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27 Historical Events and Political Milestones

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In what year were the first televised presidential debates?

1966

1966

1964

1964

1962

1962

1960

1960

In which year was The Wilderness Act signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson?

1969

1969

1966

1966

1967

1967

1964

1964

In what year was presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy assassinated?

1968

1968

1962

1962

1966

1966

1964

1964

Greece refused to talk with which other country over Cyprus in 1964?

Turkey

Turkey

Italy

Italy

Israel

Israel

United States

United States

In what year did the My Lai Massacre occur?

1964

1964

1966

1966

1968

1968

1962

1962

In what year did the Civil Rights Act pass?

1968

1968

1964

1964

1962

1962

1966

1966

Lal Bahadur Shastri became leader of which country in 1964?

India

India

Japan

Japan

Malaysia

Malaysia

Spain

Spain

Madagascar became independent from which country in 1960?

France

France

Portugal

Portugal

Spain

Spain

West Germany

West Germany

In which country was the world’s first heart transplant operation performed in 1967?

Canada

Canada

South Africa

South Africa

Thailand

Thailand

Japan

Japan

Large numbers of refugees left Cuba and went to which country in 1965?

United States

United States

Australia

Australia

Canada

Canada

Jamaica

Jamaica

In what year did the Tet Offensive take place?

1964

1964

1968

1968

1966

1966

1962

1962

Members of what ‘family’ murdered actress Sharon Tate in August 1969?

Monster

Monster

Manson

Manson

Manchester

Manchester

Morrison

Morrison

How old was Walt Disney when he died in 1966?

75

75

85

85

65

65

95

95

How old was Sir Winston Churchill when he died in 1965?

90

90

100

100

110

110

80

80

In November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated in which US State?

Texas

Texas

Florida

Florida

Georgia

Georgia

California

California

Mauritius became independent from which country in 1968?

Spain

Spain

Norway

Norway

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan admitted to killing which member of the Kennedy family?

Richard

Richard

Frederick

Frederick

William

William

Robert

Robert

In what year was Jackie Robinson elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame?

1962

1962

1964

1964

1966

1966

1968

1968

In 1960, John F Kennedy was representing which state in the US Senate?

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Florida

Florida

California

California

North Carolina

North Carolina

Eamon de Valera was re-elected as President of which country in 1966?

Spain

Spain

Ireland

Ireland

Italy

Italy

France

France

How old was John F Kennedy when he was sworn in as US President in 1961?

54

54

48

48

43

43

38

38

In what year were orders made to cease bombing North Vietnam from the US?

1962

1962

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1966

1968

1968

1964

1964

In what year was the city of New Orleans awarded a franchise?

1968

1968

1966

1966

1967

1967

1969

1969

In what year did the first woman go into space?

1963

1963

1966

1966

1960

1960

1969

1969

Charles de Gaulle stepped down as leader of which country in 1969?

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

West Germany

West Germany

Denmark

Denmark

Civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery in which state in 1966?

Vermont

Vermont

Texas

Texas

Alabama

Alabama

Maine

Maine

In what year did the Supreme Court rule on Miranda v. Arizona?

1963

1963

1960

1960

1969

1969

1966

1966

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