1960
A decade like no other. How different we were when it ended...
Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. The act of DJ's taking money to play certain records on the air was known as...
(#) Capitalism
(#) Yellow journalism
(#) Cronyism
(#) Payola
2. The 1960 Olympics took place where?
(#) Berlin, West Germany
(#) Salt Lake City, Utah
(#) Squaw Valley, California
(#) Moscow, Russia
3. What was Elvis Presley's rank when discharged from the army?
(#) Commodore
(#) Sergeant
(#) Captain
(#) Colonel
4. What was John Kennedy's religious persuasion?
(#) Jewish
(#) Mormon
(#) Catholic
(#) Scientology
5. What Gary Powers piloted plane was shot down by a Soviet missile?
(#) Stealth
(#) F14
(#) U2
(#) 747
6. British Somaliland joined with Italian Somaliland to form what nation?
(#) United Somaliland
(#) Uruguay
(#) Congo
(#) Somali Republic
7. Which was the 50th state admitted into the United States?
(#) Hawaii
(#) Arizona
(#) Alaska
(#) Delaware
8. Where were the Summer Olympics held?
(#) Atlanta
(#) Rome
(#) Beijing
(#) Los Angeles
9. What was formed by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & Venezuela?
(#) NATO
(#) OPEC
(#) Unite Arab Emirates
(#) League of Arab States
10. What did Nikita Khruschev pound the podium with at the UN?
(#) A shoe
(#) A hammer
(#) His fist
(#) Mao Zedong's Little Red Book
11. Who was elected President of the United States?
(#) Lyndon Johnson
(#) Dwight Eisenhower
(#) Richard Nixon
(#) John Kennedy
12. Eisenhower authorized financial relief for refugees from which nation (about 1000 people/week)?
(#) Vietnam
(#) Cuba
(#) Mexico
(#) East Germany
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