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1
What conflict began in the 1950s and escalated in the 1960s, drawing heavy U.S. involvement?
Gulf War
Korean War
Cold War
Vietnam War
2
What landmark case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia
Korematsu v. U.S.
3
Which boxer famously declared, “I am the greatest,” and won the heavyweight title in 1964?
Rocky
Mike Tyson
George Foreman
Muhammad Ali
4
What global organization was formed after WWII but took a bigger role during Cold War conflicts?
NATO
Greenpeace
Red Cross
World Peace Org
5
What major legislation passed in 1964 ended segregation in public places?
Fair Housing Act
Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Movement
Voting Rights Act
6
What toy had kids drawing like artists by turning knobs?
Lite-Brite
DoodlePad
Etch A Sketch
Nintendo
7
What event in 1962 nearly escalated into nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
Berlin Airlift
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Geneva Accords
8
Which U.S. city was the epicenter of the 1967 “Summer of Love”?
San Francisco
Chicago
Austin
San Diego
9
What type of phone required you to spin a dial to make a call in the 60's?
Push-button
Hand-crank
Rotary
Touch-tone
10
What major music festival in 1969 became a symbol of the counterculture era?
Coachella
Altamont
Newport Folk Festival
Woodstock
11
What civil rights legend sparked a bus boycott in 1955?
Beyonce
Ruby Bridges
Michelle Obama
Rosa Parks
12
What space mission successfully landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969?
Mercury 7
Gemini 12
Apollo 13
Apollo 11
13
What U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act into law?
JFK
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
14
What was the “new” way of dancing in the '60s, made famous by Chubby Checker?
The Worm
The Dougie
The Twist
The Shuffle
15
Who delivered the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963?
James Baldwin
MLK Jr.
Rosa Parks
Malcom X
16
Who famously declared, "Ask not what your country can do for you..."?
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
17
What U.S. program, started in 1961, sent young volunteers abroad to help developing nations?
Alliance for Progress
GI Bill
New Deal
Peace Corps
18
What U.S. act aimed to protect the voting rights of minorities, especially in the South?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Pay Act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Title IX
19
What record label helped launch the careers of major soul and R&B artists in the '60s?
Capitol Records
Sun Records
Columbia
Motown
20
Who was sworn in as president immediately after JFK’s assassination?
Ronald Reagan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
21
What physical barrier divided Berlin and became a Cold War symbol in 1961?
The Iron Curtain
The Eastern Blockade
The Berlin Wall
The Soviet Border Fence
22
Which fast food franchise began in 1955 and helped define American drive-thru culture?
McDonald’s
White Castle
Dairy Queen
Wendy’s
23
What movement was led by teens and young adults who wanted peace, love, and music?
Civil Rights Movement
Grunge Wave
Hippie Movement
Fitness Movement
24
What international event was sparked by the Soviet Union launching Sputnik in 1957?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Arms Race
Space Race
Moon Landing