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CLASS OF '65 YEAR QUIZ

1) The Cuban missile crisis was resolved when the Soviet Union announced the removal of their missiles from Cuba and the U.S. ...
a) approved of the Berlin Wall.
b) announced renewed economic aid to Cuba.
c) declared it would not renew efforts to overthrow the Cuban government.
d) was given a naval base at Guantanamo.

2) Who was the first black student admitted to the University of Mississippi?
a) Medger Evers
b) Stokely Carmichael
c) James Meredith
d) Julian Bond

3) In 1962, Richard Nixon was defeated in his campaign for Governor of "
a) California
b) New York
c) Texas
d) Ohio

4) Who was first charged with the killing of President Kennedy?
a) J.D. Tippit.
b) Lee Harvey Oswald.
c) Jack Ruby.
d) nobody was officially charged.

5) Which Beatles song was #1 when they first appeared on Ed Sullivan?
a) "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
b) "Yesterday"
c) "Twist and Shout"
d) "She Loves You"

6) Who said that the assassination of President Kennedy was "the white man's chickens coming home to roost?"
a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
b) J. Edgar Hoover
c) Muhammad Ali
d) Malcolm X

7) The march across Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama was organized to protest discrimination in
a) public service job hiring.
b) school facilities.
c) use of public facilities.
d) voter registration.

8) In 1965, in response to requests for more troops in Vietnam, President Johnson
a) activated the draft.
b) doubled the draft quota.
c) eliminated all student deferments for the draft.
d) lowered the draft age to 16.

9) The official conclusion of The Warren Commission which investigated the assassination of President Kennedy was that
a) Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman.
b) there was no conclusive evidence, but Lee Harvey Oswald was probably involved.
c) Lee Harvey Oswald was one of three gunmen.
d) Lee Harvey Oswald was not involved in the assassination.

10) On October 27th, 1964, Robert DeSalvo was arrested for rape. Later he confessed to multiple murders. He was known as
a) The Boston Strangler.
b) Boston Blackey.
c) Son of Sam..
d) The Genesee River Killer.
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