History Quiz : The year 1964

History Quiz : The year 1964

Difficulty : Medium Get 6/10 correct to pass the quiz

Question 1 of 10

A British rock band appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show before a record television audience, accelerating the British Invasion in America.

Question 2 of 10

Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston to become heavyweight boxing champion and later changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

Question 3 of 10

An anti apartheid activist in South Africa was sentenced to life imprisonment after the Rivonia Trial, becoming a symbol of resistance.

Question 4 of 10

Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics, the first time the Games were held in Asia.

Question 5 of 10

The British protectorate of Nyasaland gained independence and became the nation of Malawi.

Question 6 of 10

President Lyndon Johnson signed a sweeping civil rights law that prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Question 7 of 10

Martin Luther King Jr became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership of the civil rights movement.

Question 8 of 10

A presidential commission established to investigate the assassination of John F Kennedy released its report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

Question 9 of 10

An incident involving United States naval vessels off the coast of Vietnam led Congress to pass a resolution giving the president broad powers to wage war in Southeast Asia.

Question 10 of 10

The United States Constitution was amended to abolish the poll tax in federal elections, expanding voting rights.