Q 01/05

Which band made its first US television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964?

A) The Rolling Stones

B) The Kinks

C) The Dave Clark Five

D) The Beatles

Answer · why

D) The Beatles

A record 73 million viewers tuned in, and the British Invasion was on.

Q 02/05

Whom did Cassius Clay beat in Miami Beach on February 25, 1964, to become heavyweight champion?

A) Floyd Patterson

B) Joe Frazier

C) Sonny Liston

D) Ernie Terrell

Answer · why

C) Sonny Liston

Nine days later the new champion announced he was changing his name.

Q 03/05

What was the magnitude of the Great Alaskan earthquake that struck on Good Friday, 1964?

A) 7.8

B) 8.6

C) 9.2

D) 9.5

Answer · why

C) 9.2

It remains the most powerful earthquake recorded in North America and killed 125 people.

Q 04/05

Which Austrian city hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics?

A) Innsbruck

B) Salzburg

C) Klagenfurt

D) Bregenz

Answer · why

A) Innsbruck

The Games ran from January 29 to February 9; the city hosted again in 1976.

Q 05/05

The 1964 Summer Olympics were the first held in Asia. Which city hosted them?

A) Seoul

B) Tokyo

C) Beijing

D) Manila

Answer · why

B) Tokyo

The world's first bullet train line opened between the host city and Osaka just nine days before the opening ceremony.