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1960s 213 questions.
1960-1969
Pub quiz question 7205 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which future Labour MP for Buckingham was born Ján Ludvík Hoch?
  2. Answer: A: Robert Maxwell
  3. Notes: *: Full birth name was 'Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch', MP 1964–1970
  4. Categories: Politics (7) Sleaze (7) 1960s (7) Names (7)
Pub quiz question 1007 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who, born Norma Jeane Mortenson, was a singer and actress who died in 1962?
  2. Answer: A: Marilyn Monroe
  3. Notes: *: She was baptised, soon after birth, as Norma Jeane Baker.
  4. Categories: Pseudonyms (4) Entertainment (4) 1960s (3)
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Pub quiz question 2557 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which controversial bill, sponsored by MP David Steel, was passed in 1967 and came into force in 1968?
  2. Answer: A: The Abortion Act (1967)
  3. Categories: Politics (7) 1960s (7)
Pub quiz question 2555 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What year was Prince Andrew born?
  2. Answer: A: 1960
  3. Categories: 1960s (5) Royalty (4)
Pub quiz question 4126 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: how many guns did the 15 members of the Great Train Robbery gang use between them in the raid?
  2. Answer: A: None
  3. Notes: *: 1963
  4. Categories: 1960s (5) History (5)
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Pub quiz question 7289 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was cursed by Béla Guttmann?
  2. Answer: A: Benfica football club in 1962, when he left as manager.
  3. Notes: *: After winning the 1962 European Cup Final against Real Madrid, Guttmann reportedly approached the Benfica board of directors and asked for a modest pay rise. They refused. He said as he left "[n]ot in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever be European champions again." As of 2022, while they've reached the finals 8 times, they've yet to win (twice lost on penalties.) The Uner-19's won theirs in 2022.
  4. Categories: 1960s (7) Football (4) Sports (6) Superstitions (8)
Pub quiz question 1234 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 11 October 1969, Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "Je t'aime... moi non plus"
  3. Notes: *: The song was banned by the BBC, which is believed to be a major factor in the song's success. Serge Gainsbourg, a controversial French singer and director, scored his only UK chart success with this song. He was the first non UK/US one-hit wonder.
  4. Categories: Music (7) One Hit Wonders (7) Entertainment (7) 1960s (7)
Pub quiz question 2542 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What year was the Open University established?
  2. Answer: A: 1969
  3. Categories: 1960s (5) General Knowledge (6)
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Pub quiz question 5470 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Cliff Richard has a 1963 hit with which seasonal song?
  2. Answer: A: Summer Holiday
  3. Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1960s (4)
Pub quiz question 6081 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the name of the British film company who dominated the horror film market in the 50s 60s & 70s?
  2. Answer: A: Hammer House of Horror
  3. Categories: 1960s (3) 1950s (3) Film/Movies (3) Entertainment (3) 1970s (3) Horror (3)
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