1960s History
In 1964, Jack Ruby was convicted of murdering this other accused assassin.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
This major sports award was won by Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett in 1970.
What is Heisman?
Tony and Maria were the lead characters in this Broadway musical premiered in 1957.
What is West Side Story?
The director of Easy Rider, also starred in it along with Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson.
Who is Dennis Hopper?
This musical genre featuring a driving eight beat spawned a cultural phenomenon that peaked with the 1977 release of the film Saturday Night Fever.
What is Disco?
CIA-trained forces tried, but failed to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro in this 1961 conflict.
What is The Bay of Pigs?
In 1972, Franco Harris put the Steelers in the AFC Championship game with this miracle catch.
What is the Immaculate Reception?
These were the original singers of That'll Be the Day in 1957.
Who is Buddy Holly and the Crickets?
This famous actor starred in Lilies of the Field and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
This character was played by Herve Villechaize in the TV series, Fantasy Island.
Who is Tattoo?
He was assassinated in November 1963.
Who is President John F. Kennedy?
This hide was first used to cover baseballs in 1975.
What is Cowhide?
These singers recorded Rock Around the Clock in 1955.
Who is Bill Haley and the Comets?
In Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, this was the name of Butch Cassidy's gang.
What is Hold in the Wall Gang?
This musical cartoon shorts series aired Saturday mornings and taught children lessons about math, grammar, government and more.
What is School House Rock?
He delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
He beat Bade Ruth's home run record in 1974.
Who is Hank Aaron?
This song, recorded by The Coasters in 1959, had the line "You're gonna need an ocean of Calamine lotion."
What is Poison Ivy?
In the 1960 horror movie, Psycho, he played the role of Norman Bates.
Who is Anthony Perkins?
This video game system debuted in the 1970s and featured the now iconic games like Pong and Pac Man.
What is Atari?
Gary Powers, who was accused and imprisoned in Russia for spying in 1960, flew this type of plane.
What is a U-2?
This Olympic athlete set a record in 1972 by winning seven gold medals.
Who is Mark Spitz?
B.J. Thomas sang "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You" in 1967. This Artist first recorded it in 1951.
This film was the highest grossing release in 1963, yet still lost money because it was one of the most expensive films ever made.
What is Cleopatra?
This book, about a bird on a journey of self-discovery, topped The New York Times best-seller list for 38 weeks in 1970.
What is Jonathan Livingston Seagull?