1. Lollapallooza
   Lilith Fair
2. Woodstock

In August 1969, what was supposed to be a small music festival ballooned into a massive, muddy lovefest called Woodstock. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered to celebrate life, music and the counterculture.

1. “Teletubbies"
   “Barney"
2. “Sesame Street"

In the fall of 1969, "Sesame Street" debuted on public television. The ultra-popular kids' show is still going strong, thanks to the likes of Big Bird and Elmo.

1. Washington
   Texas
2. New York

Woodstock happened on a little farm located in the Catskills Mountains of New York. Over three days, 32 acts took the stage, as hungry, mud-stained hippies danced the nights away.

1. Everyone used lots of hair grease.
   Long hair became fashionable.
2. Buzz cuts were the norm.

In stark contrast to the short, cropped hair of the ‘40s and ‘50s, young men — particularly those wrapped up in the counterculture — began growing out their hair. Long hair became a symbol of divisiveness in many areas.

1. cotton t-shirts
   miniskirt
2. black dresses

At the beginning of the ‘60s, most skirts hovered right around the knees. As the decade progressed, skirts went higher and higher, until they were called "miniskirts," very popular among young women.

1. Aerosmith
   The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones

In 1963, the Beatles unleashed "Please Please Me" upon the world. Within a year, they’d exploded as one of the biggest pop culture trends ever.

1. Pablo Picasso
   John F. Kennedy
2. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 1963, President Kennedy was murdered during a visit to Dallas. His death reverberated through all of the politics and pop culture for a generation.

1. Honolulu
   Detroit
2. Seattle

A Detroit-based record company named Motown created the "Motown Sound" in the ‘60s, adding soul flavor to pop tunes. The Motown Sound accounted for heaps of big hits during the decade.

1. muscle cars
   minivans
2. SUVs

Before the ‘60s, speed freaks "hot rodded" their cars to make them faster. In the ‘60s, though, car makers started the muscle car trend, offering fast production vehicles like the Mustang and Camaro.

1. Stephen King
   Harper Lee
2. Mark Twain

In 1960, Harper Lee published "To Kill a Mockingbird," a book that addressed the racial complexities in America. The powerful novel is still required reading in many schools.

1. Cindy Crawford
   Twiggy
2. Marilyn Monroe

In 1962, Marilyn Monroe, a tragic sex symbol for the ages, died at just 36, likely from a drug overdose. Her death was one of several high-profile celebrity deaths of the '60s.

1. Heart
   Grateful Dead
2. Fleetwood Mac

The Grateful Dead, known as icons of the counterculture, played a famous set during the festival. Their set was shortened by electrical problems.

1. “Grease"
   “Hair"
2. “Titanic"

In 1967, "Hair" opened off Broadway, generating much controversy with its edgy language and nudity, all meant to comment on counterculture and hippies. Music from the show turned into Top 10 hits.

1. “Gone With the Wind" debuts
   The moon landing
2. Watts riots

It was a groovy time to be alive, man. In July 1969, NASA landed two men on the surface of the moon, forever altering what people believed was possible in terms of space exploration. The feat also marked the end of the hotly-contested Space Race.

1. a layer of gold paint
   animal hide bikini
2. the blood of her enemies

In this silly fantasy movie, Welch plays the role of a woman from prehistoric times. She wore a (rather revealing) bikini made of animal hide, and the look helped to make her famous.

1. “60 Minutes"
   “48 Hours"
2. “How to Marry a Millionaire"

In 1968, "60 Minutes" debuted on CBS. Its long-format stories caught on. Reporters investigated and presented the news in a innovative manner that found fans all over the country.

1. hats
   blouses
2. pants

In the ‘60s, bell bottom pants became very popular. They were easy to spot, as they flared out at the leg bottoms in a bell shape.

1. about 3%
   about 88%
2. about 99%

In 1964, just 3% of Americans had a color TV in their homes. By the end of the decade, just under half of homes had a color TV.

1. very young
   half of the population was Mexican
2. one-third more men than women

Following World War II, soldiers returned home and started families — the Baby Boom generation was born. By the 1960s, more than half of the country’s population was under 18, a fact that greatly impacted the nation's culture.

1. nothing changed
   church attendance dropped
2. church attendance exploded

You know those hippies weren't going to church, right? The cultural upheaval of the ‘60s had a drastic impact on churches. All across America, churches found their attendance numbers dropping, in some cases by double-digit percentages.

1. plastic surgery
   drug use
2. legalized prostitution

“Valley of the Dolls" is a novel that portrays three women whose lives suffer from drug abuse. They start popping pills... and years later, their lives are not quite what they’d hoped for.

1. cassette
   vinyl
2. 8-track

In the ‘60s, radio was very popular, but if you wanted to play your own music, you could pull out your collection of 8-track tapes. These big, chunky tapes were common until the early ‘80s.

1. Kurdish movement
   counterculture
2. dirtbag movement

In the ‘60s, war and social turmoil led to a popular uprising among young people. The ‘60s counterculture is still regarding as a major turning point in 20th-century culture, creating new trends in music, fashion and politics.

1. WWII
   Korean War
2. Vietnam War

As the Vietnam War escalated and conscription began, young Americans began questioning the point of the ever-increasing body count. War protests contributed to much of the music and trends of the ‘60s.

1. true
2. false

Many iconic bands of the ‘60s didn’t make it to Woodstock for one reason or another. The Doors turned down the opportunity because they thought Woodstock would just be another typical music fest. They were, shall we say, dead wrong on that one.

1. the Who
   the Doors
2. the Beatles

As Beatlemania took hold across America, screaming fans were so incredibly loud that they actually ruined the sound at concerts. It was one of the reasons the group gave up on touring in 1966, just a few years after hitting the mainstream.

1. true
2. false

First established in 1969, ARPANET was the first inkling of the internet that was to come. The basic network resulted from research conduced by the Department of Defense.

1. Drive-ins boomed.
   Drive-ins dropped in number.
2. There was no change at all.

At the beginning of the ‘60s, drive-ins were still very popular. But the proliferation of color TV caused these theaters to plummet in numbers during the ‘60s, a fact that rippled throughout the industry.

1. war
   literature
2. music

The Beatles started a tidal wave of British acts that breached new markets all over the world, particularly in America. The British Invasion definitely changed America’s tastes in music.

1. “Galactic Empire"
   “Pac-Man"
2. “Spacewar!"

In 1962, Steve Russell collaborated to make a game called "Spacewar!" This primitive game found two spacecraft trying to blast each other in black-and-white.