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1. In New York, the first "hippie" musical opened in New York in 1967. Name it.
a. Hair
b. Godspell
c. Tommy
d. Aquarius
2. In 1960, the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover was the subject of an obscenity trial in
Britain. Who wrote the novel?
a. Kurt Vonnegut
b. D. H. Lawrence
c. Ray Bradbury
d. J.D. Salinger
3. In 1962, China launched attacks on the border of which of their neighboring countries?
a. Burma
b. India
c. Mongolia
d. Vietnam
4. Which ancient city, located in Yugoslavia, was destroyed in 1963 by an earthquake?
a. Skopje
b. Dubrovnik
c. Ljubljana
d. Zadar
5. Three astronauts were killed when a spacecraft blew up on the launch pad at Cape
Kennedy in 1967. Name the spacecraft.
a. Mercury 1
b. Apollo 1
c. Gemini 1
d. Saturn 1
6. Which beloved American singer and actress died of a drug overdose on June 22, 1969
at the age of 47?
a. Judy Garland
b. Marilyn Monroe
c. Anne Bancroft
d. Bette Davis
7. Which Canadian politician became Prime Minister in 1968?
a. Pierre Trudeau
b. Lester B. Pearson
c. Joe Clark
d. John Turner
8. What name is given to the co-ordinated attack launched on over 100 urban areas of
South Vietnam by the Vietcong in 1968?
a. The Tet Offensive
b. Operation Taylor Common
c. Operation Pierce Arrow
d. Battle of the Iron Triangle
9. In 1966, which American comedian died from a drug overdose at the age of 40?
a. Lewis Black
b. Richard Pryor
c. Lenny Bruce
d. George Carlin
10. Which leader of the African National Congress was sentenced by a South African
court to life imprisonment for treason in 1964?
a. Nelson Mandel
b. Mangosuthu Buthelezi
c. P. W. Botha
d. Steve Biko
11. In 1965, Norman Mailer published his fourth novel. What was it called?
a. The Executioner's Song
b. An American Dream
c. The Deer Park
d. The Naked and the Dead
12. Who has a hit with the song, Strangers in the Night in 1966?
a. The Monkees
b. Frank Sinatra
c. The Righteous Brothers
d. The Four Tops
13. In 1967, Dustin Hoffman starred alongside Anne Bancroft in what blockbuster
movie?
a. The Graduate
b. Funny Girl
c. Yours, Mine, and Ours
d. Rosemary's Baby
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