Quiz : The Year 1961

Quiz : The Year 1961

Question 1 of 10

Which American rock band, which released hits like 'I Get Around' and 'Californian Girls', was formed in 1961?

Question 2 of 10

In 1961, the United States closed their Havana embassy in which Caribbean country?

Question 3 of 10

Which President of the United States, the 44th in the country's history, was born on August 4, 1961?

Question 4 of 10

In the 1961 Wimbledon Championships Women's Singles Final (tennis), which country were both finalists from?

Question 5 of 10

On February 9, 1961, The Beatles made their first appearance at which club in Liverpool, England?

Question 6 of 10

Which American actor, winner of two Academy Awards for Best Actor in 1942 and 1953, died on May 31, 1961?

Question 7 of 10

In December 1961, India invaded and annexed the state of Goa, until then an enclave of which European country?

Question 8 of 10

Which US government agency moved into its new headquarters in Langley, Virginia, in September 1961?

Question 9 of 10

On August 31, 1961, Valeriy Brumel of the USSR set a new world record by jumping 2.25m in which event?

Question 10 of 10

What was the name of the first spacecraft to fly past Venus, launched by the USSR in February 1961?