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How Well Do You Know the Year 1969? Quiz Questions
On July 20, 1969 this mission climaxed with the landing of man on the moon. What was the name of this mission?
Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 13
Which team upset the Colts to win Super Bowl III in 1969?
New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
Miami Dolphins
This famous performer died on June 22, 1969 in London from an accidental barbiturate overdose. Who was it?
Jimi Hendrix
Judy Garland
Janis Joplin
In August 1969, a Category 5 hurricane made landfall in Mississippi. What was the name of that hurricane?
Donna
Camille
Edna
This music and art festival was held near the town of Bethel, NY on Aug 15, 16 & 17, 1969.
Woodstock
The Governors Ball
Lollapalooza
This famous British rock group's debut album was released on Jan 12, 1969 and included the hits "Communication Breakdown" and "Good Times Bad Times".
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969?
Samuel Beckett
Mario Puzo
Penelope Ashe
What nation shot down a U.S. plane over the Sea of Japan on April 15, 1969?
Germany
North Korea
Soviet Union
Which pregnant actress was murdered by Charles Manson's cult in 1969?
Sharon Tate
Catherine Deneuve
Diana Rigg
What is the name of the NYC riots that kicked off the modern gay movement in 1969?
Greenwich Riots
CBGB Riots
Stonewall Riots
Which band's last official concert was held on the top of Apple Records in 1969?
The Grateful Dead
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Which heavily criticized Vietnam War battle began on May 10, 1969?
Hamburger Hill
Battle of Hat Dich
Operation Hickory
A prototype of this commercial passenger aircraft first broke the sound barrier on March 2, 1969.
Boeing 747
Concorde
Airbus A318
An experimental underground nuclear reactor released radiation into a cavern. In what country was the reactor located?
France
Switzerland
Norway
True or false: The children's television program "Sesame Street" debuted in 1969.
True
False
True or false: The first in vitro fertilization of a human egg occurred in 1969.
False
True
Which popular British sketch comedy show premiered in 1969?
Monty Python's Flying Circus
The Two Ronnies
Benny Hill
Which famous author of "On The Road" died in 1969?
Jack Kerouac
William S. Burroughs
Hunter S. Thompson