1. Francis Chichester rounded Cape Horn in 1967 during a single-handed voyage around the world. What was the name of the second Englishman who also rounded the Cape alone in his yacht Lively Lady?
2. Which country’s liberalization efforts were halted by the invasion Russia in 1968?
3. Name The Scaffolds 1968 Christmas number one?
4. What was on the run for Manfred Mann in 1968?
5. Which woman won a record 11 Australian Open singles titles between 1960 and 1973?
6. Which civil rights leader was shot dead in Memphis in 1968?
7. What was the only number one album in the UK charts during the 1960s with a US state in the album title?
8. Which 'reclusive' group from Manchester sold more singles than the Beatles in 1965?
9. In 1969, France, Holland, Spain and the UK all tied for first place in which contest?
10. Which British cabinet position did George Brown occupy from 1966 to 1968?
11. Plus or minus 2 years, when did the 'Etch-A-Sketch' first appear under the Christmas tree ?
12. Which airport in Canada was known as the "Cross-roads of the world" in the 1950s and early 1960s?
13. Greek singer Nana Mouskouri once sang for which unlikely country?
14. Which Jimi Hendrix song in 1968 was released after his death?
15. Between the years 1960 and 1989 there were 13 songs that reached number one in the UK charts with an animal (or animals) in the song title. Can you name four? One point for each correct answer.
16. Who played Major Reisman in the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen?
17. What is the name of the spacecraft that landed on the moon in 1969?
18. What more common name was given to the 1963 document entitled the reshaping of British railways?
19. Which Welsh singer and musician, who lent his name to a popular 1960s group, died in October 2020?
20. In which city was Rudolph Nureyev dancing at the time of his defection to the west in 1961?
ANSWERS
1. Alec Rose
2. Czechoslovakia
3. Lilly the Pink
4. Fox
5. Margret Smith Court (note: until 1968 it was called the Australian Championship)
6. Martin Luther king jr
7. Blue Hawaii (Elvis)
8. Herman's Hermits
9. The Eurovision Song Contest
10. Foreign Secretary
11. 1960
12. Gander
13. For Luxembourg in 1963 and finished eighth with her song A Force De Prier
14. All along the watchtower
15. Any four of the following thirteen songs.
16. Lee Marvin
17. Apollo 11
18. Beeching report
19. Spencer Davis
20. Paris
Where these questions come from
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- Music from Beyond the Grave Quiz 1
- Pauls Quiz 260
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- Space Quiz 1
- Same Initials Quiz 1
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- 1960s Quiz 2
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