The “Summer of Love” was a major social phenomenon that converged in the Haight-Ashbury District and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Approximately 100,000 people, mostly youth, came from across the country. What year did it begin?

One of the largest groups in attendance were hippies – Many opposed the Vietnam War, embraced spiritual awakening and experimented with drugs. Another popular name given to this group was:

The prelude to the “Summer of Love” event was a celebration known as “The Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park.” The drug, LSD, was available at this event and we heard the phrase, “turn on, tune in, drop out,” which voiced key ideas of the 1960s. Who said it?

What was the name of Haight-Ashbury’s hippie newspaper that published only 12 issues from September 1966 to February 1968? This periodical was known for its multi-colored, psychedelic design and coverage of poetry, spirituality and multiculturalism.

The Summer of Love was also a summer of a vibrant music scene in San Francisco, which spilled south when the three-day Monterey International Pop Festival began on June 16. Top bands of the time appeared, including Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Company, The Mamas and Papas, Otis Redding, The Animals, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and many others.  Which of the following bands did NOT appear at the pop festival?

Bonus Question:

Scott McKenzie popularized the song “San Francisco” (Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair) that has been called the unofficial anthem of the counterculture movement of the 1960s. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was number one in the UK and much of Europe. However, McKenzie did not write it. Who did?