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Think you know the '60s?

By Rebekah Bradford, Special to The Post and Courier

Thursday, July 22, 2010

This week's trivia is about one of the most eventful decades in history: the '60s.

Current champ Ed Coates is being challenged by new mom Robin Lopez.

QUESTIONS

  1. What year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  2. Released in 1962, this was the first movie in the James Bond franchise.

  3. Who was the first American in space?

  4. What president established the Peace Corps in 1961?

  5. This popular children's book was published in 1963 and won the Caldecott Medal a year later for best illustration, also by the author.

  6. What year did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

  7. What did Chubby Checker introduce on "American Bandstand" in 1961 that started a dance craze?

  8. This cartoon debuted in 1960 and was the second prime-time cartoon on television.

  9. In 1960, Wilma Rudolph won gold medals at the Summer Olympics in the 100 and 200 meter events. Where were the Olympics held that year?

  10. First introduced in 1963, it remains the most popular action figure for boys.

ED'S ANSWERS

  1. .1961. I'm guessing.

  2. "Dr. No."

  3. I'm going to say Neil Armstrong, but I know that's not right.

  4. Probably Kennedy.

  5. "Charlotte's Web."

  6. .1963.

  7. The Charleston. Just kidding.

  8. "Rocky & Bullwinkle."

  9. Rome.

  10. Gotta be G.I. Joe.

ROBIN'S ANSWERS

  1. '62.

  2. I don't watch James Bond movies. How about giving me half a point by saying it would've been with Sean Connery.

  3. I should probably know this. Was it John Glenn?

  4. JFK.

  5. I'm not 100 percent, but I think it might be "Where the Wild Things Are."

  6. '63.

  7. The Twist.

  8. "The Jetsons."

  9. Stockholm?

  10. Well, I don't think Ken could be considered an action figure, so I'm going with GI Joe.

CONCLUSION

There's a new Head2Head trivia champion this week as Lopez defeats the two-time winner. We'll see her next week as she tackles another topic and another opponent.

CORRECT ANSWERS

  1. .1962

  2. "Dr. No"

  3. Alan Shepard

  4. Kennedy

  5. "Where the Wild Things Are"

  6. 1963

  7. The Twist

  8. "The Flintstones"

  9. Rome

  10. G.I. Joe

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