1. On the 18th of March 1965 Aleksei Leonov became the first person in history to do what?
2. In which year of the 1960s did Britain abolish the death penalty?
3. With the exception of The Sound Of Music (the original soundtrack), only three bands or singers had a number one album in the UK charts in 1965. Can you name the bands or singers? One point for each correct answer.
4. Kenneth Tynan was the first person to do what on TV?
5. Which country unilaterally declared independence in November 1965?
6. In the 1965 war film The Heroes of Telemark, a Norwegian commando sinks a ferry loaded with deuterium oxide destined for Nazi Germany. Deuterium oxide is better known as what?
7. Which 1965 Billboard "Number One Record of the Year" from Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs was named after the lead singers pet cat?
8. Which group had a hit in 1965 with ferry across the Mersey?
9. Billboard Magazine ranked The Beatles as the 2nd best singles act of the year 1965. Which very likeable British band was ranked No 1?
10. What kind of "King" was a number one single on both sides of the Atlantic in 1965?
11. Which 60's TV series was based upon the 1965 film "Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion"?
12. Which London prison did great train robber Ronald Biggs escape from in 1965?
13. Which country transferred its capital from Mafeking to Gaborone in 1965?
14. Which 1965 film comedy is dedicated to Elias Howe, the inventor of the sewing machine?
15. The Irving Stone novel and 1965 film titled "The Agony and the Ecstasy" were both a biographical portrayal of which multi-talented genius?
16. Victor French, better known as Isaiah Edwards in 'Little house on the prarie', was only 44 in which popular 1965 US tv series ?
17. Which 1965 007 children's toy with all the accessories can now fetch up to 1,500 dollars when sold at auctions or through E-Bay?
18. What happened at the ABC Luton on February 1st 1965?
19. Who was the female star of the film cat Ballou in 1965?
20. The 1965 film The Cincinnati Kid Starring Edward G Robinson was based around which card game?
ANSWERS
1. Walk in space
2. 1965
3. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan
4. that four letter word. (13 Nov 1965 on the late night BBC3)
5. Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe)
6. Heavy water
7. Wooly Bully
8. Gerry & the Pacemakers
9. Herman's Hermits
10. King Of The Road (Roger Miller)
11. Daktari
12. Wandsworth
13. Botswana
14. Help!
15. Michelangelo Buonarroti
16. Get Smart.
17. The James Bond Attache Case
18. PJ Proby famously split his trousers
19. Jane Fonda
20. Stud Poker
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