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What is when man first walked on the moon?
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Spy ship USS Pueblo was captured in: a. 1968 b. 1969 c. Did not occur
What is a. 1968
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"Silent Spring", an ecological book, was released in 1962. The author was: a. Ralph Nadar b. Rachel Carson c. Ted Berne
Who is b. Rachel Carson?
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One day Lamar Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, was given the inspiration for the name of the championship game between the AFL and NFL. The item givng him the inspiration was: a. Super ball b. Football c. Superman
What is a. Super ball?
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King make his famous "I Have A Dream Speech" in: a. Memphis, TN b. Washington D.C. c. Selma, AL
What is b. Washington D.C.?
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Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966 during the last week of the year. is it a religious holiday?
What is No? Kwanzaa is an African-American cultural holiday.
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Thurgood Marshall was: a. First African-American in the U.S. House of Representatives b. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice c. First African-American in the U.S. Senate
What is b. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice ?
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The name of the the largest nuclear weapon to ever be exploded: a. Tsar Bomba b. DBB-1961 c. 1961-001
What is a. Tsar Bomba?
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After the match with Sonny Liston, the flamboyant new champion revealed that he was a member of the Black Muslim sect and insisted that he be called by his “nonslave” name of Muhammad Ali. TRUE or FALSE
What is TRUE?
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The still unsolved serial murders that occured in northeren California in the late 60s are called: a. I-5 slasher b. Zodiac Killer c. BTK Murderer
What is b. Zodiac Killer?
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On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born from 1944 to 1950. days of the year (including February 29) were represented by the numbers 1 through 366 written on slips of paper. The slips were placed in separate plastic capsules that were mixed in a shoebox and then dumped into a deep glass jar. Capsules were drawn from the jar one at a time. TRUE or FALSE
What is TRUE?
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In 1965, one of the most controversial acts ocuured. It was: a. Troops are sent to Viet Nam b. Nelson Mandela sentenced to life in prison c. Mini skirts appear
What is a. Troops are sent to Viet Nam?
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During the night of November 9, 1965, New York City's Great Blackout, 30 million people were lost power covering all of New York and 8 other states. ___________ commuters who rode the subway were trapped. a. 10,500 b. 800,000 c. 52,000
What is b. 800,000?
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****************Double Jeopardy****************** Sports
What is Gatorade.
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Television show that first aired in 1969 and has shaped the minds millions of children is: a. Romper Room b. Captain Kangaroo c. Sesame Street
What is c. Sesame Street?
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The first Wal-Mart opened in: a. 1960 b. 1968 c. 1962
What is c. 1962?
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Warren Report on JFK's Assassination issued in: a. 1963 b. 1968 c. 1964
What is c. 1964?
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April 1, 1960 - The United States launches the first successful weather satellite named: a. GWS-1960-1 b. Nimbus - 1 c. Tiros - 1
What is c. Tiros - 1 ?
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The name of the winner of the 1st two Super Bowls is:
Who are The Greenbay Packers?
400
Before 1963 the nightly news telecasts on NBC and CBS were: a. 15 minutes long b. 30 minutes long c. 60 minutes long
What is a. 15 minutes long?
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Star Trek T.V. Series Airs in: a. 1965 b. 1969 c. 1966
What is c. 1966?
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By 1960, there's a TV in almost every American living room, bringing newly visible images of war, poverty, racism, and nuclear threat. People felt: a. It a duty and right to vote and became polically involved b. Powerless to help what they were seeing c. Felt their representives in Washington were doing a good job
What is a. It a duty and right to vote and became polically involved?
500
**************Double Jeopardy***************** Science
What is the Marianas Trench?
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In 1965-66, the Braves moved to Atlanta from: a. Milwaukee b. San Francisco c. Kansas City
What is c. Milwaukee?
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The Beatles appear to kick off their first U.S. tour in 1964 on: a. The Ed Sullivan Show b. Shindig c. Hullabaloo
What is a. The Ed Sullivan Show?