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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1960

Guess the answer to each question

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1960?

Ben-Hur
Psycho
Operation Petticoat
Can-Can

2. Who walked off his TV show on February 11, 1960 because his monologue on the previous night's show had been edited in favor of a 3 minute news update?

Ed Sullivan
Johnny Carson
Jack Paar
Steve Allen

3. What team won the first ever AFL Championship in 1960?

Buffalo Bills
Houston Oilers
Boston Patriots
Los Angeles Chargers

4. What movie star received the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 9, 1960?

Joanne Woodward
Marilyn Monroe
Clark Gable
Kirk Douglas

5. In what state did 4 African American students begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter on February 1, 1960?

Alabama
North Carolina
Florida
Mississippi

6. Who was Richard Nixon's running mate on the 1960 Republican Party ticket?

Barry Goldwater
Spiro T. Agnew
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

7. What music star returned home from 2 years of military duty in Germany on March 3, 1960?

Ricky Nelson
Fabian
Frankie Avalon
Elvis Presley

8. Where were the 1960 Winter Olympics held?

Lake Placid, New York
Innsbruck, Austria
Oslo, Norway
Squaw Valley, California

9. Who announced on January 3, 1960 that he was running for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

Sen. John F. Kennedy
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson

10. Who hit the game-winning home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series to give the World Championship to the Pittsburgh Pirates?

Bob Skinner
Bill Mazeroski
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1960</h1><p>Guess the answer to each question</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What was the top grossing film of 1960?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ben-Hur</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Psycho</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Operation Petticoat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Can-Can</div>
<br>2. Who walked off his TV show on February 11, 1960 because his monologue on the previous night's show had been edited in favor of a 3 minute news update?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ed Sullivan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Johnny Carson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Paar</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Steve Allen</div>
<br>3. What team won the first ever AFL Championship in 1960?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Buffalo Bills</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Houston Oilers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Patriots</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Chargers</div>
<br>4. What movie star received the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 9, 1960?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joanne Woodward</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marilyn Monroe</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Clark Gable</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kirk Douglas</div>
<br>5. In what state did 4 African American students begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter on February 1, 1960?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alabama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) North Carolina</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Florida</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mississippi</div>
<br>6. Who was Richard Nixon's running mate on the 1960 Republican Party ticket?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barry Goldwater</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spiro T. Agnew</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nelson A. Rockefeller</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</div>
<br>7. What music star returned home from 2 years of military duty in Germany on March 3, 1960?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ricky Nelson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fabian</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frankie Avalon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elvis Presley</div>
<br>8. Where were the 1960 Winter Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lake Placid, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Innsbruck, Austria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oslo, Norway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Squaw Valley, California</div>
<br>9. Who announced on January 3, 1960 that he was running for the Democratic Presidential nomination?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sen. John F. Kennedy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adlai E. Stevenson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson</div>
<br>10. Who hit the game-winning home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series to give the World Championship to the Pittsburgh Pirates?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bob Skinner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bill Mazeroski</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bill Virdon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roberto Clemente</div>
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