Q 01/05

Which Beatle did a 1969 campus rumor claim had died and been replaced by a lookalike?

A) John Lennon

B) George Harrison

C) Paul McCartney

D) Ringo Starr

Answer · why

C) Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney cooled the rumor with a Life magazine interview that November. By then fans around the world were hunting for clues in Beatles lyrics a...

Q 02/05

Which astronaut orbited the Moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on it in July 1969?

A) Michael Collins

B) Scott Carpenter

C) Frank Borman

D) Gene Cernan

Answer · why

A) Michael Collins

Michael Collins lost radio contact with Earth for 48 minutes of every orbit as Columbia passed behind the Moon. He said he felt not loneliness but "al...

Q 03/05

Which fast-food chain did Dave Thomas open in Columbus, Ohio, in November 1969?

A) Arby's

B) Wendy's

C) Hardee's

D) Denny's

Answer · why

B) Wendy's

Wendy's sold square patties whose corners stuck out of the round bun, to give the impression of plentiful meat. Thomas later wrote that he regretted u...

Q 04/05

Which drama with Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman is the only X-rated film ever to win Best Picture?

A) The Graduate

B) A Clockwork Orange

C) Last Tango in Paris

D) Midnight Cowboy

Answer · why

D) Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy pairs a naive hustler with an ailing con man nicknamed Ratso. It also won the Oscars for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Q 05/05

Which children's series set on a city block full of Muppets debuted on public TV in November 1969?

A) Sesame Street

B) The Electric Company

C) Romper Room

D) Captain Kangaroo

Answer · why

A) Sesame Street

Sesame Street set out to use the techniques of television commercials to teach young children. It grew out of 1966 talks between producer Joan Ganz Co...