For many of us, it seems like the 60s were only yesterday, but how many of the most important people and events do we actually remember? This trivia quiz will fully test your knowledge of the 60s, from everything like music and movies to sports and historical events. Give it a shot, and see how you fare!
1 of 15
Which group released the 1967 hit, Penny Lane?
The Doors
The Beatles
The Who
The Monkees
2 of 15
Who was elected president of the United States on November 8th, 1960?
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
3 of 15
Which movie won an outstanding 11 Oscars in 1960?
The Wings of Eagles
Sleeping Beauty
Some Like It Hot
Ben Hur
4 of 15
Who completed an orbit of the Earth on April 12th, 1961?
Yuri Gagarin
Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
5 of 15
Which automobile company did a man named Ferruccio found in 1963?
Ferrari
Fiat
Suzuki
Lamborghini
6 of 15
Which of these cartoons premiered in 1960?
The Flintstones
Looney Tunes
The Simpsons
Scooby-Doo
7 of 15
Whose name appeared on the first ever Hollywood star in 1960?
Joanne Woodward
Morgan Freeman
Elvis Presley
Martin Sheen
8 of 15
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
J. Edgar Hoover
John Lennon
Nelson Mandela
9 of 15
What was Elvis' final #1 hit in 1969?
All Shook Up
Jailhouse Rock
One Night
Suspicious Minds
10 of 15
Which member of the British royal family was born on July 1st, 1961?
Princess Anne
Prince Charles
Prince William
Princess Diana
11 of 15
Which of these bestselling books wasn't published in the 1960s?
Catch-22
The Handmaid's Tale
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Godfather
12 of 15
Which war was in full swing during the 1960s?
The Falklands War
The First Liberian Civil War
The Vietnam War
The Greek Civil War
13 of 15
Which famous heavyweight boxer defeated Sonny Liston in 1964?
Which country gave women the right to vote in February 1963?
Haiti
Iran
Great Britain
Sweden
15 of 15
Which model was named The Face of '66?
Penelope Tree
Veruschka
Linda Keith
Twiggy
It's All a Blur to You!
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