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1960s 245 questions.
1960-1969
Pub quiz question 5263 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Australian entertainer sang Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport and Jake the Peg?
  2. Answer: A: Rolf Harris
  3. Notes: *: Released 1957 and 1965 respectively
  4. Categories: 1950s (1) 1960s (1) Music (1) Entertainment (1)
Pub quiz question 587 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was assassinated in Dallas on 22nd Nov 1963?
  2. Answer: A: John F. Kennedy
  3. Categories: 1960s (5) Politics (5) History (5)
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Pub quiz question 8212 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in 1964?
  2. Answer: A: Mary Rand
  3. Categories: Athletics (8) Sports (8) 1960s (8)
Pub quiz question 4115 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which English county did the Great Train Robbery take place in?
  2. Answer: A: Buckinghamshire
  3. Notes: *: 1963
  4. Categories: 1960s (7) Geography (7) History (7)
Pub quiz question 9564 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In 1961 which country won the Eurovision Song Contest?
  2. Answer: A: Luxembourg
  3. Categories: Eurovision (7) 1960s (7) Geography (8)
Pub quiz question 8653 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: On what date did the BBC Two channel become the first European colour TV broadcaster?
  2. Answer: A: 1 July 1967
  3. Notes: *: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/history-colour-tv-uk
  4. Categories: Tie Breakers (5) 1960s (7)
Pub quiz question 9595 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In 1963, Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest with which song?
  2. Answer: A: Dansevise
  3. Notes: *: By Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
  4. Categories: Eurovision (9) 1960s (9)
Pub quiz question 8275 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Mary Rand won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in which year?
  2. Answer: A: 1964
  3. Categories: Athletics (7) Sports (8) 1960s (5)
Pub quiz question 5630 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which year was the last judicial hanging in Britain?
  2. Answer: A: 1964
  3. Notes: *: Both Peter Anthony Allen and Gwynne Owen Evans on the same day for the murder of John Alan West.
  4. Categories: Crime (6) 1960s (4)
Pub quiz question 1230 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On 19 May 1962, B. Bumble and the Stingers had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
  2. Answer: A: "Nut Rocker"
  3. Notes: *: The song reappeared on the UK Chart ten years later, reaching #19. An instrumental group, B. Bumble and the Stingers had already scored their biggest hit in the US.
  4. Categories: One Hit Wonders (7) Music (7) Entertainment (7) 1960s (7)