quiz 1130 – 1960s quiz (QA)

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1	What was the name of the supertanker that ran aground between Land's End and the Scilly Isles in March 1967?
2	In July 1969, Charles, Prince of Wales, was invested with his title at which Welsh castle?
3	Which media baron purchased the British newspaper 'The News of the World' in January 1968?
4	In September 1968, Marcelo Caetano became Prime Minister of which European country?
5	Which book by Harper Lee won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
6	In 1964, what was The Supremes first number one hit single in the US?
7	Which country hosted the 1962 FIFA World Cup?
8	Who assassinated US Senator Robert F Kennedy in June 1968?
9	Which aircraft made its first trans-US flight from Seattle to New York in 1969?
10	Which fashion designer created the miniskirt in 1964?
11	Which golfer won the Masters Tournament and the British Open in 1966?
12	Which Beatles album won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1968?
13	Which English politician made his 'Rivers of Blood' Speech in April 1968?
14	In 1964, murderers Gwynne Owen Evans and Peter Anthony Allen were the last people to be hanged in which UK country?
15	Who directed the 1962 film 'Lawrence of Arabia'?
16	In January 1961, who did John F Kennedy succeed as US President?
17	In 1964, Terence Conran opened his first of which chain of shops in Fulham Road, London?
18	Which English pirate radio station was founded by Ronan O'Rahilly in 1964?
19	Who became leader of the British Conservative Party in July 1965?
20	What was the name of the chimp that was sent into space in Project Mercury mission MR-2 in January 1961?