets of Langerhans, also called islands of Langerhans, do not refer to a region off the northern coast of Ireland, but are in fact part of this vital human body organ.

What is the pancreas?

400

In her years as a babysitter, this was the guidance Maureen gave the children in her care when they had a bad dream.

What is telling them to change the channel?

500

Name something first used this year by Houston plastic surgeons.

What are silicone breast implants?

500

This is one sneaky thing Maureen did as a kid and never got caught doing.

What is stealing a glass swan from an Amish country store?

500

As a child, Maureen would often get lost on the beach doing this activity.

What is looking for shells?

500

This actress is who Maureen would most want to play her in a film about her life.

Who is Sasorise Ronan?

500

In Maureen's birth story, the doctor who delivered her is described to be in this condition.  

What is tipsy?