Birth Year Quiz

The 1960 quiz

131 questions in the archive mention 1960. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 131 questions mention 1960
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1959 1961

1. Which tropical disease was named after a Nigerian village where it was first reported in the 1960s?

2. Who is the only golfer to have won the British Open in the 1950?s, 1960?s and 1970?s?

3. Who were once known as 'The Detours' and 'The High Numbers' in the early 1960s?

4. Which famous 1960s tv heroine's name is a play on the phrase 'man appeal'?

5. Which woman won a record 11 Australian Open singles titles between 1960 and 1973?

6. Established in 1960 which organisation has the acronym EFTA?

7. Which two semaphoric letters are found on the famous anti war peace symbol from the 1960's ?

8. Barbara Hulanicki founded which iconic fashion store in the 1960s?

9. In which decade was rugby player Gareth Edwards first capped for Wales?

10. The title of which 1960 war film starring Kenneth Moore is also the name of the world's strongest beer?

11. In the song who told Laura he loved her in 1960?

12. In the film Ocean?s Eleven the part of Danny Ocean is played by George Clooney. Who played him in the 1960s original?

13. Which Billy Idol hit song was based on a 1960 French horror film?

14. Which country won the first European football championships in 1960?

15. Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey and Mary Travers made up which famous 1960s band?

16. Which popular American vocal group in the 1960s and 70s named themselves after a bowling alley they once found themselves in?

17. Who was Olympic Boxing Light heavyweight Gold medallist in 1960?

18. On 16th August 1960 a certain band first called themselves The Beatles. Previously they were 'The Silver Beatles' and 'The Silver Beetles'. How did they spell their name in May of that year? One word B...

19. Which two semaphoric letters are found on the iconic 1960s peace symbol?

20. Which singer with the initials M. W. was known as the 'Queen of Motown' in the early 1960s?

ANSWERS

1. Lhassa

2. Gary Player

3. The Who

4. Emma Peel (The Avengers)

5. Margret Smith Court (note: until 1968 it was called the Australian Championship)

6. European Free Trade Association

7. N and D. Nuclear Disarmament.

8. Biba

9. 1960s

10. Sink The Bismarck (Scottish brewery BrewDog, 41%)

11. Tommy

12. Frank Sinatra

13. Eyes Without A Face (Les yeux sans visage)

14. The Soviet Union

15. Peter, Paul and Mary. Noel Stookey was nicknamed "Paul".

16. The Four Seasons

17. Cassius Clay

18. Beatals

19. N (Nuclear) and D (Disarmament)

20. Mary Wells

Where these questions come from
  1. Mammoth General Knowledge Quiz 2
  2. Sport Quiz 8
  3. Pauls Quiz 238
  4. Pauls Quiz 434
  5. Pauls Quiz 350
  6. Pub Quiz 16
  7. Pauls Quiz 196
  8. Pub Quiz 116
  9. Wales Quiz 2
  10. Pub Quiz 181
  11. Pub Quiz 38
  12. TV and Films Quiz 1
  13. Pauls Quiz 372
  14. Pauls Quiz 44
  15. Pub Quiz 81
  16. Sport Quiz 22
  17. Pub Quiz 93
  18. Pub Quiz 182
  19. Pauls Quiz 496

Questions are chosen because they mention the year. Now and then one is only loosely about it: press New mix for another lot.