Daily 5: 1960s Throwback (Day 6)

The swinging '60s march on!

1. Though it became popular decades later, what computer navigation device with a cord for a “tail” was invented in the 1960s? >!Computer mouse ****!<
2. Roald Dahl wrote the 1964 children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", introducing the world to an eccentric chocolate factory owner named what? >!Willy Wonka ********!<
3. The notorious American cult leader Charles Manson adopted the title of which Beatles song (actually about a children's amusement ride) as the name for the apocalyptic war he claimed was coming? >!Helter Skelter ********!<
4. What name was given to Chairman Mao's massive campaign to industrialize China, which by the time it ended in 1962 had resulted in the deaths of millions of Chinese citizens? >!The Great Leap Forward ****!<
5. What film starring Sidney Poitier as a high school teacher in London's rough-and-tumble East End district featured a theme song by Lulu that became the biggest hit single of 1967? >!To Sir With Love *****!<

🐇 This quiz was authored by Martin B., a big supporter of The Daily 5.