Q 01/05

Which guitarist closed Woodstock in 1969 with a feedback-drenched version of the US national anthem?

A) Carlos Santana

B) Pete Townshend

C) Jimi Hendrix

D) Jerry Garcia

Answer · why

C) Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix did not take the stage until 8:30 on Monday morning because of rain delays, and many in the crowd left during his set.

Q 02/05

Which Scottish actor became the first big-screen James Bond in the 1962 film Dr. No?

A) Sean Connery

B) Roger Moore

C) George Lazenby

D) David Niven

Answer · why

A) Sean Connery

Sean Connery was not what Bond's creator Ian Fleming had pictured, and Fleming doubted the casting until the first film proved a success.

Q 03/05

Which 1966 series did Gene Roddenberry pitch as a space-going version of the Western Wagon Train?

A) Lost in Space

B) Star Trek

C) The Outer Limits

D) The Invaders

Answer · why

B) Star Trek

Star Trek was nearly canceled before its first episode even aired, and NBC dropped it after three seasons of low ratings.

Q 04/05

Which make of car is Herbie, the sentient racer in Disney's 1968 comedy The Love Bug?

A) Austin-Healey Sprite

B) Mini Cooper

C) Citroën 2CV

D) Volkswagen Beetle

Answer · why

D) Volkswagen Beetle

Herbie the Volkswagen Beetle wears the number 53 because the film's producer was a fan of Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale, who wore it on his jersey.

Q 05/05

Which artist first showed 32 paintings of Campbell's soup cans at a Los Angeles gallery in 1962?

A) Roy Lichtenstein

B) Andy Warhol

C) Jasper Johns

D) Claes Oldenburg

Answer · why

B) Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol gave each of the canvases a different variety of soup, all hand-painted in the same 20-by-16-inch format.