Pub quiz questions

In which year was the last judicial hanging in Britain?

1964

1960s(4) Crime(6)

Both Peter Anthony Allen and Gwynne Owen Evans on the same day for the murder of John Alan West.

Which Cheshire industrial town on the Manchester Ship Canal was designated a new town in 1964?

Runcorn

1960s(5)

American singer/actress who won Best Actress Oscar in 1969 for "Funny Girl"

Barbra Streisand

Film/Movies(3) Entertainment(3) 1960s(3) When they were younger(3)

Show

Stingray

1960s(5) Children(5) Television(5) Entertainment(5)

1964-1965

Name the US president

Richard Nixon

Politics(6) 1960s(5) 1970s(5)

What was suspended in Britain in 1965 and finally banned in 1969?

Capital Punishment

Politics(2) History(2) 1960s(2) Crime(2)

Who won the men's 800m and 1500m in the 1964 Olympics?

Peter Snell

1960s(8) Olympics(8) Athletics(8) Sports(8)

What was purportedly filmed at Bluff Creek, California in 1967?

Bigfoot

Superstitions(7) 1960s(7)

Which Belfast-born musician became principal flautist with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1967?

James Galway

Music(7) Entertainment(7) 1960s(7)

Who wrote Fahrenheit 451 and I Sing the Body Electric?

Ray Bradbury

Literature(5) 1950s(5) 1960s(5)

Published 1953 and 1969 respectively