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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
1966
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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