Q 01/05

Which landmark did American tycoon Robert McCulloch buy in 1968 and rebuild in the Arizona desert?

A) Westminster Bridge

B) London Bridge

C) Waterloo Bridge

D) Blackfriars Bridge

Answer · why

B) London Bridge

London Bridge could no longer carry the city's traffic, so London put it up for sale. McCulloch shipped its granite blocks to Lake Havasu City to draw...

Q 02/05

Which famous photograph did Bill Anders take while orbiting the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968?

A) Earthrise

B) The Blue Marble

C) Pale Blue Dot

D) Pillars of Creation

Answer · why

A) Earthrise

Earthrise shows a half-lit Earth hanging above the Moon's gray horizon. It has been called the most influential environmental photograph ever taken.

Q 03/05

Which burger, created by a Pittsburgh-area franchisee, did McDonald's take nationwide in 1968?

A) Quarter Pounder

B) McDouble

C) Big Mac

D) Big N' Tasty

Answer · why

C) Big Mac

The Big Mac had flopped under two earlier names, the Aristocrat and the Blue Ribbon Burger. A 21-year-old secretary at McDonald's headquarters came up...

Q 04/05

Which ruined landmark does Charlton Heston find on a beach at the end of 1968's Planet of the Apes?

A) Golden Gate Bridge

B) Washington Monument

C) Empire State Building

D) Statue of Liberty

Answer · why

D) Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty, half buried in the sand, reveals that the 'alien' planet is Earth after a nuclear war. The twist survived from a script by Twil...

Q 05/05

Which singer relaunched his career in a black leather suit on an NBC special in December 1968?

A) Elvis Presley

B) Roy Orbison

C) Jerry Lee Lewis

D) Johnny Cash

Answer · why

A) Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley sweated so much under the lights that the suit stuck to his skin. The show topped the week's TV ratings and became known as the '68 Come...