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WorksheetsWelcome to the 60's: The Outsiders Background Information
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In what state does The Outsiders take place?
Oklahoma
Texas
Virginia
Iowa
What type of fashion did Soc's wear in the 60's?
leather jackets
shirt and bow tie
madras shirts
polo shirts
Only American tourists who afford ___ vacations had the funds to buy madras shirts.
Parisian
Asian
African
Caribbean
What actor embodied the Greaser image?
Jim Carrey
James Dean
James Stewart
Jim Franco
Which describes the typical fashion of a Greaser?
leather jacket, jeans, white t-shirt
preppy clothing with sweater vests
senior letterman jackets, jeans, and sneakers
hand-me-downs from older siblings
Greasers got their nickname because they used hair grease to slick back their hair.
TRUE
FALSE
Name this popular 60's car.
1966 Ford Mustang
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
1965 Porsche
1964 Rover P6
What was a popular activity for teens to do on the weekends in the 60's?
Go to a soda shop
Go to a drive-in movie theater
Go to the skating rink
Go to a house party
A popular place to take your date (also where gangs hung out) was a ___.
park
ice cream shop
roller skating rink
drive-in restaurant
The Greaser's style of music was rock and roll. Which artist would they listen to?
Elvis
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Johnny Cash
What is the name of this very popular actor that teens idolized in the 60's?
Robert Redford
Gregory Peck
Paul Newman
Sean Connery
What type of movie was popular amongst teens in the 60's?
beach movies
thrillers
romance movies
comedy movies
A gallon of gas nowadays costs around $3.30. In the 1960's, it would cost you how much for a gallon of gas?
$0.31
$1.50
$0.78
$2.36
Which was NOT a popular toy in the 1960's?
Barbie
Yo-Yo
Etch-a-Sketch
Cabbage Patch Kids
For our characters in the book, happiness is ___ (click all that apply).
a girl
strong group of friends
ice cold soda
money
