A nicer quiz....

Day 3,643, 07:52 Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom by Madelina de Melrose

Dear eUK,
Apparently according to our neo-Nazis, a “good” quiz is one about a mass murderer. Since there are more than enough mass murderers (and neo-Nazis) in the world already, I thought I’d bring you a quiz that invokes love, not hate....



The Summer of Love

It’s been 50 years since the iconic Summer of Love, that point where those who decried the VietNam war, those who wanted to see racial equality, those who wished to throw off the overconstricting social mores that demeaned whole sectors of society, came to a shining point in the summer of 1967. How much do you know of this glorious period of history?


1. The Summer of Love started with a call for a mass gathering in which
place?

a. Los Angeles, California
b. London, England
c. New York City, New York
d. San Francisco, California

2. The ideal of the period was the dawning of the Age of what?

a. Aquarius
b. Pisces
c. Aries
d. Capricorn

3. Which iconic album was released during the Summer of Love?

a. The Wall by Pink Floyd
b. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
c. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
d. Thriller by Michael Jackson

4. The centrepoint of the movement was the intersection of which streets?

a. Broadway and 63rd
b. Tottenham Court Rd and Oxford St
c. Champs-Elysees and Avenue de Marigny
d. Haight and Ashbury Streets

5. The wider introduction of veganism, organic food and whole grains to the
world’s attention was one result of the Summer of Love. The New York
Times had one thing to say about it – which was...

a. Meat is Murder!
b. The Hippies Won
c. Draft them all and cut their hair
d. They’re just kids playing house on a large scale

Post your answers here – there will be a prize. If there are multiple correct answers, each person answering correctly will be assigned a number and the winner will be selected by random.org.

All answers must be posted no later than 11.59pm GMT on 16 Nov.