1960s Trivia Quiz – 20 Questions

In May, 1963, Dick Rowe signed the Rolling Stones to the Decca label. Stones picked for their debut single, released in the late spring of 1963. Their version reached No. 21 on the UK single charts.

John F. Kennedy was assassinated while traveling in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963.

Bad Moon Rising is a song written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released in April 1969. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart

Led Zeppelin's debut album was titled Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and released on Atlantic Records on 12 January 1969 in the United States and 31 March in the United Kingdom. The album cover was chosen by Jimmy Page. It features a black-and-white image of the burning Hindenburg airship.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is the third studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. It was produced by Bob Johnston and released in October, 1966.

JoJo appears in the Beatles song Get Back, released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to the Beatles with Billy Preston.

Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it wouldn't last

Leicester City played the FA Cup Finals in 1960-1961 (a 2-0 loss against Tottenham), 1962-1963 (a 3-1 loss against Manchester United), and 1968-1969 (a 1-0 loss against Manchester City).

Everton played the finals in 1965-66 and won 3-2 against Sheffield Wednesday.

Leicester City have the record for the most defeats (four) in the final without having won the competition.

Songs of Leonard Cohen is the debut album of Canadian musician Leonard Cohen. It was released in 1967. The album had little success in United States, but reached #13 in UK and spent nearly a year and a half in the UK album charts.

West Side Story is a musical inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The film premiered 1961.

Time of the Season is the Zombies biggest hit in United States. It is featured on their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. It was written by keyboard player Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in August 1967.

Come On is a song written and first released by Chuck Berry in 1961. The Rolling Stones picked the song for their debut single, released in the late spring of 1963 on Decca. Stones' version reached No. 21 on the UK single charts.

Crown of Creation is the fourth studio album by Jefferson Airplane. It was released in September 1968 and peaked at number six on the US charts.

Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. It stars Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman.

Fleetwood Mac was formed in London in 1967. In 1969, they had a major hit with Albatross and a lesser hit with the single Oh Well.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American film directed by Robert Mulligan. The film is based on a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. The book was an immediate success, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and is today a classic of modern American literature. It was adapted to film by Horton Foote.

Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics

A Bigger Splash is a large pop art painting by British artist David Hockney.

Love in a Mist is the 5th studio album by Marianne Faithfull, released in 1967. Michael Cooper is credited for the design and photography.

All of these songs are from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and officially written and composed by Lennon-McCartney except Within You Without You, by George Harrison.

Her name is Lesley Lawson (Hornby) or Twiggy. She is best remembered as one of the first international supermodels and a fashion icon of the 1960s.