Q 01/05

What is the bird perched on in the famous 1969 Woodstock festival poster?

A) A microphone

B) A tree branch

C) A guitar

D) A peace sign

Answer · why

C) A guitar

A guitar: Arnold Skolnick's bird-on-a-guitar design became the festival's emblem, and it's still printed on T-shirts, mugs and even guitars.

Q 02/05

Woodstock 1969 was held on a farm away from its namesake town, in which New York town?

A) Bethel

B) Monticello

C) Wallkill

D) Saugerties

Answer · why

A) Bethel

Bethel hosted the festival on Max Yasgur's 600-acre farm, found just a month before the concert after the first site fell through.

Q 03/05

Which Academy Award did the 1970 film Woodstock win?

A) Best Original Song Score

B) Best Documentary Feature

C) Best Sound

D) Best Film Editing

Answer · why

B) Best Documentary Feature

Best Documentary Feature went to producer Bob Maurice, and the film was also nominated for Best Sound and Best Film Editing.

Q 04/05

Woodstock was billed as 'An Aquarian Exposition' with which tagline?

A) A Festival of Freedom & Music

B) 3 Days of Love & Music

C) A Weekend of Peace & Love

D) 3 Days of Peace & Music

Answer · why

D) 3 Days of Peace & Music

3 Days of Peace & Music was the promise, and despite bad weather and food shortages, the festival stayed remarkably peaceful.

Q 05/05

Roughly how many people came to the Woodstock festival in 1969?

A) About 5,000

B) About 50,000

C) About 500,000

D) About 5 million

Answer · why

C) About 500,000

About 500,000: farmer Max Yasgur told the crowd it had proven that 'half a million kids' could gather for fun and music.