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What state was Woodstock in? |
New York |
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Who wanted to create s recording studio in Woodstock? |
Lang |
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Who did Lang share his idea |
Kornfield |
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Who invested in Lang and Kornfield's idea? |
Rosenman & Roberts |
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The four men (Lang, Kornfield, Rosenman, & Roberts) created what company? |
Woodstock Ventures Incorporated |
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What was a hippie? |
Hippies were all about peace and love, and were against war. They rejected many of their parents’ ways, beliefs, and music. |
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Woodstock Venues was |
A Giant festival of music and art |
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hippies were known for using |
Illegal drugs like marijuana, which was nicknamed weed, pot, or grass |
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Dairy farmer who agreed to Woodstock |
Max Yasgur |
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Was the Woodstock Festival in Woodstock |
No |
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Teenagers and people in their 20s in 1960s were from what generation |
Baby Boomers |
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Who created the famous Woodstock poster? |
Arnold Skolnick |
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Who designed the peace symbol? |
Gerald Holtom |
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What did the peace symbol mean |
nuclear disarmament |
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Who was the first band to agree to play at Woodstock |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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What us a commune? |
a group of people who live and work together and share everything equally |
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Who was going to make the film of the Festival? |
Warner Brothers w/ Michael Wadleigh |
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How many people were planned for |
50,000 |
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In the end how much did a Woodstock ticket cost in 1969 |
FREE |
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The 1960s was a decade of |
social and political change |
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What job did Chip Monck get on the spot? |
master of ceremonies |
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Who was the first performer at Woodstock |
Richie Havens |
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Richie Havens made a song up on the spot when he ran out, what was song called |
Freedom |
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It was too bad they couldn’t see each other in the dark, they were asked: |
“I want every one of you to light a match.” |
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Later the first Festival would be known as |
Woodstock Nation |
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What was breakfast the first morning |
Granola |
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Toilets at the Festival were |
Overfilling and TP was like Gold |
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Those who overdose on LSD went to |
The freakout tent |
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How many died at Woodstock |
2 |
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A concert in California a few months later |
Altamont |
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Did violence break out in Altamont |
Yes |
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Fans of Grateful Dead were known as |
Deadheads |
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Was the Grateful Dead's performance "shocking"? |
Yes |
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US troops dropped what on the hippies during Woodstock |
Oranges & flowers |
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The only violence was |
The burning of food trucks |
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Why was food trucks burned |
Hot dogs went from $0.25 to $1.00 |
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Country Joe and the Fish simply banged & played what |
Pots and pans & ukulele & cow bells |
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Who was the last to play at Woodstock |
Jimi Hendricks |
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The last song played was |
The Star Spangled Banner |
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The movie about Woodstock was called |
Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music |
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The movie won what award |
Best Documentary Academy Award |
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What year was a Woodstock plaque pit on the site |
1984 |
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How many people went to Woodstock |
500,000 (10 times more than plan) |
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Was Woodstock a financial success |
No |
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Money did come and Lang, Kornfield, Rosenman, and Roberts became rich because of the |
Movie based on Woodstock |