1960 Trivia

1. Which was the first country to launch a satellite into orbit?
  1. Germany
  2. Japan
  3. The Soviet Union
  4. The United States
2. In which city did the famous sit-in by four Black students at a Woolworth lunch counter take place?
  1. Baltimore, Maryland
  2. Greensboro, North Carolina
  3. Saratoga, New York
  4. Savannah, Georgia
3. On September 26, 1960, the first-ever televised presidential debate was aired between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. How many Americans tuned in?
  1. 20.3 million
  2. 70 million
  3. 102.5 million
  4. 250.2 million
4. Sammy Davis Jr. married Swedish actress May Britt in 1960. How many U.S. states still had laws prohibiting interracial marriage?
  1. 0
  2. 15
  3. 23
  4. 31
5. The 1960 Academy Award for Best Picture went to which film?
  1. Operation Petticoat
  2. Psycho
  3. Spartacus
  4. The Apartment
6. Which of the three major TV networks ceased all black-and-white programming in 1960?
  1. ABC
  2. CBS
  3. NBC
  4. All of the above
7. The first star on the The Hollywood Walk of Fame was awarded on February 9, 1960, to whom?
  1. Joanne Woodward
  2. Katharine Hepburn
  3. Marlon Brando
  4. Sidney Poitier
8. The Pepsi campaign of 1960 was called what?
  1. For the Young at Heart
  2. For Those Who Think Young
  3. For Those Who Wear Jeans
  4. The Drink of the Sixties
9. Who walked off The Tonight Show in February of 1960, upset at having been censored the previous evening?
  1. Ed Sullivan
  2. Jack Paar
  3. Judy Garland
  4. Woody Allen
10. How much did Andy Warhol sell his autographed Campbell's soup cans for in the exhibit "The American Supermarket"?
  1. $1.50
  2. $6
  3. $23
  4. $1,500
11. The 1960 summer Olympics took place in Rome. Who won the gold medal for boxing?
  1. Cassius Clay
  2. Muhammad Ali
  3. Sonny Liston
  4. Sugar Ray Robinson
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