1960s Quiz: Trivia, Pop Culture And History Questions
The Beatles, the World Cup and the Moon landing.
Below are 13 1960s questions with the answers underneath each one, sorted into pop culture, history and news, and art and design.
Every fact is real and dateable. Print it, read it out, or play the same questions against the clock in our decade trivia game.
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Years covered in the 1960s
- 1960 - Coronation Street began, national service ended and the sixties had not started yet. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1960
- 1961 - The Beatles started playing the Cavern and Yuri Gagarin went into space. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1961
- 1962 - Love Me Do, the first James Bond film and the Cuban missile crisis. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1962
- 1963 - The big freeze, Beatlemania, Doctor Who and the assassination of President Kennedy. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1963
- 1964 - Top of the Pops, pirate radio, mods and rockers, and BBC Two. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1964
- 1965 - Churchill's funeral, the 70mph limit and the Beatles at Shea Stadium. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1965
- 1966 - England won the World Cup, and then Aberfan happened in October. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1966
- 1967 - Sgt. Pepper, Radio 1, colour television and the summer of love. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1967
- 1968 - Manchester United in Europe, Dad's Army and a year of protest. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1968
- 1969 - The moon landing, the Beatles on the roof and the end of the decade. Full year: /blogs/news/look-back-to-1969
- That is every 1960s year we have written up so far: 1960 to 1969.
1960s pop culture round
- Which Beatles album was released in 1967? Answer: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Recorded at Abbey Road and released in June 1967.
1960s history and news round
- England won the football World Cup in which year? Answer: 1966. Beating West Germany 4-2 at Wembley.
- Who was the first person to walk on the Moon, in 1969? Answer: Neil Armstrong. Apollo 11 landed in July 1969.
- BBC2 launched in which year? Answer: 1964. Colour television started on BBC2 in 1967.
- The Great Train Robbery took place in which year? Answer: 1963. A Royal Mail train was stopped in Buckinghamshire.
- Who designed the miniskirt look most associated with 1960s London? Answer: Mary Quant. Her King's Road shop Bazaar set the style.
- Pirate radio stations were largely shut down by which 1967 act? Answer: The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act. Radio 1 launched weeks later.
- Which decimal currency change was announced in the 1960s and came in 1971? Answer: Decimalisation. The first decimal coins appeared in 1968.
- Which car, launched in 1959, became the icon of 1960s Britain? Answer: The Mini. Designed by Alec Issigonis.
- Doctor Who was first broadcast in which year? Answer: 1963. The first episode went out the day after President Kennedy was shot.
1960s art and design round
- Which British artist became known for black and white op art paintings that seem to move? Answer: Bridget Riley. Her work was copied onto sixties dresses almost immediately.
- Andy Warhol first exhibited his Campbell's Soup Cans in which year? Answer: 1962. Thirty-two canvases, one for each variety on sale.
- Which artist designed the sleeve for the Beatles' Sgt Pepper album in 1967? Answer: Peter Blake. Designed with Jann Haworth; it won a Grammy.
How to run it
- Read the question and hold back the answer - the note after it makes a good follow-up fact.
- Ten questions is one round; split the pop culture and history sections for two shorter rounds.
- For a birthday party, use the decade the guest of honour was born in and finish on their birth year page.
- In a care home session, stop wherever the conversation starts rather than finishing the list.
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How to write it so it lands
- Mix two decades in one round if the room spans a wide age range.
- The notes under each answer are the bits people actually enjoy - read them out.
- Pair the quiz with that decade's party playlist for a themed night.
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Frequently asked questions
What are some good 1960s quiz questions?
England won the football World Cup in which year? The answer is 1966. There are 13 more above, with answers, across pop culture, history and art.
How many questions are in the 1960s quiz?
13, split into a pop culture round, a history and news round and an art and design round.
Can I use these for a quiz night or care home session?
Yes, freely. Print them, read them out, copy them - no permission needed.
Is there a version I can play online?
Yes. The decade quiz gives instant feedback and a score, and the decade trivia game is timed with points for speed and streaks. Both use these same questions.