1960s Random Trivia Quiz – 20 Questions

Talk to the Animals is a song written by British composer Leslie Bricusse. It was featured in the film Doctor Dolittle (1967). In the film, the song was performed by Rex Harrison.

It has since then been recorded by artists such as Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Roger Moore.

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

Doors were formed in 1965, United States, and disbanded in 1973. Members were Robby Kriege, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Pat Sullivan (1965), and Jim Morrison (1965-71).

The song Good Vibrations starts:
I, I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air

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.

No Particular Place to Go is a song by Chuck Berry, released as a single in 1964. It reached No. 10 in U.S.A, No. 6 in Canada, and No. 3 in United Kingdom.

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.

This Diamond Ring is a 1965 hit by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. It was first recorded By Sammy Ambrose on Musicor #1061, then by the Playboys. Gary Lewis & the Playboys' version peaked at No. 1 in February, 1965.

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.

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

While still a 16-year old student at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, California, Deborah Meyer became the first swimmer to win three individual gold medals in one Olympics. She won the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle swimming races in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

For a Few Dollars More is a 1965 Italian western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Gian Maria Volonté.

The film is the second part of what is known as the Dollars Trilogy, following A Fistful of Dollars and preceding The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Johnny Cash's album The Sound of Johnny Cash hit the charts in 1962. Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home is his 5th album, released in 1965. My generation is also a 1965 album. Beach Boys released Pet Sounds in 1966.

The Monkees were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American TV series The Monkees. Band members were Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones.

It's All in the Game was a 1958 hit for Tommy Edwards. The song is based on a 1911 composition entitled Melody in A Major written by Charles Dawes, later Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge.

All You Need Is Love is a song by the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. It was first performed by the Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link. The single was released July 7, 1967.

(Members of the Rolling Stones also appeared in the studio).

In a congressional address on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy pledges to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States. The Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

My Fair Lady is a 1964 film adapted from a stage musical based on the 1913 stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins.

Pet Sounds is the 11th album by the Beach Boys, released in 1966. It reached no. 10 on the US album charts and peaked at no. 2 in UK.