How Well Do You Know the Year 1969?

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?

• Miami Dolphins

• New York Jets

• Pittsburgh Steelers

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?

• Edna

• Camille

• Donna

This music and art festival was held near the town of Bethel, NY on Aug 15, 16 & 17, 1969.

• Woodstock

• Lollapalooza

• The Governors Ball

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".

• Deep Purple

• Led Zeppelin

• The Who

Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969?

• Mario Puzo

• Penelope Ashe

• Samuel Beckett

What nation shot down a U.S. plane over the Sea of Japan on April 15, 1969?

• Soviet Union

• North Korea

• Germany

Which pregnant actress was murdered by Charles Manson's cult in 1969?

• Catherine Deneuve

• Sharon Tate

• 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 Beatles

• The Rolling Stones

Which heavily criticized Vietnam War battle began on May 10, 1969?

• Battle of Hat Dich

• Hamburger Hill

• Operation Hickory

A prototype of this commercial passenger aircraft first broke the sound barrier on March 2, 1969.

• Airbus A318

• Concorde

• Boeing 747

An experimental underground nuclear reactor released radiation into a cavern. In what country was the reactor located?

• Norway

• France

• Switzerland

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?

• The Two Ronnies

• Benny Hill

• Monty Python's Flying Circus

Which famous author of "On The Road" died in 1969?

• William S. Burroughs

• Hunter S. Thompson

• Jack Kerouac