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Pub quiz question 8653 by pjh

Question: Q: On what date did the BBC Two channel become the first European colour TV broadcaster?
Answer: A: 1 July 1967
Notes: *: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/history-colour-tv-uk
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) 1960s (7)

Pub quiz question 9595 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 8275 by pjh

Question: Q: Mary Rand won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in which year?
Answer: A: 1964
Categories: Athletics (7) Sports (8) 1960s (5)

Pub quiz question 5630 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year was the last judicial hanging in Britain?
Answer: A: 1964
Notes: *: Both Peter Anthony Allen and Gwynne Owen Evans on the same day for the murder of John Alan West.
Categories: Crime (6) 1960s (4)

Pub quiz question 1230 by pjh2

Question: Q: On 19 May 1962, B. Bumble and the Stingers had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
Answer: A: "Nut Rocker"
Notes: *: The song reappeared on the UK Chart ten years later, reaching #19. An instrumental group, B. Bumble and the Stingers had already scored their biggest hit in the US.
Categories: One Hit Wonders (7) Music (7) Entertainment (7) 1960s (7)

Pub quiz question 4223 by pjh2

Question: Q: What vehicle's first passenger carrying service was the Vickers VA-3 travelling from Wallasey to Rhyl in 1961?
Answer: A: Hovercraft
Categories: Science (5) 1960s (5)

Pub quiz question 2546 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Japanese island was captured by the US in 1945 and returned in 1968?
Answer: A: Iwo Jima
Categories: 1940s (6) 1960s (6) Politics (6)
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Pub quiz question 6281 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 8279 by pjh

Question: Q: David Hemery won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in which year?
Answer: A: 1968
Categories: Athletics (7) Sports (8) 1960s (5)

Pub quiz question 9663 by pjh2

Question: Q: Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Dansevise' for Denmark in which year?
Answer: A: 1963
Categories: Eurovision (9) 1960s (4)