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Crown Prince Harald of which country got married in 1968?
Sweden
Sweden
Belgium
Belgium
Denmark
Denmark
Norway
Norway
A new island called Surtsey was created after a volcanic eruption in which country?
Norway
Norway
France
France
Iceland
Iceland
USSR
USSR
A basketball club called the Bulls formed in which US city in 1966?
Miami
Miami
Baltimore
Baltimore
Boston
Boston
Chicago
Chicago
In October 1963, the Lamborghini car company was founded in which country?
France
France
Pakistan
Pakistan
Italy
Italy
Spain
Spain
In what year did Hasbro first introduce G.I. Joe to the toy buying public?
1960
1960
1962
1962
1966
1966
1964
1964
In May 1967, the UK and which other country applied for membership of the EEC?
Switzerland
Switzerland
Ireland
Ireland
Spain
Spain
Denmark
Denmark
Judy Garland died of a drug overdose in which city in 1969?
New York
New York
London
London
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Paris
Paris
Cameroon gained its independence from which country in 1960?
Italy
Italy
France
France
West Germany
West Germany
Portugal
Portugal
How old was Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark when she married into the Greek royal family?
18
18
40
40
30
30
25
25
In what year did the American Heart Association first link smoking to heart disease?
1966
1966
1963
1963
1969
1969
1960
1960
Biafra, a region of which country, declared independence in 1967?
Egypt
Egypt
Ghana
Ghana
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon
Cameroon
Ian Smith led which African country to indepdence in the 60’s?
Uganda
Uganda
Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Ghana
Ghana
South Africa
South Africa
Hassan II was proclaimed king of which country in 1961?
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Norway
Norway
Spain
Spain
Morocco
Morocco
Marcelo Caetano became Prine Minister of which country in 1968?
Portugal
Portugal
USSR
USSR
Sweden
Sweden
Spain
Spain
93 people died in a train crash in Harmelen in which country in 1962?
Norway
Norway
Ireland
Ireland
Netherlands
Netherlands
Italy
Italy
An earthquake killed 12,000 when it hit Agadir in which country in 1960?
Morocco
Morocco
Egypt
Egypt
India
India
Cameroon
Cameroon
In 1963, the Bundesliga football competition started in which country?
China
China
USSR
USSR
West Germany
West Germany
Belgium
Belgium
King Constantine II led a failed coup attempt in which country in 1967?
Italy
Italy
Greece
Greece
South Africa
South Africa
Egypt
Egypt
In October 1966, spy George Blake escaped from a London prison and was next seen in which city?
Milan
Milan
Madrid
Madrid
Miami
Miami
Moscow
Moscow
In which ocean was the island of Tristan Da Cunha, which erupted in 1961?
Atlantic
Atlantic
Indian
Indian
Arctic
Arctic
Pacific
Pacific
In 1960, which country shot down a U2 spy plane piloted by Gary Powers?
Austria
Austria
China
China
USSR
USSR
Japan
Japan
In October 1966, NATO moved its headquarters from Paris to which other city?
Geneva
Geneva
Brussels
Brussels
Milan
Milan
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
In 1962, the Mont Blanc Tunnel was completed, connecting a road from France to what other county?
Andorra
Andorra
Spain
Spain
Italy
Italy
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
In which year did construction begin on the Berlin Wall?
1965
1965
1967
1967
1963
1963
1961
1961
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