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2006 NEWS:   Unless I get deluged with emails to the contrary, 2005 was probably the last year for the annual meeting of Awalt grads. Unfortunately the turnout was so small the past 2 years it made the efforts to organize it out of proportion to the turnout. Thanks to all who have come in years past!

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                      1. All but one of the following songs was a 1960's hit, which one was not?

                       Its a Family Affair
                        Respect
                        Soul Man
                        Heard it through the Grapevine

                      2. Only one of the following 60's record artists ever won a Grammy. Which One?

                       Beatles
                        Beach Boys
                        Chuck Berry
                        Van Morrison

                      3. In what year did the Post Office introduce Zip Codes to speed up mail delivery?

                       1960
                        1961
                        1962
                        1963

                      4. Of these 1964 TV Shows, which one lasted the least amount of time?

                       The Addams Family
                        Bewitched
                        Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.
                        Gilligan's Island

                      5.Sugary music was big on the charts in 1968, who sang Simon Says?

                       1910 Fruitgum Compnay
                        Tommy Roe
                        Ohio Express
                        Partridge Family

                      6. Mustang was the hot new car of the mid-sixties, how many orders were placed the 1st DAY
                      it went on sale?

                       7,000
                        16,000
                        22,000
                        29,000

                      7. The GTO is considered by many to be the first real muscle car. What year model was its
                      1st

                       1962
                        1963
                        1964
                        1965

                      8. What year did mothers get relief with Pampers being invented?

                       1960
                        1961
                        1962
                        1963

                      9. The Oldsmobile "4-4-2" does NOT stand for cubic inches, what model year was it
                      introduced

                       1964
                        1965
                        1966
                        1967

                      10. Which of these songs were made a hit by the Rip Chords

                       409
                        Hey Little Cobra
                        Beep Beep
                        G.T.O.

                      11. Which of these Beatle singles became the number one song of 1964?

                       Love Me Do
                        A Hard Days Night
                        I Want to Hold Your Hand
                        She Loves You

                      12. Of these Presidents, who served the longest during the 1960's

                       Dwight Eisenhower
                        John F Kennedy
                        Lyndon Johnson
                        Richard Nixon

                      13. All of these are 1963 INSTRUMENTAL hits except one. Which one?

                       Wild Weekend -- The Rebels
                        Wipe Out--The Sufaris
                        Pipeline--The Chantays
                        Washington Square--The Village Stompers

Answers are below


Trivia Question Answers
1 Its a Family Affair 2.Beatles 3. 1963 4.The Addams Family 5.Ohio Express 6. 22,000 7. 1964 (The first one at Awalt was brought to school the day it was released by Pontiac, who was the guy? HINT: His dad owned a local construction company) 8. 1963 9. 1966 10. Hey Little Cobra 11. I Wanna Hold Your Hand 12. Johnson 13. Wipe Out

These questions were copied from http://www.cccvette.com/1960%27s-trivia.htm


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