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Sixties World History Quiz: The Big Challenge

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  • Question of

    Three people escaped from which famous US prison in June 1962?

    • Alcatraz
    • Leavenworth
    • Marion
    • Polunsky
  • Question of

    Which rock group played their first gig at the Marquee Club in London in July 1962?

    • The Rolling Stones
    • The Doors
    • Thin Lizzy
    • Led Zepellin
  • Question of

    Which group released “Surfin’ Safari” in August 1962?

    • The Beach Boys
    • The Monkees
    • Aerosmith
    • The Beatles
  • Question of

    Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best as the drummer in which group in 1962?

    • The Beatles
    • The Rolling Stones
    • Kinks
    • The Who
  • Question of

    What was the profession of Russian Rudolf Nureyev, who defected to the west in June 1961?

    • Dancer
    • Painter
    • Singer
    • Engineer
  • Question of

    18 year old Peter Felcher was shot trying to cross the wall in which city in 1962?

    • Berlin
    • Rome
    • Paris
    • Prague
  • Question of

    Emperor Haile Selassie of which country met with JFK in Maryland in 1963?

    • Ethiopia
    • Sudan
    • South Africa
    • Ghana
  • Question of

    Alcatraz prison close to which city closed for the last time in 1963?

    • San Francisco
    • Los Angeles
    • New York
    • Atlanta
  • Question of

    The car manufacturer Lamborghini was founded in which country in 1963?

    • Italy
    • Spain
    • United States
    • Japan
  • Question of

    A volcanic eruption in 1963 near which country created a new island called Surtsey?

    • Iceland
    • Chile
    • South Africa
    • Fiji

Written by The Big Trivia Master

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