A 1950s and 1960s Quiz for People In Their 50s and 60s

(But everybody’s welcome to give it a try.) Check your answers below to see how smart you are.

TV Shows

1. Name the sitcom that featured the Kramdens and Nortons.

2. What was the name of the actor who played Ricky Ricardo on “I Love Lucy?”

3. Who was the first host of Saturday Night Live?

4. Mr. Green Jeans was a character in which children’s show?

5. Who played Chester in “Gunsmoke?”

6. In “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” what was the lead character’s name?

7. Clint Eastwood played which character in “Rawhide?”

8. Who was the host of “The Twilight Zone?”

9. Who starred in “Branded?”

10. Elizabeth Montgomery played Samantha in which show?

Music

1. Name the song these lyrics belong to: “Give me a ticket for an airplane. Ain’t got time to take a fast train.”

2. Who wrote the Monkees song “Another Pleasant Valley Sunday?”

3. Whose last number-one hit was “Suspicious Minds?”

4. Fill in the blanks: “Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip, and everybody knew you didn’t give no lip to ______ ______.”

5. What was the name of Petula Clark’s number-one song in 1964?

6. “Those Were the Days” went to number two for which female singer in 1968?

7. Which singer’s signature song is “I Left My Heart In San Francisco?”

8. “The Singing Nun” had a number-one song in 1963. What was it?

9. Who played the female lead in the movie version of the musical “Oklahoma?”

10. Name the song these lyrics belong to: “Ridin’ along in my automobile, my baby beside me at the wheel.”

Sports

1. Who was the first African-American man to win at Wimbledon?

2. Who retired from boxing in 1956 with a career record of 49-0?

3. Who was the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl in 1967?

4. Name the St. Louis Cardinal who won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 1964.

5. The St. Louis Browns moved to what city after the 1953 season?

6. Who was the last Major League player to hit at least .400?

7. Who holds the record for most career hits but is not in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame?

8. In 1967, which professional basketball league used a red, white and blue ball?

9. What did the Cleveland NFL team, its coach and star running back have in common in the late 1950s and early ‘60s?

10. Who challenged the Celtics in the 1957 NBA Finals?

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Rating Your Score

27-30: Congratulations. You’re right up there with the president of Mensa.

23-26: Train kept a-rollin’!

19-22: It’s got a good beat. You can dance to it.

15-18: Where’s the beef!?!

11-14: You’ve fallen. And you can’t get up.

7-10: Your score doesn’t go to 11.

Less: …We love you anyway!

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ANSWERS

TV Shows

1. “The Honeymooners;” 2. Desi Arnaz; 3.George Carlin; 4. “Captain Kangaroo;” 5. Dennis Weaver; 6. Napoleon Solo; 7. Rowdy Yates; 8. Rod Serling; 9. Chuck Connors; 10. “Bewitched”

Music

1. “The Letter,” by The Box Tops; 2. Carole King and Gerry Goffin; 3. Elvis Presley; 4. Big John; 5. “Downtown;” 6. Mary Hopkins; 7. Tony Bennett; 8. “Dominique;” 9. Shirley Jones; 10.“No Particular Place To Go,” by Chuck Berry

Sports

1. Arthur Ashe; 2. Rocky Marciano; 3. Len Dawson; 4. Ken Boyer; 5. Baltimore; 6. Ted Williams; 7. Pete Rose; 8. American Basketball Association (ABA); 9. Each of their names contained the word “brown” (Cleveland Browns, Paul Brown, Jim Brown); 10. St. Louis Hawks