GCSE History | Media, Communications, Leisure and Entertainment

History Quiz - Britain: Media, Communications And Leisure: 1960-1979 - Media And Entertainment (Questions)

As part of GCSE History students will look at the media, communications and leisure in Britain during the period from 1960 to 1979. One aspect that they will study is the entertainment that was popular at the time.

In an era of growing leisure and affluence, people had greater access to the media and to a wider range of opportunities for entertainment. There was a high level of possession both of TV's and of radios. The popularity of both of these communications meant that the arts were able to flourish as never before.

See how much you know about the media, communications, leisure and entertainment of the 1960s and 70s in this interesting quiz.

Which broadsheet newspaper, formerly a regional paper, was relaunched in 1959 under a different name and soon became the champion of left/liberal values?

[ ]	The Daily Telegraph
[ ]	The Guardian
[ ]	The Financial Times
[ ]	The Independent

In 1967 the BBC Home Service changed its name. What was it now called?

[ ]	Radio 1
[ ]	Radio 3
[ ]	Radio 4
[ ]	Radio 2

Sir Malcolm Sargent was a well known classical music conductor, who died in 1967. With which annual summer music festival, based at the Royal Albert Hall in London, was he closely associated?

[ ]	The Holland Park Festival
[ ]	The City of London Festival
[ ]	The Proms
[ ]	The Westminster Festival

Which of the following musicals was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

[ ]	Oliver
[ ]	Jesus Christ Superstar
[ ]	Fiddler on the Roof
[ ]	Godspell

"Beyond our Ken", "Round the Horne", "Just a Minute" and "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" were all comedy shows of the '60s and '70s. In what medium were they presented?

[ ]	TV
[ ]	Film
[ ]	Theatre
[ ]	Radio

Which was the first James Bond film?

[ ]	Goldfinger
[ ]	Dr. No
[ ]	From Russia with Love
[ ]	You only Live Twice

Which Fleet Street newspaper changed the format of its front page in 1966 by removing advertisements and replacing them with news?

[ ]	The Daily Mail
[ ]	The Daily Express
[ ]	The Times
[ ]	The Daily Herald

Founded in 1964, this tabloid newspaper was relaunched in 1969, and before long it had become the best-selling daily newspaper. Which paper was this?

[ ]	The Daily Mirror
[ ]	The Sun
[ ]	The Daily Sport
[ ]	The Daily Star

Which TV soap opera, first broadcast in 1960, is set in the fictional town of Weatherfield?

[ ]	EastEnders
[ ]	Emmerdale
[ ]	Coronation Street
[ ]	Crossroads

10.

What role did the following people play in broadcasting during the 60s and 70s? - Robert Dougall, Kenneth Kendall and Kenneth Baker.

[ ]	Weather presenters
[ ]	Newsreaders
[ ]	Actors in TV drama
[ ]	Musicians

History Quiz - Britain: Media, Communications And Leisure: 1960-1979 - Media And Entertainment (Answers)

Which broadsheet newspaper, formerly a regional paper, was relaunched in 1959 under a different name and soon became the champion of left/liberal values?

[ ]	The Daily Telegraph
[x]	The Guardian
[ ]	The Financial Times
[ ]	The Independent

The broadsheet press was fiercely competitive, but this paper found a niche

In 1967 the BBC Home Service changed its name. What was it now called?

[ ]	Radio 1
[ ]	Radio 3
[x]	Radio 4
[ ]	Radio 2

BBC Radio still maintained its original mission statement: "to inform, to educate and to entertain"

Sir Malcolm Sargent was a well known classical music conductor, who died in 1967. With which annual summer music festival, based at the Royal Albert Hall in London, was he closely associated?

[ ]	The Holland Park Festival
[ ]	The City of London Festival
[x]	The Proms
[ ]	The Westminster Festival

He was probably the outstanding conductor of choral music of his time

Which of the following musicals was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

[ ]	Oliver
[x]	Jesus Christ Superstar
[ ]	Fiddler on the Roof
[ ]	Godspell

Musicals were extremely popular during the 1960s and 1970s, and Lloyd Webber was the most successful writer of musicals in Britain

"Beyond our Ken", "Round the Horne", "Just a Minute" and "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" were all comedy shows of the '60s and '70s. In what medium were they presented?

[ ]	TV
[ ]	Film
[ ]	Theatre
[x]	Radio

All of these shows were very popular and "Just a Minute" is still going today

Which was the first James Bond film?

[ ]	Goldfinger
[x]	Dr. No
[ ]	From Russia with Love
[ ]	You only Live Twice

With their mixture of romance, escapism and fantasy the first Bond films were all popular successes in the 1960s

Which Fleet Street newspaper changed the format of its front page in 1966 by removing advertisements and replacing them with news?

[ ]	The Daily Mail
[ ]	The Daily Express
[x]	The Times
[ ]	The Daily Herald

All newspapers had to adapt to compete in an increasingly tough market environment

Founded in 1964, this tabloid newspaper was relaunched in 1969, and before long it had become the best-selling daily newspaper. Which paper was this?

[ ]	The Daily Mirror
[x]	The Sun
[ ]	The Daily Sport
[ ]	The Daily Star

There was keen competition among the tabloids as well. One way to stay ahead of the pack was to go further downmarket

Which TV soap opera, first broadcast in 1960, is set in the fictional town of Weatherfield?

[ ]	EastEnders
[ ]	Emmerdale
[x]	Coronation Street
[ ]	Crossroads

TV soaps often run for many years, enjoying a huge following among viewers

10.

What role did the following people play in broadcasting during the 60s and 70s? - Robert Dougall, Kenneth Kendall and Kenneth Baker.

[ ]	Weather presenters
[x]	Newsreaders
[ ]	Actors in TV drama
[ ]	Musicians

All three became well known through their frequent appearances on TV