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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?

Operation Petticoat
Ben-Hur
Psycho
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?

Jack Paar
Johnny Carson
Ed Sullivan
Steve Allen

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

Buffalo Bills
Los Angeles Chargers
Houston Oilers
Boston Patriots

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

Marilyn Monroe
Joanne Woodward
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
Mississippi
Florida

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

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

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

Elvis Presley
Ricky Nelson
Frankie Avalon
Fabian

8. Where were the 1960 Winter Olympics held?

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

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

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

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
Roberto Clemente
Bill Virdon
Bill Mazeroski

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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;">(#) Operation Petticoat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ben-Hur</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Psycho</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;">(#) Jack Paar</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Johnny Carson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ed Sullivan</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;">(#) Los Angeles Chargers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Houston Oilers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Patriots</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;">(#) Marilyn Monroe</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joanne Woodward</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;">(#) Mississippi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Florida</div>
<br>6. Who was Richard Nixon's running mate on the 1960 Republican Party ticket?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nelson A. Rockefeller</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barry Goldwater</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spiro T. Agnew</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;">(#) Elvis Presley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ricky Nelson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frankie Avalon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fabian</div>
<br>8. Where were the 1960 Winter Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Innsbruck, Austria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Squaw Valley, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oslo, Norway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lake Placid, New York</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. Lyndon B. Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adlai E. Stevenson</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;">(#) Roberto Clemente</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bill Virdon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bill Mazeroski</div>
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