'60s

Question 1

A highly modified (and wildly unsafe) 1921 Oldsmobile Model 46 touring roadster appears prominently in the opening credits of what TV show?

Answer 1

Beverly Hillbillies

Question 2

On a 1963 telethon Pat Robertson asked that this many viewers give $10 a month, later naming a show for the effort.

Answer 2

700

Question 3

What hit TV series of 1967-1979 began with an animated woman expanding the CBS logo to spell out the show’s title?

Answer 3

The letters “CBS” expanded into the words “Carol Burnett Show.”

Question 4

In 2017 the Bel-Air estate used in this ’60s TV show was listed for $350 million.

Answer 4

Beverly Hillbillies

Question 5

Nixon famously appeared on “Laugh-In” for the 1968 election; this Democratic challenger declined.

Answer 5

Hubert Humphrey

Question 6

What beloved TV detective was first introduced in the 1960 anthology series The Chevy Mystery Show in an episode titled “Enough Rope”? This title hints at the sleuth’s methods: appear slow-witted, keep asking questions (“just one more thing…”), and give the perp enough rope to hang himself with his own self-incrimination.

Answer 6

Columbo

Question 7

According to the instructions at the start of every episode of TV’s Mission: Impossible, how long would it take the tape to self-destruct?

Answer 7

“This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim.”

Question 8

What TV sitcom’s 1963 episode titled “Family Scrapbook”, during which the central characters reminisce as the title character prepares to enter Mayfield High while his older brother gets ready for State College, is widely credited as the first primetime sitcom episode explicitly presented as a series finale?

Answer 8

Leave It To Beaver